Darryn Peterson Blames Creatine for 11 Missed Kansas Games, Says Cramping Won't Follow Him to NBA
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Updated · Chicago Tribune · May 13
Darryn Peterson Blames Creatine for 11 Missed Kansas Games, Says Cramping Won't Follow Him to NBA
6 articles · Updated · Chicago Tribune · May 13
11 missed games defined the main medical question around Darryn Peterson at the NBA draft combine, where he said bloodwork traced his freshman-season cramping at Kansas to high creatine intake.
Peterson said he had not used creatine before college and likely consumed it through smoothies and other team-provided meals; the issue began with a September episode that sent him to the hospital.
Kansas' guard played through the entire postseason and said teams have asked little about the condition this week, leaving him confident it will not persist in the NBA.
At the combine, Peterson also pushed his on-court case by finishing second in the spot-up shooting drill at 19-for-25 while stressing his desire to play point guard at the next level.
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