Kentucky basketball fifth-year senior guard Lamont Butler won't play Tuesday night versus Tennessee in an SEC showdown in Knoxville.

Kentucky was essentially down two key starters in Tuesday’s 78-73 win over Tennessee. Lamont Butler (shoulder) was ruled out Monday while Andrew Carr (back) saw less than two minutes of action. And while the Wildcats will need those two moving forward the rest of this season,

Mark Pope and the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats have been dealt another blow ahead of their game against No. 8 Tennessee tonight, with Lamont Butler ruled out due to a shoulder injury.

Kentucky senior Lamont Butler, a guard who transferred from San Diego State last spring, has started 17 games for the Wildcats this season but is now dealing with a shoulder injury and is out for Tuesday night's game against the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Kentucky Wildcats are making the trip to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers with a two-game losing streak fresh on their minds. The problem for M

Mark Pope and the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats were without Lamont Butler in Tuesday's game against No. 8 Tennessee.

It will be a shorthanded Kentucky team that travels to Tennessee on Tuesday seeking to end a two-game losing streak.

Unlike Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr was unable to take the floor against the Commodores on Saturday afternoon. A back injury prevented the fifth year senior from practicing for multiple weeks, and on Saturday, Pope made the decision to keep him out for the game.

Ahead of Tuesday’s Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers game, both teams have released their injury report. For Kentucky, the focus was on senior forward Andrew Carr, who missed Saturday’s loss to Vanderbilt and could be sidelined for the foreseeable future.