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Analysis: The loss of Jaylen Clark doesn't mean the end of the road for UCLA's title hopes

LOS ANGELES — Jaylen Clark's lower-leg injury changes things. If UCLA manages the situation correctly, maybe not everything. The possible season-ending loss of the team's defensive maestro Clark, a.k.a., the Man of Steal, to the injury suffered during a win over Arizona last weekend is unequivocally a huge blow to the Bruins' national championship hopes. It doesn't have to be a fatal one. ...
UCLA's Jaylen Clark battles Washington's Jamal Bey and Washington Keyon Minefield for a rebound in the first half at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Jaylen Clark's lower-leg injury changes things.

If UCLA manages the situation correctly, maybe not everything.

The possible season-ending loss of the team's defensive maestro Clark, a.k.a., the Man of Steal, to the injury suffered during a win over Arizona last weekend is unequivocally a huge blow to the Bruins' national championship hopes.

It doesn't have to be a fatal one.

Fortunately for the Bruins, they have a sixth man experienced at sliding into the starting lineup and two other

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