Lamont Butler has been a major piece for Kentucky under new head coach Mark Pope. Unfortunately, the star guard is not going to be available when John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena with Arkansas.

Lamont Butler's status is still up in the air for the foreseeable future. After fighting through a shoulder injury for a couple of games, Butler did not play in

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 Mark Pope's team is they will be playing this game without star point guard Lamont Butler.

Update: As it turns out, Andrew Carr will suit up tonight for Kentucky basketball vs. Tennessee. The latest injury report does not have Carr listed, so he’s at least available to play. However, based on Mark Pope’s recent comments,