In the annals of absurd reasons for athletes to miss time, this is one of them.
"I've actually been sick the last few days," Mayer told reporters on Wednesday."I had caffeine poisoning. I literally had six Monsters the day of the game. I only had one before, but I had five after because I like a caffeine-induced euphoria to play video games in.
"I could barely get out of bed the next day. It was basically like a caffeine hangover. So this is my first day of practicing since then."Fortunately for Mayer and Illinois, the"caffeine poisoning" didn't cost him any game time. He played in Sunday's loss to Ohio State where he tallied 11 points, three rebounds and two blocks — while one Monster energy drink in.
Illinois is projected as an NCAA tournament team, but would serve its own best interests by not entering Big Ten tournament play on a three-game losing streak. Mayer's a starter averaging 12.6 points an 5.3 rebounds per game. Illinois needs him at his non-over-caffeinated best
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