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The debilitating impact of D.J. Carton’s absence from the Ohio State basketball team might seem non-existent, but anyone paying attention to what’s ahead can testify it’s more like that warning on a car’s side mirror: Danger is closer than it appears. Sure, the Buckeyes (17-8, 7-7) have won four of five since Carton departed to attend to his mental health on Jan. 31, but upcoming games Thursday at No. 20 Iowa and Sunday against No. 7 Maryland loom as major tests without him. After that, OSU gets a friendly game at Nebraska before closing the regular season with guard-rich opponents Illinois, Michigan and Michigan State. OSU coach Chris Holtmann, asked Saturday after a win over Purdue whether Carton could return Thursday, had no prediction. “I don’t have an answer on that right now, one way or the other,” Holtmann said. “I don’t have an answer on that.” Carton left OSU after…
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