Major update regarding Jeremy Fears Jr. and his recovery

Well, folks, I believe it’s officially time. I believe it’s finally time to say that Jeremy Fears Jr. is 100 percent healthy and back to his normal self.

After suffering a horrific gunshot wound to his leg last December that saw Fears be sidelined for the rest of the season, he is once again officially joining the Michigan State basketball team at a full capacity.

The road to recovery has been a long one for Fears. And it began with us not even knowing if he would ever walk again, let alone play competitive basketball. But we watched Fears’ health slowly improve as he still joined his teammates on the sidelines for the second half of last season.

We got to see Fears do some stationary shooting, we got to see him join layup lines, and later this summer we got to see him play in a few Moneyball games. However, I still never felt 100 percent confident that he was back to full health. That is until news came out on Tuesday evening that he will play during Michigan State’s upcoming trip to Spain.

Michigan State is heading to Spain from Aug. 13-22 and will visit Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia. During this time, MSU will play three professional teams in what is essentially a preseason schedule for the Spartans.

And thankfully for Fears, he will be playing.

This all but confirms that Fears is 100 percent healthy because at the end of the day, these games don’t mean all that much. So if Fears wasn’t fully ready then it’d be the easy choice for Tom Izzo to not let him play and just have him enjoy the trip.

But Fears is playing and will get a chance to show everyone not just how far his health has come, but if he can contend for the starting point guard spot this year. If Fears is back to 100 percent health then I have no doubt he will earn that spot, but we will get to see him with our own two eyes as he tries to earn that spot on this trip.

Regardless of how Fears’ career plays out, the fact that he’s healthy again is all that matters. Fears has a chance to leave one of the greatest legacies in the history of Michigan State basketball, and I for one can’t wait to watch him over the next potentially four years.