Just in: Cooper Flagg’s injury is a major update for Duke Basket.
Despite their finest player and predicted No. 1 overall choice in the NBA draft, Cooper Flagg, being out due to an ankle strain he sustained against Georgia Tech in the conference tournament quarterfinals, the Duke Blue Devils won the ACC championship over the weekend.
The question of whether Flagg will play is becoming more and more pressing as the Blue Devils prepare to play in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round on Friday. According to Duke head coach Jon Scheyer, he should be ready to go on Friday.
Some people think he shouldn’t play, especially in the first round, even though he has a bright future ahead of him and is almost universally regarded as the first overall choice. But as the squad gets ready to play the winner of Mount St. Mary’s and American, who will square off in Wednesday’s First Four contest in Dayton, renowned Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski gave a clear message regarding Flagg.
“I believe Jon Scheyer performed admirably, and our medical staff’s statement that you won’t be playing from the beginning made Cooper think, ‘Okay, I’m going to be completely honest.'” This child wants to play, you know that. He’s one of the best college basketball players, in my opinion—not that I doubt it. You removed that from his and everyone else’s thoughts, then. Cooper should play, but Duke doesn’t play until Friday. We’ll be better off because he’s out and dealing with those circumstances and hardships.”
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