Despite A horrible injury According to his team, Duke Men’s Basketball Star Coopg will play in the NCAA Tournament, which the basketball player of Duke Men’s Basketball Star Cooper will play this week.
Hertog and The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has announced the NCAA tournament selection committee that Flagg will be available for the tournament, said Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president for basketball, Saturday.
Gavitt made the comments about CBS before the announcement of Sunday of the field of 68.
Flagg sprained his left only during Duke’s victory against Georgia Tech Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
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Duke Blue Devils Forward Cooper Flagg was injured in the first half in Spectrum Center March 13, 2025. (Bob Dannan / Imagn Images)
It happened when Flagg jumped to get a rebound. While he fell to the ground, he landed on his left ankle. He immediately crumbled on the floor. The 6-foot-9 first-year student lingered on the floor for a few moments before being helped by his teammates. Flagg then went to the couch, clearly in need before he sat down.
After leaving the game, Flagg was placed in a wheelchair and taken to the dressing room.
Duke Blue Devils Forward Cooper Flagg was injured in the first half in Spectrum Center March 13, 2025. (Bob Dannan / Imagn Images)
Despite the injury, Flagg returned from the dressing room to the couch to encourage his teammates in the second half, but he did not return the game.
Duke -coach Jon Scheyer said in a postgame press conference that there was swelling in the ankle.
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Duke Blue Devils Forward Cooper Flagg responds while he goes to the bank in the second half against the Wake Forest Demon Deaons in Cameron Indoor Stadium. (Rob Ate/Imagn Imagages)
Flagg, called ACC player and newcomer of the year by the Associated Press Tuesday, missed the semi -final of Friday against Rival North Carolina. Afterwards Scheyer ruled that Flagg was for the title match of Saturday night against No. 13 Louisville.
Flagg was sitting on the couch in black warming -ups during the UNC game, was at the back of Huddles with injured teammate Maliq Brown. Flagg ran without a big weak or protective boot during Friday’s game.
Gavitt said that Flagg’s status is not the only injury that the Commission follows through the weekend, because the availability of players can be charged in sowing a team.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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