Cooper Flagg Expected To Return From Ankle Injury For NCAA Tournament

Cooper Flagg is expected to be cleared for next week’s NCAA tournament after suffering an ankle injury on Thursday. Flagg is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the favorite to win the Wooden Award.

Flagg was ruled out by Duke for the remainder of the ACC tournament, but x-rays were negative.

“As far as [Flagg] goes, he’s doing better,” Jon Scheyer said. “Sprained ankle. All the imaging came back negative. He sprained it pretty good, though. It’s a good sprain. I’m not breaking any news. He’s not going to play [in the ACC title game]. He can’t play. But our goal is to have him ready for the NCAA tournament. But we need to see how this weekend goes with the swelling and what he can do.”

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