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College basketball’s biggest star suffered a serious-looking injury a week before the big tournament. On Thursday, during Duke’s ACC tournament game vs Georgia Tech, Cooper Flagg went down hard and appeared to severly injure his left ankle.
Cooper Flagg exited the game and was helped to the locker room after appearing to injure his left ankle in the first half against Georgia Tech. pic.twitter.com/EiUslVt0ZM
— ESPN (@espn) March 13, 2025
Flagg was forced to leave the game and was later seen in a wheelchair, which worried college basketball fans looking forward to seeing him in the March Madness tournament.
Hope Cooper Flagg is good pic.twitter.com/ZqUSkyV4bw
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A replay of Flagg’s injury shows how bad it was.
Cooper Flagg was legitimately 5 ft off The ground and rolled his ankle he might be cooked for the rest of the ACC tournament even if Duke wins today pic.twitter.com/73nGxi2MhK
— John (@iam_johnw) March 13, 2025
Sports Illustrated’s Bryan Fischer provided updates on Flagg’s injury.
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“Cooper Flagg has emerged from the Hornets X-ray room, still in a wheelchair. His left ankle is heavily swollen.”
“Cooper Flagg has left the Duke locker room and is walking out with his shoes on — no massive limp at all.”
Update: Flagg returned to the bench in the second half but was ruled out for the rest of the game.
Cooper Flagg is back up and walking but is ruled out for the rest of the game with an ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/94bgnTHgwy
— ESPN (@espn) March 13, 2025