No. 1 seed Blue Duke Devils They return their star to the stadium for the start of the NCAA Championship.
Cooper Flagg has no injuries and will be active in Duke against No. 16 Mount ST. Mary's at the Lenovo Center in RaleIight, North Carolina, on Friday.
FLAGG, Success No. 1 expected from 2025 The American Professional League draftIt has been outside the blue demons since the quarter -finals of the Administrative Coordination Committee, where he suffered an ankle injury against Georgia Tech.
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Duke Devils striker Cooper Flag walks to the bench during the first half against the heel of Tar North Carolina at the Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon-amagn photos)
But Flage tells New York Post On Thursday, “I am really confident of going to 100 %” in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
“I had magnetic resonance imaging, X -rays, both of whom looked really good. So, from that time, he was only moving, the type of pain, just getting the recovery and treatment you needed.”
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Flagg added that he was building his ankle again by “jumping to practice”, as well as individual training on the side. He had a full practice on Wednesday, which ultimately confirmed that he was ready to go.
This is where the injury was heading to Flagg, but when this happened at the beginning, Blue Devils fans were carrying their collective breath, as their national title could have had a great influence if he could not play in the championship.
The Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg striker interacts in the second half at the Dean E. Smith Center. (Bob Don-Imagn)
However, Duke was still able to win ACC ChampionshipWhich included the lack of a start to the front, which still deals with the ousted shoulder.
The coach, John Shayer, also indicated that Flagg wanted to play in the ACC title, but Duke decided to get rid of it. Now that his star saw the star in practice, Sher explained that his return to play was “about his ability to move properly.”
“He was not playing if he was compensating,” Sher said on Thursday, according to the position. “See, regardless of twisting (with) in the ankle … to say it exceeds 100 % tomorrow, he must work through it a little. But it is not compensated.
“We slowly built it and really advanced the right way, but it is ready to go.”
Duke Devils Devils Cooper Lilig before the match against Syracuse Orange at JMA Wireless Dome. (Rich Barnes-Imagn photos)
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Flagg was an American consensus during the 2024-25 campaign, as well as the current preferred to win the title of Player of the Year after an average of 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 passes, 1.5 theft, and 1.3 blocks per game.
Flagg is the team leader in each of these groups.
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