Duke freshman Cooper Flagg appeared to injure his left ankle after slipping under the basket and was helped to the locker room by two teammates late in the first half. He did not return.

Following the injury, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith took a bold stance (h/t Clutch Points). Smith (via First Take): "He shouldn't be playing for the rest of this conference tournament.

Duke’s star forward, Cooper Flagg, faces a race against the clock after an ankle injury forced him off in the first half of the Blue Devils’ 78-70 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday.