COLLEGE Basketball superstar Cooper Flagg has gone down with a scary injury.
The Duke Blue Devils basketball player was wheelchaired to the locker room after appearing to hurt his ankle.
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Cooper Flagg took an awkward fall during Duke’s ACC Tournament matchup against Georgia Tech.
In the quarterfinal of the tournament, Flagg scored only two points and registered four rebounds before getting hurt.
He sprung to his feet pretty quickly after going down, but needed his teammate’s help to hobble off the court.
There is no word yet on Flagg’s injury, but his status for March Madness is now in jeopardy.
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College basketball fans were left shocked by this and shared their worry for the superstar on social media.
“Hopefully just an ankle sprain we need em back for round of 32,” one fan said.
“Take my ankle, Coop!” another fan said.
“He will be alright. It’s the team that needs to step up,” a third fan said.
“Need him in the tournament,” a fourth fan said.
“Noooooooooooo , prayers to Coop!” a fifth fan said.
Flagg is one of the biggest stars in college basketball this season.
The freshman stands at 6-foot-10 and is projected to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft in June.
He is averaging 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game this year.
Flagg is the favorite for the Naismith Award, the trophy given to the best basketball player in the country after the season.
He would be the fourth men’s basketball player to ever win the award as a freshman.
Flagg has already won awards in his conference, nearly sweeping the ACC trophies.
He won ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, and was named to the All-ACC First Team, All-Defensive Team, and All-Rookie Team.
The only award he didn’t win was ACC Defensive Player of the Year, which went to Louisville’s Chucky Hepburn.
