Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the ACC’s player and rookie of the year, appeared to injure his left ankle Thursday during the top-ranked Blue Devils’ ACC tournament opener in Charlotte. Flagg came down awkwardly on the foot of Georgia Tech’s Baye Ndongo while pulling down a rebound late in the first half.

: The Blue Devils ruled Flagg as doubtful to return with a left ankle injury. Duke basketball fans didn't want to make Thursday's ACC quarterfinal game against Georgia Tech more stressful than it needed to be,