Duke ‘positive’ Brown can return this season

Feb 20, 2025, 01:35 PM ET Duke coach Jon Scheyer is “positive” that flexible forward Maliq Brown will return this season from a shoulder injury.The 6-foot-9 junior was hurt after playing just 10 minutes in the third-ranked Blue Devils ‘win at Virginia on Monday. He appeared to injure his left arm reaching into a passing lane to deflect a ball, and had his arm in a sling afterward.Scheyer stated Thursday that medical imaging had actually discovered nothing unanticipated

with what he described as a dislocated shoulder. The Blue Devils(23-3, 15-1 Atlantic Coast Conference)get out of league play to face the Huge 10’s Illinois in New york city’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. “We’re optimistic that we can get him back this season,”Scheyer said in a virtual call with reporters.

“I think the hardest part is, a lot of it involves his stability, which right now he’s quite aching still. So we have to see just how much time that takes.” Maliq Brown suffereda shoulder injury after playing simply 10 minutes in the third-ranked Blue Devils ‘win at Virginia on Monday. AP Photo/Mike Kropf Scheyer stated Brown won’t play “in the next week or two at minimum “and estimated he ‘d be out a couple of weeks. Duke has simply five games left in the regular season.Brown, a transfer from Syracuse, averages just 2.5 points and 4.1 rebounds. However his value has surpassed raw numbers; his ability to switch and safeguard several positions off the bench has actually been a crucial piece of a defense that ranks fourth nationally in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency metrics by enabling 90.9 points per 100 possessions.Brown had recently returned from a four-game absence since of a knee injury.” We need him back, fully healthy,”Scheyer stated.