Duke’s Whitehead (leg) out Saturday vs

DURHAM, N.C.– Highly touted freshman Dariq Whitehead will miss out on Duke’s game Saturday at Georgia Tech with a left leg injury, and it’s unclear exactly when he’ll return.Coach Jon Scheyer didn’t reveal specifics beyond explaining it as a” stress.”However Whitehead appears to have prevented what seemed a serious injury throughout Monday’s loss at Virginia Tech.”I believe he got a lot of relief once we had

done the testing, got the MRI and no structural damage, which is necessary, “Scheyer said.”So he’s relieved, I understand that. We simply require to ensure we make wise choices and take our time with him.”Editor’s Picks 1 Related Whitehead was harmed when he leapt to knock a ball away

from Hokies forward Justyn Mutts. He grabbed at the back of his lower leg near his ankle as he landed. He ended the night on crutches with ice wrapped around his leg.The 6-foot-7, 220-pound wing had actually balanced 8.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in his 16 looks, beginning the past 5 games. He reached Duke as 247sports ‘No. 2-ranked recruit and part of the recruiting class it ranked No. 1 in the nation.Whitehead suffered a damaged right foot in late August during a team exercise and required surgery.

He missed out on the first 3 games of the season and after that missed a December loss at Wake Forest with a non-COVID illness.But Whitehead had slowly infiltrated a bigger function, scoring in double figures in 6 of his previous eight games.