Maliq Brown injury update: Jon Scheyer says Blue Devil forward will miss ‘several weeks’

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Duke basketball forward Maliq Brown has a sprained knee and is going to be out an “extended period of time,” Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said Monday.

“He’ll miss an extended period of time here. He’ll miss weeks,” Scheyer said Monday during the weekly ACC coaches Zoom teleconference. “Could be longer, but obviously he’s gonna be out for the next several games, minimum.”

The Blue Devils play Miami on Tuesday (9 p.m., ESPN) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Brown, a Syracuse transfer and one of Duke’s most versatile players, sustained a knee injury in the first half of the fourth-ranked Blue Devils’ 86-78 win against Notre Dame on Saturday in Durham.

Brown played one minute in the first half before teammate Mason Gillis collided with Brown’s knee at the 11:25 mark. Brown limped off Coach K Court and didn’t return.

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Following the Blue Devils’ 10th win in a row, coach Jon Scheyer said he was “concerned” about Brown’s injury.

Who will get more minutes for Duke basketball with Maliq Brown injured?

Duke 7-foot-2 center Khaman Maluach played a season-high 32 minutes against Notre Dame, finishing with a career-high 19 points to go with 10 rebounds for his second double-double performance of the season. Maluach is a starter, but Brown was typically the first player off the bench to give Maluach a break.

Patrick Ngongba, a 6-foot-11 freshman, also played first-half minutes and finished with two points and a rebound. Outside of those traditional bigs, Purdue transfer Mason Gillis seems like the other candidate capable of sliding in to provide some relief on the interior. Cooper Flagg could also see some time at the center position, but Scheyer said Monday he doesn’t want to negatively affect…

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Author : The Fayetteville Observer

Publish date : 2025-01-13 15:17:00

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