Fansided · Jul 14, 2019
How recent NBA injury endangers Duke basketball future
A couple of potential Duke basketball players admitted a recent devastating injury to a household name may influence the number of games they play in college.
Neither naiveté nor denial will make a growing Duke basketball problem simply go away — nor will blaming a star freshman with one-and-done intentions for being extra cautious.
The early-season precautions in 2016-17 were not ideal for that team’s success. Neither was last season’s sudden decision from Cam Reddish not to play a do-or-die game. Same goes for the coaches’ decision to have Zion Williamson sit out a few more games than “Twitter doctors” expected.