Jordyn Oliver Suffers A Serious Injury

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 20: Jordyn Oliver #3 grabs a loose ball during the Jordan Brand Classic girls high school all-star basketball game at T-Mobile Arena on April 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Duke women’s basketball took a hit Friday as Jordyn Oliver, who transferred from Baylor, tore an Achilles and is out for the season.

That’s a really serious injury but as the Chronicle points out, an Achilles is not the inevitable career ending injury it once was.

And her injury underscores something else that’s a real strength and quiet selling point for Duke athletics: superb medical care.

Oliver will get first-rate and possibly cutting edge medical care and…