How Cooper Flagg's injury could impact Duke on Selection Sunday and beyond

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The college basketball world seemingly stopped spinning when Cooper Flagg went down with a left ankle injury in the first half of Duke's ACC tournament quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech on Thursday.

The freshman phenom was helped to the locker room, then later spotted in a wheelchair, and ultimately did not return for the second half. The Blue Devils also lost Maliq Brown, who was taken to a hospital after suffering a shoulder injury.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer told media that Flagg's X-rays were negative, indicating it's a sprain, but that it's a "real longshot" that he returns for Friday's semifinal. With uncertainty around the status of both players, Jeff Borzello, Joe…