Duke returned to the court after halftime against Wake Forest on Tuesday without one important person—Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
The 75-year-old coached the entire first half as the Blue Devils surged to a 42–33 lead over the Demon Deacons. However, at the start of the second half, Jon Scheyer, Duke’s associate head coach who will take over when Krzyzewski retires, was speaking to the team from Krzyzewski’s normal seat.
According to The Athletic’s Brendan Marks, trainers had tended to the coach multiple times throughout the evening. Duke tweeted out a statement saying, “Update: Coach K is not feeling well.