Duke Suffered A 'Big Loss' With Injury on Monday Night

No. 3 Duke improved to 23-3 and 15-1 in ACC play following a convincing 80-62 win over Virginia on Monday night in front of 14,445 fans at John Paul Jones Arena. 

Star freshman Cooper Flagg had a strong night, finishing with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Isaiah Evans led the Blue Devils in scoring with 17 points each.

Duke has won three games in a row and has the lead in the ACC by 1.5 games over the No. 25 Louisville Cardinals and No. 18 Clemson Tigers.

Unfortunately for Duke, the team suffered a significant injury in the win on Monday night.

Per Mike Barber, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer confirmed that Maliq Brown sustained a dislocated shoulder.

Via Barber:

"Duke coach Jon Scheyer says Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown suffered a dislocated shoulder tonight against UVA and is going for imaging tonight. "He's a big loss for us."