There was a development in the ACC Tournament on Thursday that could have ramifications at both ends of the bracket. Duke All-American freshman Cooper Flagg suffered a sprained ankle in the first half of the Blue Devils' win over Georgia Tech in the ACC quarterfinals.

Injuries to Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown overshadowed Duke basketball's comeback win against Georgia Tech at the ACC Tournament.

Duke couldn’t have drawn up a worse first half of the ACC tournament. Not just because the Blue Devils trailed 31-26 to Georgia Tech at the break — but because star freshman forward Cooper Flagg, a contender for National Player of the Year,

Duke said at halftime that his return to the game was doubtful but later ruled him out. Footage taken by Ross Martin of CBS Sports, who is on press row in Charlotte, showed Flagg participating in Duke's timeout huddles during the second half but walking gingerly back to the bench.

Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg left the team's win over Georgia Tech in the first half after suffering an apparent ankle injury grabbing a rebound.