Cooper Flagg Injury

[jibsey]

At the Duke game today we’ll see if he wears a boot like McNeeley did or walks with a limp. Wondering what his chances for tournament are.

 

[Husky25]

There is a whole lot more to the Duke team than Flagg.

Technically, sure. Duke's stat page lists 14 other players who have accrued at least 7 minutes of playing time this season, but Flagg leads the Blue Devils in Minutes, FGM, FGA, FTM, FTA, Points, Pts/gm, Rebounding, Blocks, Steals, and Assists. Now consider that for a fair number of the above categories, the margins to #2 are not small.

Cooper Flagg arguably means more to Duke than Zach Edey meant to Purdue last season, but I'm sure that however Scheyer divvies up Flagg's 30 minutes per game can make up the 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, while shooting slashes of 49%/37%/83% that Flagg offers.

 

[cullaville]

X-rays are a prereq. in order to get an MRI for insurance purposes.

I don't think the cost of an MRI would stop Flagg getting an MRI if insurance denied it.

Duke or someone else would cover it

 

[Husky25]

for normal patients. for Flagg less likely.

I didn't say Flagg has to pay for it, but X-rays are quick, widely available, and a way to rule out bone/joint related issues.

They are also generally the way they check for metal. Even if a college athlete attests they have no plates, screws or other medical device, doctors and insurance companies (especially) are pretty fickle in the manner by which they cover their a55es, particularly in a non-emergency setting. They typically need corroborating documentation of a 19 year old's statement before placing a them in a giant magnet. Those Pesky loss runs and lawsuits are such a nuisance.

That said, I'm unaware of the College Athletics exception to the above CYA protocols.

I don't think the cost of an MRI would stop Flagg getting an MRI if insurance denied it.

Duke or someone else would cover it

I'm not referring to who pays the bill.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Wow….this is an amazing thread. The X-ray confirms or at least mostly confirms there are no broken bones. Sometimes small fractures are not picked up by an X-ray machine. I had a small fracture in the bone right above my knee that was misdiagnosed until I pressed for the MRI. Now this is not an insurance issue that is for certain. But because my insurance would not approve the MRI I paid for it out of pocket it was about $1k cash. They charge the insurance company $3K. But that is a whole other topic. The MRI found two small fractures. Not good for the MD or the insurance company. But back on point regarding Flagg.

The X-ray is just making sure there is nothing broken. MRI will determine how bad the tissue damage is and then they can diagnose treatment once the know the level of the sprain. These athletes get multiple MRI’s when they are injured. They get the imagining done to see how the injury is healing.

He rolled his ankle, nothing like Liam did. With the treatments they have know for this type of soft tissue injury he will more than likely be good to go by next weekend. He might miss the rest of the ACC tournament and maybe he won’t be 100% next weekend but my guess is that he will play.

 

[huskyfan224]

Most Dook thing ever. In wheelchair acting like his career may be over to cheering on the bench and walking around. A win in my book this year is them exiting the tournament with no banner, can’t stand that program

 

[Fishy]

I’m a hater. I’m not afraid to admit that I hope he spends the rest of his life looking back at his time at Duke as being an underwhelming disappointment.

This is a rational position to hold and I endorse it.

I do not wish anyone well.

 

[JohnFSilver]

This is a rational position to hold and I endorse it.

I do not wish anyone well.

Haha.

 

[RuffRuff]

Wow….this is an amazing thread. The X-ray confirms or at least mostly confirms there are no broken bones. Sometimes small fractures are not picked up by an X-ray machine. I had a small fracture in the bone right above my knee that was misdiagnosed until I pressed for the MRI. Now this is not an insurance issue that is for certain. But because my insurance would not approve the MRI I paid for it out of pocket it was about $1k cash. They charge the insurance company $3K. But that is a whole other topic. The MRI found two small fractures. Not good for the MD or the insurance company. But back on point regarding Flagg.

The X-ray is just making sure there is nothing broken. MRI will determine how bad the tissue damage is and then they can diagnose treatment once the know the level of the sprain. These athletes get multiple MRI’s when they are injured. They get the imagining done to see how the injury is healing.

He rolled his ankle, nothing like Liam did. With the treatments they have know for this type of soft tissue injury he will more than likely be good to go by next weekend. He might miss the rest of the ACC tournament and maybe he won’t be 100% next weekend but my guess is that he will play.

Yup - Xray is not a soft tissue thing. From the couple of bad ankle sprains I've had, I believe it also checks for bone spurs created by the stretched tendons pulling at the bone attachment.

This one may be closer to what happened to Broome earlier in the year, which only kept him out for a week plus. My guess is he's back for the 8/9. The ACC tourney does nothing for Duke and they could still very much win it without him. They won't need him first round either. Still hard to know the severity of it, gonna be curious to how he's moving around on the sidelines today. No boot or limp walking around, he's probably a ok.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Wow….this is an amazing thread. The X-ray confirms or at least mostly confirms there are no broken bones. Sometimes small fractures are not picked up by an X-ray machine. I had a small fracture in the bone right above my knee that was misdiagnosed until I pressed for the MRI. Now this is not an insurance issue that is for certain. But because my insurance would not approve the MRI I paid for it out of pocket it was about $1k cash. They charge the insurance company $3K. But that is a whole other topic. The MRI found two small fractures. Not good for the MD or the insurance company. But back on point regarding Flagg.

The X-ray is just making sure there is nothing broken. MRI will determine how bad the tissue damage is and then they can diagnose treatment once the know the level of the sprain. These athletes get multiple MRI’s when they are injured. They get the imagining done to see how the injury is healing.

He rolled his ankle, nothing like Liam did. With the treatments they have know for this type of soft tissue injury he will more than likely be good to go by next weekend. He might miss the rest of the ACC tournament and maybe he won’t be 100% next weekend but my guess is that he will play.

Ice and rest. He can return for the second round of the ncaa tournament.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I’m generally okay with anything bad happening in the Duke basketball world. Cooper seems like a good kid, but once you choose another school over us, you’re dead to me.

 

[J187Money]

I don't think the cost of an MRI would stop Flagg getting an MRI if insurance denied it.

Duke or someone else would cover it

There is still a process - even for D1 athletes.

 

[uh-no]

X-rays are a prereq. in order to get an MRI for insurance purposes.

lol if you think athletes are subject to these limitations. they get what they need when they need it.

 

[jibsey]

I have not heard any news on him today so far.

 

[uconnblueinky]

Rub some dirt on it and walk it off !
Back in my day if we jumped 5 feet off the ground and snapped our ankle on the landing we would purposely do the other ankle just to balance them out . You got this Coop !

 

[TheChamps990411]

We have been the projected 8/9 game in the East against #1 Duke in Raleigh for the second round for weeks now by Lunardi, for what it's worth.

LMFAO! Funny how last season the tourney committee werent too eager to put Duke/Uconn in the same bracket sending duke to the south for "well, umm, reasons". I hope it happens and we knock them off.

 

[Husky25]

lol if you think athletes are subject to these limitations. they get what they need when they need it.

What limitation? There is probably an x-ray machine right in the arena.

 

[arch]

My favorite response is always “I wish him the best!” Do we wish the D2 player the best? The random kid at Lehigh you never hear of? If you’re wishing everyone the best then the phrase is meaningless lol. Flagg is going to be the top pick in the draft I don’t have to wish him the best. He picked Duke over us, why should I wish him the best? With all that said obviously I hope he heals up quick.

I wish him the second best.

 

[jibsey]

So Duke today told the NCAA that Flagg is definitely playing in the NCAA tourney, to preserve their seeding, ranking whatever. Now Scheyer said it was a significant sprain and swollen. Didn’t McNeeley have the same thing? He couldn’t play 2 weeks later.

 

[BGesus4]

So Duke today told the NCAA that Flagg is definitely playing in the NCAA tourney, to preserve their seeding, ranking whatever. Now Scheyer said it was a significant sprain and swollen. Didn’t McNeeley have the same thing? He couldn’t play 2 weeks later.

High and low ankle sprains are not equivalent

 

[WeAreUCONN]

We will be fine. Cooper is basically the man of steel. We don’t need sympathy or pity. Worry about your own team/players. You have a lot to worry about.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Feels like UConn is destined for the 8/9 game in Raleigh. If we can win the opener we would get Flagg in his first real test since the injury. Can't imagine he plays in a 1/16 game for longer than a few minutes, if at all.