Without him, the Duke basketball team is still solid with a chance to be great. With him, though, the squad is on its way to entering the conversation of the greatest teams in program history — not until a win on April 8, of course.
Unfortunately, that latter version is not quite yet ready to reappear.
The No. 3 Blue Devils (24-3; 12-2 in ACC) will remain without the services of Zion Williamson on the court for at least one more game. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told reporters during his weekly teleconference on Monday that the freshman forward is going through four steps of rehab, and the process apparently won’t be complete in time for the Blue Devils’ 7 p.