Mike Krzyzewski, the Duke men’s basketball coach, will have lower back surgery this week and take a leave of absence from the team, the university announced on Monday.
Krzyzewski’s recovery time for the surgery, to remove a fragment of a herniated disk, is four weeks, Duke said.
“As soon as the doctors clear me to do so, I look forward to returning and giving our team 100 percent of my energy and attention, which is certainly something that they deserve,” Krzyzewski said in a statement.
Krzyzewski, 69, will coach the team on Wednesday night against Georgia Tech.