After winning a game it probably should have lost, No. 20 Duke may now have to deal with the loss of another seemingly irreplaceable player.
Guard Matt Jones sprained his left ankle early in the visiting Blue Devils’ 74-73 upset of No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday.
And once the euphoria of that most unlikely fifth straight win wears off, a harsh reality could set in: Starting with a rematch at No. 18 Louisville on Saturday, Duke might have to press forward with more captains that are injured than are healthy.
The team spokesman Cory Walton said Thursday that there were no updates on Jones’s condition.