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Duke Basketball: Mike Krzyzewski gives injury updates before NCAAs

By Kevin Connelly

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 09: Marques Bolden #20 of the Duke Blue Devils is helped off the floor by teammates after an injury during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Dean Smith Center on March 09, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 09: Marques Bolden #20 of the Duke Blue Devils is helped off the floor by teammates after an injury during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Dean Smith Center on March 09, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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Mike Krzyzewsk provided an injury update on his Duke Basketball team prior to tomorrow’s Round of 64 matchup with North Dakota State.

It was a dose of good news and bad news on Thursday afternoon as the Duke Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski addressed the media ahead of Duke’s first round matchup on Friday night with North Dakota State.

Coach K updated the Blue Devils’ injury report when he met the media and he revealed that Marques Bolden will return from a MCL sprain that he suffered on March 9 in the loss to North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

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Bolden did not play in the three games in the ACC Tournament but per Coach K, he was making great progress and the injury was not as serious as it appeared when it happened against North Carolina.

On the court, Marques Bolden is having his best season in terms of production, averaging 5.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game.

The bad news that Krzyzewski provided is that Jack White is unlikely to play on Friday night due to a hamstring injury.

White sustained the injury late in the second half on Saturday night in the ACC Championship game against Florida State.

After leaving the game, White tried to stretch the injury out on the bench and after not being able to work it out on the sidelines, he went back to the locker room with trainer Jose Fonseca.

The junior co-captain did return to the bench and take part in the postgame celebration, but did not return to the game.

Jack White is averaging 4.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 36.4% from the field and a disappointing 28.4% from the 3-point line.

The Blue Devils will be on the floor against the Bison of North Dakota State on Friday night at 7:10pmET from Columbia, South Carolina.

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