Cooper Flagg, a freshman on Duke's basketball team, displayed remarkable toughness during a game against Florida State. After being poked in the eye and leaving the court for examination, Flagg quickly returned to help secure a commanding 100-65 victory. His teammates, including Sion James and Kon Knueppel, acknowledged his resilience and fighting spirit. Coach Jon Scheyer, personally affected by eye injuries from his playing days, expressed his concern for Flagg's well-being but ultimately praised his determination to continue playing despite initial fears about the severity of his injury.
Flagg is one of the toughest guys I've ever played with. I trusted that if he was all right, he'd be back. He was back and better than ever.
As a basketball player, you don't think about injuring your eye. I had never seen him look scared... I was really nervous about him.
He had some vision issues in the first half and tested it out and he said he was good to go, and he was.
The aura around Flagg shines even brighter with his resilience; that's not the craziest thing we've seen him do all year.
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