As the Kentucky match looms, Duke has no idea why Cooper Flagg is cramping

Duke Blue Devils basketball star Cooper Flagg just can’t stop cramping.

We’re a mere two games into the basketball season (Duke won both by 30+ points), and Flagg is already dealing with health issues. The 17-year-old from Newport, ME (who knew Maine was a basketball pipeline?) was forced to sit out all but five minutes in the second half of a 100-52 blowout of the Army Black Knights because his muscles kept seizing up.

“We’ve got to help him,” Duke head coach John Scheyer said after the win against Army on Friday. “I’m not happy about it, for him. We’ve got to help him, and we will. Right after this, I can promise you I’m going to be meeting [with the team’s training staff]. I don’t care if it’s all night. This shouldn’t happen. Conclusion.”

Luckily, the unnatural amount of cramps didn’t stop Flagg from playing like the best recruit in the country. His stat lines from both games are:

• Vs. Maine: 18 points, seven boards, five assists, three steals
• Vs. Army: 13 points,11 rebounds, three blocks, three assists, and two steals