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Mike Krzyzewski leaves mid-game during Duke’s contest vs. Wake Forest
By Paul Harvey
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No. 9 Duke is in action Tuesday night vs. Wake Forest, and the Blue Devils will not have head coach Mike Krzyzewski to finish out the game.
According to Brendan Marks with The Athletic, Krzyzewski never emerged from the locker room after halftime. Marks indicated that Duke’s trainers tended to Krzyzewski multiple times prior to the game reaching halftime.
Jon Scheyer was seen taking off in place of Krzyzewski.
Developing situation here at #Duke:
Coach K has not emerged from the halftime locker room, and Jon Scheyer is currently speaking to the team from the seat K normally does. K has been attended to by Duke trainers several times already tonight.
— Brendan Marks (@BrendanRMarks) February 16, 2022
Duke updated the situation coming out of the break. The Blue Devils indicated Coach K would not return for the game and said he was not “feeling well.”
🐐 Update: Coach K is not feeling well. Will not return to bench tonight.
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 16, 2022
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.