During a recent basketball game, Duke's guard and former @blairbucs G Jaylen Blakes experienced a frightening moment when he attempted a dunk, was fouled hard, and took a severe fall, resulting in him landing almost completely on his back. The incident, described as scary by onlookers, led to Blakes being taken back to the locker room due to the severity of the fall, during which his head snapped back. Witnesses noted that Blakes tried to walk to Duke's huddle but was visibly struggling, prompting coach Jon Scheyer to direct him back to the locker room. The player who fouled Blakes, from JMU, was noted not to have had malicious intent, though the play was deemed incredibly dangerous.
Duke G and former @blairbucs G Jaylen Blakes just came flying in and missed a dunk attempt and took a nasty spill. They're taking him back to the locker room
Scary, scary fall by Jaylen Blakes. Head snapped back when he hit the deck. No malice intended by the JMU kid. But it was still incredibly dangerous.
Duke G and former @blairbucs G Jaylin Blakes just came flying in and missed a dunk attempt and took a nasty spill. They're taking him back to the locker room
Yikes. Duke's Jaylen Blakes went for the poster on a breakaway, got fouled hard, and ended up almost completely flipped over on his back. He's up, thank goodness, but that was scary.
Jaylen Blakes tried to walk to Duke's huddle and wasn't moving well -- looked like Jon Scheyer told him to go back to the locker room.