Duke basketball player Jeremy Roach is dealing with a dislocated finger but is ready to play in the upcoming Sweet Sixteen game. Roach has his ring and pinky fingers taped together on his left hand. Jaylen Blakes, who had a scary fall in a previous game, appears to be good to go. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is present at the games, showing support for NC State and Duke.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips flew to Dallas this morning from Los Angeles, wore his red striped tie and showed me the blue one he has in his backpack for the second game. If Duke wins, he will be back here Sunday with green (red+blue)
Jeremy Roach has the same tape job that he had yesterday, and that he finished the JMU game with. Ring and pinky fingers on his left hand taped together; the pinky is the one that was dislocated last weekend.
Because of restrictions on how many players you can have on your bench, Duke's Christian Reeves, Jaden Schutt and Stanley Borden are all sitting in the front row of stands across from Duke's bench.
Dr. Charles McClelland, former Texas Southern athletic director and current SWAC commissioner and NCAA Tournament selection committee chair, is at tonight’s Houston-Duke game in Dallas.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is here in Dallas, wearing a red and white tie for NC State. He's got another tie in his bag for Duke.
Jeremy Roach isn't planning on letting a dislocated finger get in the way of him putting on a show in the Sweet Sixteen on Friday. https://t.co/hPRCBSDAFV
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In other Duke injury updates: - Jeremy Roach has his ring and pinky fingers taped together on his left hand, just like he ended Sunday's game. - Jaylen Blakes ... Looks good to go. No sign of lingering issues from his scary fall against JMU.