Duke basketball's Maliq Brown, one of the Blue Devils' best defenders, was injured vs. Georgia Tech. Here's what we know.

The Duke basketball team opened up their ACC Tournament run against Georgia Tech on Thursday, and the first half of the game has not gone to plan for the Blue Devils. Georgia Tech led by as many as 14 points in the first half, and the injury bug has hit Duke. Star freshman Cooper Flagg and forward Maliq Brown both went down with injuries.

On Thursday, Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer seemed optimistic about the 6-foot-9 Virginia native's March Madness status, albeit not as much for the regular season finale at the UNC Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6 ACC), tipping at 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN).