Caleb Foster 'had no business playing tonight.' But he did — and led Duke to Elite 8
Twenty days ago, Caleb Foster fractured his right foot. He rolled into a postgame on a scooter after helping Duke to a Sweet 16 win over St. John's.
WASHINGTON – Caleb Foster rolled out of the Duke locker room with his right foot wrapped in ice and his right knee perched atop a one-legged scooter, a bag of ice strapped and wrapped around his left calf for good measure. Twenty days ago, Foster fractured his right foot in a win against North Carolina. In the wake of the injury, Duke coach Jon Scheyer believed Foster, a junior, had a “one-in-a-million” chance on returning this season.
On Friday night, Foster came off the bench to score 11 points, corral three rebounds and dish out a pair of assists across 19 crucial minutes to spark the No. 1 Blue Devils’ 80-75 win against No. 5 St.
John’s to reach the East Region finals. Sweet 16 scores, highlights: Who is headed to Elite 8? “Still a little stunned with what happened, to be honest with you guys, because what this guy did, to be honest, he had no business playing tonight,” Scheyer said.
“Ninety-nine percent of guys do not come back to play under the circumstances of what's happened to him. It was incredible the way he willed us. There's no analytics.
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