Cooper Flagg's brilliant rookie season gets an ugly ending in Dallas
The No. 1 pick left the season finale with a sprained ankle.
Cooper Flagg's brilliant rookie season gets an ugly ending in Dallas originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Dallas Mavericks donned the shirts.
"Ain't No Pressure" with a No. 32 background. Coaches and players wore them as they all rallied behind Cooper Flagg's Rookie of the Year bid during his final regular-season night.
Then, less than ten minutes into the game, it all ended. Flagg went down in the second quarter of Sunday's 149-128 blowout victory over the Chicago Bulls . The youngster landed on a defender's foot while attempting to tip-in his own miss.
Flagg limped his way up the floor before Dallas took a quick foul so he could go to the sideline. Minutes later, the Mavericks ruled him out due to a sprained ankle. An unfortunate finish for an unconventional season It's not the best way to end a truly remarkable season by virtually every metric.