BEIJING, CHINA — Freshman guard Austin Rivers said Sunday after practice that his ankle feels fine despite spraining it during the Blue Devils’ most recent game in China.
Rivers landed on another player’s foot when coming down on a shot in Shanghai Thursday night and briefly left the game to have the ankle taped before returning. In the days following the injury there was some swelling, but by Sunday the freshman participated in all drills at the team’s practice at the MasterCard Center, where Duke will play its final game in the country.
“It was irritating me a little bit yesterday and the day before,” Rivers said. “Today it feels a lot better…. It’s not lasting. I’ll be back—I mean, I’m already back. So I’ll be fine.”
In his first two contests in a Duke uniform, Rivers averaged 15.0 points per game. The Blue Devils face the China junior-national team Monday at 8 a.m. EST and depart Wednesday for Dubai, the final leg of their international tour.
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