Williamson has been out for five games recovering from a sprained right knee.
Zion Williamson sprained his right knee on Feb. 20. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow March 14 at 12:59 PM Zion Williamson, the star Duke freshman forward and likely future No. 1 NBA draft pick, has been cleared to play in Thursday night’s ACC tournament game against Syracuse in Charlotte.
The freak accident caused an uproar over the NBA’s age restriction rule and the NCAA’s amateurism regulations. It also cost Nike’s stock nearly a dollar per share on Wall Street the next day, but it has since rebounded. Duke began the night of his injury as the top-ranked team in the country, but fell to the Tar Heels, 88-72 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Without Williamson, the Devils have lost three of six games, including a road loss at Virginia Tech and another loss to North Carolina to end the regular season.
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