Maliq Brown injury update: Jon Scheyer reveals timetable for Duke forward's knee

Duke will be without a key rotation piece for the next several weeks as forward Maliq Brown is set to miss “an extended period of time,” Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer announced Monday morning.

Scheyer announced the news on the ACC teleconference, according to Brendan Marks. Scheyer reportedly added that Maliq Brown is “going to be out for the next several games here, minimum” with a sprained knee.

Maliq Brown was injured during Saturday’s win over Notre Dame. He played only one minute in the contest before going down with the injury.

The Syracuse transfer has been a versatile piece for Duke all season and is averaging 2.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while playing 18 minutes per game.

His best game of the season came against No. 1 Kansas back in November when he recorded 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 5 steals.

Prior to coming to Duke, Maliq Brown spent two seasons at Syracuse. In 2023-24, Brown averaged 9.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

With Brown out, Scheyer said that Duke will need Mason Gillis and Pat Ngongba to step up.

Jon Scheyer addresses officiating concerns vs. Notre Dame

Jon Scheyer wasn’t only upset during the Notre Dame game because Maliq Brown went down with an injury. He was also unhappy with the officiating on Saturday, so much so that he was called for a technical foul late in the first half.

Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg lowered his shoulder on a drive and was called for an offensive foul. Jon Scheyer went well out onto the court complaining about the call and made sure that the officials knew he didn’t agree with it.

Jon Scheyer was asked after the game what led to his explosion on the officials. He revealed that it wasn’t one call that set him off but rather the way the game was being officiated throughout.

“Yea, I’d rather not get into the officiating, because I have a ton of respect for those guys and what they do,” Scheyer said. “But people are going to do things to try to make it easier to guard him. And grabbing and holding is going to be something that’s there. So it wasn’t just one play isolated. For me, it’s understanding that he does get hit.”