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Coach K: Okafor's ankle improving

Men's College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski says center Jahlil Okafor's sprained left ankle is improving.

Krzyzewski said Monday that he hopes the 6-foot-11 freshman can play at Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.

He says Okafor was not wearing a protective boot Sunday when he arrived for treatment.

Krzyzewski says the swelling is down to the point that "you could see definition" in the ankle, and he hoped Okafor could "run around a little bit" Monday during practice.

Okafor injured his ankle late in the first half of Duke's overtime win against rival North Carolina last week, but he played the entire second half and overtime. He was held out of Duke's victory over Clemson on Saturday and watched from the bench in a sport coat and the boot.

Okafor leads the team in scoring, rebounding and shooting percentage.

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