Cooper Flagg’s season ends with ankle sprain in Mavs’ finale

Dallas– cooper flagThe rookie season ended early after suffering a left ankle sprain on Sunday.

Flagg, the No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year favorite, suffered an injury early in the second quarter. dallas mavericks‘ win 149-128 In their regular season finale against Chicago Bulls.

He twisted his ankle when the flag landed after attempting to block his own miss between a pair of Bulls defenders. As he began to wobble on the court, the Mavs committed a foul, allowing Flagg to exit the game with 10:11 remaining before halftime.

The flag was officially put out a few minutes later.

Flagg finished his rookie season with averages of 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 70 games. He leads Dallas in total points, rebounds, assists and steals and is only five blocks behind teammate Daniel Gafford.

Rookie of the Year voting expected to be close between Flagg and his former Duke roommate Con KnuppelWho averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists charlotte hornets. Knueppel broke the rookie record with a league-leading 273 3-pointers.