Jaylen Blakes injured after scary fall during a breakaway

Duke guard Jaylen Blakes left the Blue Devils’ second-round game against James Madison after a scary fall on a contested breakaway.

Duke easily breezed past James Madison on Sunday evening, but for a brief moment in the second-round game, the score no longer mattered.

Junior guard Jaylen Blakes got out ahead of the Dukes’ defense on a breakaway possession during in the second half, and he tried to elevate for a dunk. JMU’s Noah Freidel caught up to him, however, and he got his hands on the ball to reject Blakes’ scoring effort.

The ensuing contact turned the Duke guard, however, contorting his body in mid-air before he landed hard on his head and neck area.

The third-year Blue Devil stayed down on his back for a few minutes, with head coach Jon Scheyer and the training staff swiftly moving over to make sure he was okay.

Blakes made it to the locker room under his own power, so any potential injury wasn’t close to the worst-case scenario. The team has not announced any status updates on his condition as of Sunday evening.