Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version.
Houston Basketball star guard Jamal Shedd He went down with the injury in the first half of the Cougars' NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game against Duke.
Player of the Year Naismith left the game and had to be helped off the court with the help of the Cougars' training staff after rolling his ankle after going for a layup. Check out Sheets in some pain on the court in Houston's Sweet 16 game against the Blue Devils.
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After initially trying to leave the court under his own power, Sheets was helped off the court and escorted by trainers to the Houston locker room at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Shedd ranks 10th nationally in scoring at 21.4 points per game.
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Jamal Sheet injury update
Houston basketball's Tracy Wolfson confirmed the report, saying that Scheid's X-rays were negative and that he had a “severely sprained ankle.” His ankle is taped and he could return in the second half.
At halftime of Friday's game, Sheets was spotted leaving the Cougars' locker room on a scooter. According to the CBS broadcast, Shedd was on his way To take x-rays inside the arena.
Wolfson initially said on television that Sheet was questionable to return to action with a right ankle injury and was being evaluated by the team's trainers in the Houston locker room. He didn't return before halftime, and Houston trailed Duke 23-22 in the South Regional semifinals. He left the game with three assists, two steals, two points and one rebound.
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