Duke forward Maliq Brown, who sprained his knee in Saturday's win over Notre Dame, will miss "an extended period of time" -- weeks -- said Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer on Monday.

Maliq Brown has played a key role in Duke’s defensive prowess this season. The 6-9 forward suffered a knee injury during Duke’s win over Notre Dame on Saturday.

Jon Scheyer and Cooper Flagg stressed the importance of getting the top-shelf Duke basketball defender back to full strength.

Duke defensive stopper Maliq Brown will be sidelined several weeks with a sprained knee, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer announced Monday. Brown was injured during the first half of Saturday's

Duke will be without forward Maliq Brown for "an extended period of time," head coach Jon Scheyer told reporters on Monday morning. Brown sprained his knee in the first half of Duke's 86-78 win against Notre Dame on Saturday.

Maliq Brown will be out for an extended period after sustaining a knee sprain in Duke’s game against Notre Dame, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer told ACC reporters during a Monday morning video conference call. Brown played two seasons at Syracuse before transferring to Duke in the offseason.

Duke basketball's Maliq Brown, one of the Blue Devils' best defenders, was injured against Notre Dame. Here's what Jon Scheyer said about the injury.