DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski proclaimed himself fit Monday, two days after he collapsed on the sidelines during a game.
“I got checked out, just to make sure,” Krzyzewski said.
Coach K fell to the floor Saturday during a timeout in the first half of the Blue Devils’ 82-65 win over Georgia Tech. He lay on his side for several seconds before returning to the huddle, and he coached the remainder of the game.
He blamed it on a dizzy spell, but still took time to visit his doctor.
“When you have an episode, you shouldn’t be stupid,” Krzyzewski said. “You should get checked out.”
And as he figured, he heard plenty of advice from his three daughters about how to take care of himself.
“They said, Dad, it’s not that important,”‘ Krzyzewski said. “Yes, it is.”
He even joked about the incident during a session with reporters. When a phone rang in the media room at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Krzyzewski stopped in mid-sentence.
“You can answer it, I’m OK,”‘ he quipped. “I’ve been getting a lot of phone calls.”
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