You could virtually hear hearts break as Duke head coach Jon Scheyer delivered the news that Caleb Foster's injury was a foot fracture, which required surgery, and his starting point guard would be out for the foreseeable future.
Yet, Scheyer didn't entirely shut down the idea that Foster could return before the season was fully over, saying that the Blue Devils would "have to advance to the Final Four" to see a possibility of Foster in the lineup.
While that sets Foster's return for nearly a month from now, as a best-case scenario, it should give fans hope that the veteran guard's time with the Blue Devils isn't over quite yet (alongside the fact that he promised to be back).