Featured Columnist IVJanuary 8, 2025
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The Duke males’s basketball group defeated Pittsburgh 76-47 on Tuesday, however it was one play that stood out greater than the ultimate rating.
Freshman Cooper Flagg stole a go close to the baseline on the defensive finish, drove the size of the ground after which unleashed a one-handed tomahawk slam to fireside up the gang at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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COOPER FLAGG JUST WENT COAST-TO-COAST AND POSTERIZED THE DEFENDER 😱🔥
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Z5jcZ756ew
Head coach Jon Scheyer mentioned it was “a Zion form of play,” in reference to former Blue Devils star Zion Williamson, per ESPN’s David Hale.
“We have had a number of guys by the years to make a pair performs that simply spark everyone within the constructing,” Scheyer mentioned. “That was a kind of moments tonight.”
It was a becoming remark contemplating Williamson had “a Zion form of play” of his personal when he returned to the ground from a hamstring harm for the New Orleans Pelicans for Tuesday’s sport towards the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He broke free in transition and threw down a 360 windmill dunk:
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ZION IS BACK 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/4jtHzpg8uU
It doubtless will not be lengthy till Flagg joins Williamson within the NBA, as B/R’s Jonathan Wasserman projected the Duke star because the No. 1 general decide in his newest 2025 mock draft. Paradoxically, it’s Williamson’s Pelicans with the No. 1 decide in that mock draft, so Duke followers might have to purchase some New Orleans gear if that turns into a actuality.
The edges will even be on discover when the Pelicans take the ground if that hypothetical turns into a actuality.
