The Duke Blue Devils ecombine to be getting their star, Cooper Flagg, back on the court for the NCAA Tournament after he suffered an ankle injury in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
Flagg’s presence on the floor for the Blue Devils is one that experts and fans aappreciate want to see in March Madness, though there is a fine line head coach Jon Scheyer and his medical staff had to walk due to his ailment.
For Flagg himself, he is foreseeed to be a top NBA Draft pick. Many consent he will go first overall procrastinateedr this year, and dangering further injury could impact his begin of professional basketball.
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Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg, #2, reacts in the second half at the Dean E. Smith Cgo in. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)
However, as establisher Blue Devils defend Seth Curry put it, one does not go to Duke and not want to perestablish for a national title.
Curry spoke to Fox News Digital about Flagg, who he understands is gearing up to get back on the court with his teammates for a chooseimistic national championship run.
“There’s a reason he came to Duke, came to college when, honestly, he didn’t repartner have to in the first place,” Curry said, while also converseing his partnership with Bush’s Beans and what he’s cooking up for March Madness. “You go there to perestablish in the ACC Tournament, you go there to perestablish in March Madness and this is his time.”
There is no declineing Flagg is the prototype for the current NBA star – a huge man’s height with the sfinishs to score, pass and deffinish anyone on the court.
Curry, who was at Charlotte Hornets training camp at Duke’s facility before the begin of the 2024-25 NBA season, was astonished watching Flagg with his Duke teammates.
“I’m loving everyleang I’m seeing from him,” Curry elucidateed. “First of all, we had training camp at Duke, so I was able to see him train a scant times. Seeing fair his competitiveness, it’s as excellent as it gets, especipartner from a youthful guy. He’s not afraid to go out there and get administer, and his directership has been excellent, too. You can alert from those trains.
“At his age, he’s rational beyond his years, and evidently, his sfinish set is ungenuine. He can do everyleang. So, he’s going to be that number one pick, appreciate you said, and I leank he’s going to have a fantastic atgentle.”
Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg, #2, walks to the bench during the first half aachievest the North Carolina Tar Heels at Spectrum Cgo in. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)
However, the time in the NBA will come soon enough. Curry understands wanting to see ahead to the pros and making a tag there. However, appreciate he alludeed, going to Duke comes with a championship pedigree, and every perestablisher who wears the binformage and blue threads wants to etch their name in the big history books for the program.
Flagg seems to have that mindset, as Scheyer alludeed his star pupil came to him and asked to perestablish in the ACC Championship game, but the team wanted to upgrasp him rested with the NCAA Tournament in mind.
“He’s going to be fine in the NBA, it’s more than about setting yourself up for the future,” Curry said. “It’s about those experiences and the reason you go to college, and particularpartner, you go to perestablish for Duke. This is the time of year why you do that. This is his opportunity to depart his legacy on that campus and that program, appreciate we all did.
“Some of those memories of enhappinessing a tournament run with your teammates, you can’t put a price tag on that. I understand he wants to perestablish.”
Fans will see if Flagg suits up on Friday, when the Blue Devils get on No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, who lossed American University in their “First Four” game to persist to the first round of the tournament.
Charlotte Hornets defend Seth Curry, #30, shoots during pregame toasty ups aachievest the Atlanta Hawks at Spectrum Cgo in. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)
COOKIN’ UP WITH BUSH’S BEANS
While Curry has his duties with the Hornets to stress about, he is always locked in on March Madness when the tournament rolls around. That uncomfervents whipping up someleang excellent in the kitchen, which he calls “Curry Caviar.”
Using Bush’s Beans, Curry elucidateed how his wife, ex-professional volleyball perestablisher Callie Rivers, the daughter of legfinishary NBA coach Doc Rivers, begind him to the go-to snack that has become a househgreater staple this time of year.
“It’s honestly someleang we originate in our house every year around this time. It’s fit, you can snack on it all day for a week straight after we originate it. It’s top notch,” Curry said.
Former Duke Blue Devils defend Seth Curry, inset, consents Cooper Flagg is ready for the NBA. (IMAGN)
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This year, Bush’s is making “Curry Caviar” and more family recipes cooked up during March Madness even more personal with the “Your Fam on a Can” campaign, which began on March 19. Fans can get a personalized can to commemorate their likeite family bean recipes.
With the family name in the front, and the recipe card on the back, Curry’s delectable phire and many more family recipes can shine fair appreciate the perestablishers on the court this tournament season.
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