Duke's Teen Basketball Prodigy Drops Jaws and Breaks Hearts in Sweet 16 Showdown

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Move over, basketball legends – there’s a new kid on the court who’s about to make your jaw drop faster than a three-pointer swishing through the net.
Cooper Flagg, the 18-year-old phenom from Duke, just turned the Sweet 16 into his personal highlight reel during an epic battle against Arizona that had sports fans on the edge of their seats. With moves so smooth they could make butter jealous, Flagg dropped 30 points, seven assists, and six rebounds that basically screamed “NBA, I’m coming for you!”
The Performance of a Lifetime
Imagine hitting a buzzer-beater 3-pointer right in front of the logo, executing no-look passes that would make seasoned players look like amateurs, and blocking shots so epic they send cheerleaders scrambling. That was just another Thursday night for Cooper Flagg.
David vs. Goliath (But Make It Basketball)
Arizona’s Caleb Love tried to put up a fight, scoring 35 points and cutting Duke’s 19-point lead down to just five. But Flagg wasn’t having it. He shut down Love’s last-ditch effort with the calm of someone ordering a perfectly crafted artisan coffee in the Mission.
What’s Next?
Duke now faces Alabama in a 1-vs-2 showdown that promises to be more intense than Silicon Valley’s startup competition. With Flagg’s performance, he’s not just playing basketball – he’s rewriting the rules of the game. One thing’s for certain: the NBA draft is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
AUTHOR: tgc
SOURCE: NBC Bay Area