Who grows up In maine rooting for Duke unless his parents are alums ? So incredibly lame to pick a team to root for, which you have no geographic or educational connection to, just because they’re good. Who was good in the nba when he was in middle school? Is he a warriors fan too?
Keep in mind his age and his parents likely age. They were likely in middle/high school during the early 90's when Duke had Laettner, Hurley and Grant Hill and were what UConn is now in terms of going back to back and being the best program in the country. Hardly shocking for a kid to follow his parents preferences for teams. I know so many people who just fell in love with those Duke teams (and a larger group who hated them).
For those wanting to not talk about Flagg, he's going to be news in college basketball all year. He is just that good (still huge questions on that team though). UConn will too, because UConn is just that good.
Hurley's comments were a silly anecdote about a concert, Flagg was probably the fifth most famous thing in that tale behind the Lakers, Billy Joel, UConn, and Dan Hurley. Stupid story by a bored writer looking for clicks.