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Duke's Cooper Flagg Admits He Was 'Nervous' to Practice with LeBron James, Team USA

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Duke prospect Cooper Flagg was picked to join the United States select team to scrimmage the Team USA men's basketball team in its preparations for the Paris Games, a huge honor.

But Flagg said on The Brotherhood Podcast, hosted by his Duke teammate Caleb Foster, that he also had to quell his nerves, especially when lined up opposite of LeBron James.

"It was cool, an unbelievable experience," he said (h/t ESPN's Myron Medcalf). "Just having the opportunity to be there and just share the court with that level of talent and player, the people who've made that type of name for themselves.