There was a new Coach K in North Carolina Friday evening.
About 150 miles away from where he played college basketball for Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving paced the sidelines as an honorary coach of Team U.S. in the Rising Stars Challenge at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center.
Joined by the squad’s head coach, Darvin Ham of the Milwaukee Bucks, Irving helped guide the group to a 161-144 win over Team World. Donning a black blazer over a black hoodie, Irving seemed to be enjoying himself despite openly admitting the execution of his calls was anything but successful.