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Duke basketball alum crossed over into ‘The Twilight Zone’

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Now, bizarre parallels exist between a Duke basketball product and his dad.

Some feel-good father-son stories are a bit hokey. Not this one. No, the suddenly inexplicable similarities between former Duke basketball one-and-done shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. and his old man are just plain out of this world.

See, on Thursday, after playing 41 games for the Portland Trail Blazers in the third year of his NBA career, Trent landed with the Toronto Raptors (18-27) as part of a trade (Rodney Hood was also in the deal, meaning the two Blue Devils remain NBA teammates).