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Duke basketball legend J.J. Redick unveils secrets to longevity

As a Duke basketball freshman and sophomore nearly 20 years ago, J.J. Redick regularly ate fast food and had love handles to show for his bad habit. Had the shooting guard with pinpoint 3-point accuracy not cleaned up his diet and embraced exercise, chances are he wouldn't have made a name for himself at all in the NBA — certainly not for 14 seasons (and counting).

At age 35 — playing alongside four other former Duke basketball players in Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Jahlil Okafor, and Frank Jackson — Redick is currently averaging more points (15.