People have problems spelling Coach K’s last name. Even his own players.

An appearance on ESPN's Get Up! show on Thursday morning indicates Jayson Tatum, the former Duke Blue Devil turned NBA star rookie for the Boston Celtics, is on that list.

As a sidebar to the National Spelling Bee finale, ESPN analyst and fellow former Blue Devil Jay Williams asked Tatum, “Can you tell me on national TV, how do you spell Krzyzewski?”

Tatum put his hand over his mouth, and then said, “This is bad timing.”

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