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Incoming Duke basketball star dares Michigan State forward

Evidently, 2020 Duke basketball signee Jalen Johnson is not shy when it comes to ribbing his future opponents. However, somewhat surprisingly, the staff in Durham hasn't yet — at least not at the time of article's publishing — seen to it that their prized incoming recruit delete the trash-talking Thursday tweet he directed at Michigan State forward Joey Hauser.

The tweet, which seems to have gained Johnson even more favor among his future fanbase while drawing support from a few of his fellow Duke basketball freshmen-to-be, stems from the 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward's tweeted assertion on Wednesday that his 2018-19 Nicolet (Wis.