When the dean of college basketball speaks, everybody listens and everybody has an opinion. Such is the case in the wake of Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's comments this week that cast doubt on whether teams should be playing amid a raging COVID-19 pandemic that's already shut down dozens of programs and canceled countless games.
Krzyzewski announced Thursday his team wouldn't play anymore nonconference games, and said he'd allow his players to go home for Christmas — because home, not the basketball court, is where they need to be. The comments came after Duke lost to Michigan State and Illinois, and ignited a spirited debate across the game.