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How Trae Young went from college basketball's hero to villain

PITTSBURGH — Brady Manek is a basketball junkie.

When he's not playing for Oklahoma or working on his game, Manek is watching the sport, either another college game or the NBA.

As the season went on, Manek noticed a trend.

Turn on a Wednesday night Big 12 game that the Sooners aren't involved in?

Trae Young talk.

Flip on an ACC game on an OU off day?

More Trae Young talk.

Watching an NBA game in the hotel a night before a game?

You guessed it, Trae Young comes up as a topic of conversation.