Cooper Flagg earned the respect of some of the top basketball players in the world during the Team USA scrimmage on Monday. The 17-year-old played like he belonged on the same court as LeBron James and Stephen Curry, not shying away from any matchup. But that doesn't mean he didn't have any pregame jitters.
"For sure, I was nervous," Flagg told Yahoo Sports. "(But) as soon as I got on the court and stepped in between the lines, most of the pressure I was feeling or anything else I'm thinking about goes away. It was a huge opportunity and a great experience to be able to share the court with players at that level.