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Duke women's basketball coach Kara Lawson can still hoop — and awes her players

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley isn’t the only Olympic gold medalist roaming the sidelines of the Sweet 16 here.

Duke’s Kara Lawson had her own decorated playing career and, according to her players, still has plenty of game. When she needs it.

“She will lace them up and show us how it really goes when it comes to executing plays,” Blue Devils senior guard Reigan Richardson said. “Once in a while, she’ll go out there and shoot with us, just to prove she’s the best shooter in the gym.