Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski called Oregon coach Dana Altman early Saturday morning to apologize for making comments to All-American Dillon Brooks in the handshake line following the Ducks’ victory two days ago in the NCAA Tournament West Region semifinals, according to a statement obtained by Sporting News.
Krzyzewski spoke to Brooks following his 22-point, 6-assist performance in Oregon’s 82-62 win, saying to him, “you’re too good of a player to do that.”
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This subsequently grew into a significant story following Krzyzewski’s handling of questions about this exchange during his postgame press conference.