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Cooper Flagg Found Perfect (and Lonely) Way to Spend His Monday After Final Four Loss

Andy Nesbitt

Cooper Flagg's freshman season at Duke came to a stunning end Saturday night at the Final Four.
Cooper Flagg's freshman season at Duke came to a stunning end Saturday night at the Final Four. / Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
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Cooper Flagg's freshman season at Duke came to a brutal end Saturday night when the Blue Devils fell apart in the final minutes against Houston and suffered a stunning 70–67 loss at the Final Four in San Antonio.

Flagg, who had 27 points in the defeat, lived up to all of the hype in his first (and probably last) season with Duke. However, he'll probably spend some time thinking back on a key shot he missed in the final seconds of the loss. He's also probably still a bit upset over a questionable foul call that went against him in those final seconds.

Instead of preparing for a championship game on Monday, Flagg was seen back at Duke hitting golf balls on the school's driving range. Golf can help you forget about real life for a bit, so this was a good call by the 18-year-old. But it did look a bit lonely:

Flagg is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft he decides to leave Duke.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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