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The camaraderie shared by former Blue Devils colleagues and NBA first-round draft selections Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel is quite extraordinary.
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Those who closely follow basketball might remember Flagg’s thrilled response upon hearing Knueppel’s name announced as the No. 4 pick last June. At that moment, Flagg was in the middle of an interview with reporter Taylor Rooks, but he abruptly stopped to celebrate his friend and former teammate’s success as he approached the stage to meet commissioner Adam Silver.
When asked about that particular moment during a recent podcast with Rooks, Knueppel expressed a touching response to Flagg’s jubilant support.
“It’s really special,” Knueppel shared with Rooks. “It’s more than just him being a former teammate. He genuinely cares about me and my success. We both feel the same way about each other. But seeing someone so genuinely excited for another person’s success isn’t something you witness often, and it was really cool. I must admit, I got a bit emotional when I first saw the video of Flagg reacting.”
Check out an edited version of that moment below:
Kon Knueppel’s reaction to Cooper Flagg celebrating him getting picked No. 4 overall @TaylorRooks @StateFarm
‘I got a little choked up when I saw it for the first time’ pic.twitter.com/ZBlChbY2cE
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 18, 2025
Incredible indeed. It might be too soon, but perhaps we can all look forward to a potential NBA reunion for these two in the future. To the GMs out there, it could be quite exciting…
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