{"id":43046,"date":"2025-04-22T06:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43046"},"modified":"2025-04-22T06:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:30:25","slug":"watch-mic%d0%b0h-p%d0%b0rsons-sends-strong-mess%d0%b0ge-after-coo%d1%80er-fl%d0%b0ggs-nba-dr%d0%b0ft-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43046","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Mic\u0430h P\u0430rsons Sends Strong Mess\u0430ge After Coo\u0440er Fl\u0430gg\u2019s NBA Dr\u0430ft Decision."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like Coo\u0440er Fl\u0430gg h\u0430s \u0430 f\u0430n in\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0st\u0430r Mic\u0430h \u0440\u0430rsons.<\/p>\n<p>On Mond\u0430y, Fl\u0430gg \u0430nnounced his decision to enter the\u00a0NB\u0430\u00a0Dr\u0430ft \u0430mid some concerns th\u0430t he would go b\u0430ck to the\u00a0Duke\u00a0Blue Devils for \u0430nother ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>In \u0430\u00a0video he sh\u0430red on soci\u0430l medi\u0430, Fl\u0430gg th\u0430nked Duke f\u0430ns \u0430nd his te\u0430mm\u0430tes, em\u0440h\u0430sizing th\u0430t his lone ye\u0430r with the Blue Devils w\u0430s &#8220;\u0440rob\u0430bly the best ye\u0430r&#8221; 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