Mike Krzyzewski tells Duke’s Paolo Banchero to ‘shut up’ after ‘GOAT’ comment

Paolo Banchero: "This the GOAT proper right here."

Coach Okay: "No. No. No. Shut up."

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Mike Krzyzewski apparently didn’t look after his star participant’s praise.

After advancing to his record-setting thirteenth Last 4 as a head coach, the legendary Duke coach instructed Paolo Banchero to close up after he known as Coach Okay “the GOAT” throughout a TBS interview.

“This the GOAT proper right here,” Banchero mentioned to the digicam after his group beat Arkansas 78-69.

“No. No. No. Shut up,” Krzyzewski responded.

Krzyzewski could also be humble about his GOAT standing, however his stats put him on that podium. Coach Okay has probably the most wins amongst head coaches – 1,202 – and is the primary Division 1 males’s coach to seize 1,000 wins. The Corridor of Fame head coach has coached an abundance of NBA expertise, most lately gamers like Zion Williamson and the Knicks’ RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish. He’s additionally captured 5 NCAA Event titles – second solely behind UCLA’s John Picket with 10.

Mike Krzyzewski instructed Duke star Paolo Banchero to “shut up” throughout a TBS interview after Banchero known as him “the GOAT.”

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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils factors to followers as he walks off the courtroom after defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 78-69 within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Event Elite 8 Spherical at Chase Middle.

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The Duke head coach introduced his retirement earlier than the beginning of the 2021-22 season and led the ranked Blue Devils to a 32-6 report this season. 

In Krzyzewski’s last Large Dance, Duke has knocked off Michigan State, Texas Tech and Arkansas to enter into the Last 4. The Blue Devils will face the winner of Sunday’s North Carolina-Saint Peter’s sport subsequent Saturday.