With only one NBA game slated for Monday, most around the league stopped everything to watch the national championship game between The Duke Blue Devils and Wisconsin Badgers.
Coach K’s team found a way to come up with the 68-63 victory to give him an incredible fifth national title. Most were simply thrilled about the exciting game and happy for the winners in general, but some were less than pleased for various reasons. See how NBA players reacted to the biggest college basketball game of the year below:
Extremely happy for @QCook323 !!!!! Pure grind man!!! Congrats fool
— Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) April 7, 2015
Yessssiiiirrrrr!!!! Way to go DUKE!!!!!!!! — Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) April 7, 2015
Great coaching job by Coach K. He is the best for a reason. #Godspeed great defensive coached game by… https://t.co/lliqe26r9i
— IG: stak5ots (@DaTrillStak5) April 7, 2015
Not a duke fan at all !! — Kenny Anderson (@chibbs_1) April 7, 2015
Hate duke with a passion but u have to love that kids crying after that win never seen anything like that. Respect even tho I lost 500$
— von wafer (@vonwafer13) April 7, 2015
I’m a Marquette Golden Eagle to the core but it was cool to see the hometown team do what they did this season. — Wesley Matthews (@wessywes2) April 7, 2015
Congrats Duke. Proud of you @QCook323
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 7, 2015
A great college basketball game WOW. Congrats to both teams.So happy for Coach K & the Duke BlueDevils @dukeblueplanet #TrueChampions — Micky Arison (@MickyArison) April 7, 2015
Grayson Allen!!!! Your the reason why we won tonight!!! Your spark started everything and got Tyus going late!!! #congrats
— Shelden Williams (@SheldenWilliams) April 7, 2015
Nobody deserves this more than Q! So happy for Young Rico lol @QCook323 — Seth Curry (@sdotcurry) April 7, 2015
What a game. Congrats to the Blue Devils! pic.twitter.com/4NkNenAxY1
— grant hill (@realgranthill33) April 7, 2015
Another great shot from Late…Coach K is amazing, congrats to Duke University https://t.co/IykfoulyAt — Brent Barry (@Barryathree) April 7, 2015
Kudos to Duke, I liked watching that team. Genuinely fun collection of players. Also, I need to re-evaluate my entire life after this tweet.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 7, 2015
But whew it’s hard not to get that call right — Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 7, 2015
Go Duke!!!!
— Mason Plumlee (@masonplumlee) April 7, 2015
Duke!!!! — Isiah Thomas (@iamisiahthomas) April 7, 2015
And then there was ONE!!!! #Duke #AprilMadness #MarchMadness https://t.co/AfoCNH0SSR
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) April 7, 2015
Congrats to my young bull @BigJah15 doe!!!! — Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 7, 2015
Wisconsin had the best player in the game, but Duke had MORE good players in the game…
— Michael Wilbon (@RealMikeWilbon) April 7, 2015
They tricked that game off. Give the ball to the player of the year — BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings) April 7, 2015
What a game… Both teams are amazing!!!
— MettaWorldPeace.com (@MettaWorldPeace) April 7, 2015
If those 3 refs don’t lose their jobs the entire NCAA need to be under federal review!!!! — Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 7, 2015
Give Grayson Allen the game ball. #GoodWinDuke
— Landry Fields (@landryfields) April 7, 2015
Congrats Coach K!!! https://t.co/7XGK7tp95X — Paul George (@Yg_Trece) April 7, 2015
Congrats Coach K! #laurels pic.twitter.com/tRBeYu9imz
— Christian Laettner (@laettnerbball) April 7, 2015
I’m about to see a rare moment in life coach K smile #Duke #dukevswisconsin — Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) April 7, 2015
They lost give duke credit but the refs was a little bias!
— Kenny Anderson (@chibbs_1) April 7, 2015
Coach K entering legendary status. 5 National Titles. @ESPNCBB — Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) April 7, 2015
Wow that’s a horrible idea to foul. Just lost the game right there.
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) April 7, 2015
Why would you foul, 15 seconds differential from the shot clock — chuck hayes (@c_hayes44) April 7, 2015
Why would you foul?????????? Omg
— BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings) April 7, 2015
Why are they fouling? — rudy gobert (@rudygobert27) April 7, 2015
This>>> RT @Money23Green: Between the NCAA not paying players and calls referees make I don’t know what’s more corrupt!!That was ridiculous
— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) April 7, 2015
Let’s go Wisconsin get a stop.. — GiannisAntetokounmpo (@G_ante34) April 7, 2015
Good ol refs
— Ekpe Udoh (@EkpeUdoh) April 7, 2015
What?? The ball touched his finger!! — Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) April 7, 2015
That’s a horrible call!!! They need a replay center like @NBA lol
— Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) April 7, 2015
Real happy for @QCook323 ! Well deserved for the homie. I know his family proud! — Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) April 7, 2015
That was great game!!!
— Derrick Favors (@dfavors14) April 7, 2015
Great game. Congrats to Duke. — Jimmer Fredette (@jimmerfredette) April 7, 2015
That was a great national championship to watch. Both teams played great. Freshman for duke were huge in this game.
— chase budinger (@CBudinger) April 7, 2015
Smh been there — Gordon Hayward (@gordonhayward) April 7, 2015
Congrats on 5 Coach K! #NationalChampionship
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 7, 2015
Go Duke…. @dukeblueplanet #proud #champs #bluedevils #4life #holdat https://t.co/WUxn0VgQP7 — Carlos Boozer (@MisterCBooz) April 7, 2015
Congrats 2 Coach K and Duke on winning the National Championship!!
— Mark Jackson (@MarkJackson13) April 7, 2015
If you gone say the Kentucky guys sore losers, you gotta say…..
— Jordan Crawford (@jcraw55) April 7, 2015
Just, Congrats brother!!! https://t.co/a4rbAyZKlI
— DeAndre Jordan (@deandrejordan6) April 7, 2015
every Plumlee brother has a ring. now I’m pissed
— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) April 7, 2015
Duke won. #damn
— Wayne Ellington (@WayneElli22) April 7, 2015
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!! Proud to be DUKE…..Salute! https://t.co/ozFEsgBoah
— Gerald Henderson (@GhJr09) April 7, 2015
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