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Kyrie Irving—you all had a conversation about the spotlight and the shoes you’re stepping into as the face of a franchise. What did he tell you? Cooper Flagg: I was driving home and he had texted me.
He was like, “Yo, just give me a call. ” He was like, “Listen, I understand. I’ve kind of been through this before.
I don’t think there are a lot of people around you right now who can tell you they’ve been through something similar. ” He was that top pick and was kind of thrown into the fire. So he just stepped in as a great vet for me and was there giving me guidance, because there were definitely times where I was shaken up.
I’d never lost that much in my life. But just to hear him say that, and tell me that I’m doing everything I need to be doing, and just to stay with it and stay positive—it definitely helped me out a lot . YouTube This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Cooper Flagg on Kyrie Irving reaching out: 'I'd never lost this much in my life — it meant a lot when he reached out to stay positive