The anointing of Kara Lawson, from Duke’s March Madness success to Team USA coach

On this Tuesday morning in September, she’s sitting on a row of chairs, interacting with a guest at a spirited Duke women’s basketball practice. She’s talking. Her hands accentuate her words.

But her eyes remain affixed on the court. Piercing. Processing.

Hospitality can’t break her focus. “It’s uncanny,” Duke assistant coach Karen Lange said, “how she can talk to you and still see everything that’s going on. ” Suddenly, Lawson bounces out of h

DURHAM, N. C. — The eyes of Kara Lawson tell a story.