Duke Basketball Report

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 22: Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils reacts during the second half against the Vermont Catamounts in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center on March 22, 2024 in New York City. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images

Better, stronger, faster? And definitely older.

DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 28: Mike Conley #10 of the Minnesota Timberwolves is defended by Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks during the third quarter in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals at American Airlines Center on May 28, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.  | Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

A setback, but Dallas is still up 3-1

LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 22: ESPN Announcer and former NBA and UCLA Bruins legend Bill Walton on a boat with Jay Bilas in the Pacific Ocean just off shore of Lahaina before the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on November 22, 2019, in Lahaina, HI. | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

One original reflects on another

May 23, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) dribbles the ball against the Indiana Pacers in the first half during game two of the eastern conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. | David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

As Boston rolls into the Finals after sweeping the Indiana Pacers

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 17: Bill Walton as a part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.  | Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images

Bill Walton leaves behind a legacy like no other

BOSTON, MA - 1984: Mike Gminski #42 of the New Jersey Nets boxes out against the Boston Celtics circa 1984 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. | Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images

What a night for the G-Man

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 12: Caleb Foster #1 of the Duke Blue Devils and Damari Monsanto #30 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons look on during the second half at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 12, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 77-69. | Photo by Lance King/Getty Images

Let’s talk some hoops!

PORTLAND, OR - 1979: Bill Walton #32 of the Portland Trail Blazers boxes out against Kareem Abdul Jabbar #33 of the Milwaukee Bucks during a game played circa 1979 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.  | Photo by NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty Images

One of the truly great big men of all time has left us

May 26, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) reacts after an injury in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves during game three of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center.  | Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Fortunately it wasn’t as scary as it looked.

North Oconee’s Justin Wise (2) takes a shot while being defended by Holy Innocents Episcopal’s Will Hopkins (0) and Holy Innocents Episcopal’s Caleb Wilson (24) during the GHSA high school basketball AAAA Region 8 championship game in Macon, Ga., on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. North Oconee won 65-60. | Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK

Nothing definitive but certainly interesting