The NCAA champion Duke Blue Devils came...
The NCAA champion Duke Blue Devils came home to Durham, N.C., to share their trophy with the rest of the university. About 10,000 fans showed up to claim the prize.
The homecoming reception at Cameron Indoor Stadium had a different tenor than ones in the past three years, after Duke was beaten in the Final Four. Coach Mike Krzyzewski recalled fighting back tears when confronting the Duke fans then.
Not now.
“Excuse me, but I can’t stop smiling,” he said. “It feels good, doesn’t it?”
The crowd roared its approval.
The return was greeted with giant cakes in the shape of basketball courts and full-page ads in newspapers, including an Adidas ad that played on the spelling of Krzyzewski’s name.
“Kongraczyulations, Mike,” the ad said. “Now that Coach Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils have just won the 1991 NCAA Championship, perhaps it’s time we all did a little czelebrating.”
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