Mike Krzyzewski leaves basketball after Duke leaves the scene: he won everything, both in college and with Team USA
The happy ending was missing. Coach K ends his career with a defeat, not in confetti. Just a step away from the final, his Duke surrenders, as a favorite, against the historical enemy, North Carolina. The Blue Devils lose in the Final Four of the 2022 University Tournament and maybe that’s “right”: real, no cotton candy fairy tale. Coach K in recent years has been this: teams full of talents he recruited in a formidable way, but great unfinished despite many future NBA quintets available.
