Duke claimed its 5th NCAA Championship in a thrilling 68-63 win against the Wisconsin Badgers.
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In the aftermath of the Duke Blue Devils’ 68-63 NCAA Championship win over Bo Ryan, Frank Kaminsky and the Wisconsin Badgers, some of the NFL’s biggest names – including MVP Aaron Rodgers – expressed their congratulations.
The Green Bay Packers’ two-time MVP quarterback was among the first to express his in the team he’d been rooting for:
So proud of the guys. #Badgers
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) April 7, 2015
Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl CB Patrick Peterson loved the entire game and wished it hadn’t even ended!
Great game! Didn’t want it to end! Anyone else want that @BWWings overtime remote??!! lol #InstantClassic #ClutchPerformance #BDubsRemote
— Patrick Peterson (@RealPeterson21) April 7, 2015
Meanwhile, Ravens Pro Bowl RB Justin Forsett – admittedly not a Blue Devils’ fan – decided to jump on the Grayson Allen bandwagon. Allen had 16 vital points and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line to help the team rally from a 9-point deficit in the second half.
Never been a Duke fan but after his performance tonight I’m a Grayson Allen fan
— Justin Forsett (@JForsett) April 7, 2015
Even Pro Bowl pass rusher Brian Orakpo, who said he wasn’t even a fan of the entire sport of college basketball, was in admiration of the game:
Never really been into College Basketball but damn what a Championship game wow #dukevswisconsin
— Brian Orakpo (@rak98) April 7, 2015
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