Duke players left without shaking hands

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Duke players didn’t stick around to shake hands after losing to UNC in the Final Four, snubbing their opponents to head straight to the locker room.

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Duke and UNC played one of the most heavily hyped and hotly contested games in NCAA Tournament history on Saturday night.

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The 81-77 North Carolina victory was the spectacle everyone hoped it could be, with an endless stream of lead changes and late dramatics.

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Unfortunately, the reaction of the losing team didn’t quite live up to the spectacle in the end.

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Most of the Blue Devils didn’t follow standard sportsmanship by shaking hands with the opposing team after the game.

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Some Duke basketball players didn’t shake hands with UNC after Final Four loss

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It’s understandable for players to be devastated after such a heartbreaking loss to a bitter rival. That’s not the issue.

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It was disrespectful to North Carolina for the Blue Devils not to participate in the handshake line.

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But it was also disrespectful to retiring head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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