"Man Man needs to sing at bday parties": Duke hoops fans adore Khaman Maluach’s hilarious birthday serenade for Cooper Flagg
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg turned 18 on Friday, and his coaches and teammates celebrated him. Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer selected fellow freshman Khaman Maluach to do something for Flagg. Maluach first led everyone in the traditional "Happy Birthday" song before switching to a hilarious personalized song and dance in a video that was posted on the team's Instagram page.
"They call him Cooper. He came from Maine. He came to score and to score and to score, score, score. Cooper Flagg, he's from Maine, and he plays for Blue Devils," Malauch sang.
Fans wished Flagg a happy birthday and praised Maluach for his style of birthday celebration in the comments section.
"Malauch brings so much to this team," a fan wrote.
"Man Man needs to sing at bday parties," another fan wrote.
"Crazies better be chanting this next game," a fan commented.
"Giant man man is good at that happy birthday Coop," another fan commented.
Birthday boy Cooper Flagg leads Duke to 82-56 road win over Georgia Tech
Cooper Flagg started off his 18th birthday celebrations by setting the tone for No. 5 Duke to rout Georgia Tech 82-56 in an ACC game on Saturday. Duke led for the majority of the game. But it was Flagg, his freshman teammate Khaman Maluach and Kon Knueppel who combined for 46 points to nearly outscore the entire Georgia Tech team.
Flagg saw limited opportunities but took advantage of what he had to score 13 points, six of which were in the first frame. He also finished with four rebounds and two assists.
Although he finished with no steals or blocks, he produced some of the highlights of the game with his leaping ability. Then, he was on the bench for the remainder of the meeting.
“I just thought the shot quality was a lot better, and it's probably the best that we've flowed just going from defense to offense,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said, according to Caleb Dudley of The Chronicle. “I thought we did a really good job. We're finding each other's strengths and understanding just how to play together.”
Duke (10-2) is 2-0 in the ACC and will likely remain in the top five of the AP poll next week. Duke has 10 days to rest before resuming ACC play at home against Virginia Tech (5-7, 0-1 ACC) on Dec 31.