Although folks in Durham aren’t hoping so, Saturday night could very well be Coach K’s last game on Duke’s sideline.
In one of the most anticipated Final Four matchups in recent history, Duke and UNC square off for the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament with a national championship berth on the line.
To mark the momentous occasion, Nike has released special edition t-shirts in Mike Krzyzewski’s honor.
Per the New York Times‘ Adam Zagoria, “Nike is unveiling these shirts tonight that just have the ‘K’ and not the N, I or E to honor Coach K. I’m told a select number of Duke fans in certain seats will be wearing them.”
Nike is unveiling these shirts tonight that just have the “K” and not the N, I or E to honor Coach K. I’m told a select number of @DukeMBB fans in certain seats will be wearing them pic.twitter.com/0bf7S6BllO
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) April 2, 2022
Nike‘s commemorative tees got plenty of reaction from college hoops fans across the nation.
“Ehh,” replied USA Today‘s Dan Wolken.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 2, 2022
“Looks like a Nike shirt that has been washed too many times that the letters have fallen off,” said one user.
Looks like a Nike shirt that has been washed too many times that the letters have fallen off. https://t.co/v8BnBpqPKK
— Austin Burklund (@AB1132) April 2, 2022
“I NEED THIS,” commented a fan in all-caps.
I NEED THIS https://t.co/IP7VL3778I
— Greg K. (@GreglK) April 2, 2022
“The camera is gonna pan over to 3 people sitting next to each other wearing this & it’s gonna look crazy,” laughed another user.
The camera is gonna pan over to 3 people sitting next to each other wearing this & it’s gonna look crazy lmao https://t.co/zrXxk1P500
— Mr. Acosta (@MrAcosta89) April 2, 2022
https://t.co/SXr1l6iC5J pic.twitter.com/Fm2Iih4Rwd
— Neil (@young_pierre24) April 2, 2022
“Meanwhile UNC fans will be wearing sweater vests and khakis and sipping cheap Chardonnay (which is still better than wearing one of these shirts).”
meanwhile UNC fans will be wearing sweater vests and khakis and sipping cheap Chardonnay (which is still better than wearing one of these shirts) https://t.co/L7pZmyRZ9L
— Alex Tichenor (@AlexTichenor) April 2, 2022
“These are objectively terrible,” tweeted WHAS 11’s Tyler Greever.
These are objectively terrible. https://t.co/NGNE5KXUjy
— Tyler Greever (@Tyler_Greever) April 2, 2022
“I am by no means a Duke fan… but this is an amazing shirt for anyone who can actually stomach Duke,” said another.
I am by no means a Duke fan… but this is an amazing shirt for anyone who can actually stomach Duke https://t.co/fADv3AJG5V
— YardsPerPass (@YardsPerPass) April 2, 2022
A night and t-shirt nearly 50 years in the making.
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