Lawson: Coach certainly likes the, let’s call it “the mainstays.” The traditional sort of Napa brands: Silver Oak, Caymus, Opus One. (laughs) I would’ve given you a million-to-one odds. Rob Lawson, winemaker and K Academy participant: He’s definitely a wine lover.Ĭragg: When we’re in Napa (for the Jimmy V Foundation Wine Celebration every August), we have a day called “Guy’s Day,” where the spouses stay and spa or whatever, and the guys go out and do different wineries in more rapid succession.Ĭragg: You just fill in the blank of how much you think we drank.Īshok Varadhan, former Duke basketball manager: If you had told me, back when I was getting yelled at for screwing up the shot clock, that 25 years later, we’d be drinking wine together in Napa Valley? There’s no odds I would have given you. Mike Cragg, former Duke basketball senior administrator: When you said stories nobody knows, I immediately went to, “Well, what are some stories with wine?” Because I don’t know if the characterization of how much he loves wine is out there. Or rather, both men: Coach K, as the public knows him … and Mike, as only his inner circle does. On the eve of Krzyzewski’s last home game as Duke’s head coach, The Athletic spoke to more than a dozen people - former players, assistant coaches, and longtime friends - to get a clearer picture of the man behind the Blue Devils dynasty. Arguably, the greatest basketball coach at any level of the sport.Īlso Mike Krzyzewski: Wine-drinking fanatic, and lover of all things Napa Valley meticulous planner who frequently pulls all-nighters and doting friend, father, and son. Mike Krzyzewski: Winner of nearly 1,200 college basketball games, five national titles, and just as many Olympic gold medals.
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