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Duke basketball freshmen send clear message to brutal fans

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Two Duke basketball rookies appear to be fed up with fairweather followers.

In the aftermath of a 70-65 loss at Louisville (10-3, 5-2 ACC) on Saturday, the increasingly harsh criticism coming from a portion of the Duke basketball fanbase must have bothered the unranked, flustered Blue Devils (5-5, 3-3 ACC).

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Whether they admit it or not, there’s no doubt many of the players pay attention to all the negativity across social media.