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Tom Izzo Blasts NCAA for Allowing Former NBA Draft Pick to Play at Baylor

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Tom Izzo blasted the NCAA this afternoon for allowing former 21-year old former NBA Draft pick James Nnaji to return to college basketball and play for Baylor.

“I thought I’d seen the worst. Then Christmas came,” Izzo said. “It topped it. It just topped it. What happened just topped it.”

Izzo joked that he might call some former Michigan State greats, including NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.

“I said it to you a month and a half ago…come on Magic (Johnson) and Gary (Harris), let’s go baby, let’s do it,” Izzo said sarcastically. “Why not?