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Jim Boeheim lays into freshman Jalen Johnson for opting out of Duke's season

Jim Boeheim has never been shy about sharing his opinion about players both inside and outside his program, and that includes players on the way out.

The Syracuse coach addressed the recent opt-out of Duke freshman Jalen Johnson on Thursday. He did not seem to think highly of the move, nor the player:

Jim Boeheim on Duke star freshman Jalen Johnson's decision to opt-out: "That guy was hurting them so they actually are much better now without him. He was just doing some things & keeping other people from playing that are good.