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'The best story in basketball': Two years after his sudden collapse, Keyontae Johnson is betting on himself and winning

Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss the Duke Blue Devils in their first season under head coach Jon Scheyer, and debate what fans expectations should be for the Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament.

Keyontae Johnson was going through a preseason workout in mid-August with three other Kansas State teammates as he paused for a break with his hands on his knees. This was different than any other preseason he's ever been through. All four players were wearing heart rate monitors and when Johnson would get tired, the coaches and trainers would check his numbers as a precaution, compare his to the other three players also wearing heart rate monitors, and then it was back on the court.