McGee: Welcome to the Duke vs. UNC rivalry, Cooper Flagg

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The Duke Blue Devils host the first of two regular-season meetings with longtime rival, the North Carolina Tar Heels, on Saturday in a Sonic Blockbuster matchup on ESPN (6:30 p.m. ET).

North Carolina native Ryan McGee penned an open letter to the star freshman on behalf of his home state, where the two programs on either side of college basketball's storied rivalry are separated by only 11 miles.

Dear Cooper Flagg,

Congratulations on what has been a ridiculously great freshman season at Duke. At a basketball program that has long been an assembly line of legends, you have already managed to carve your name into the wooden framework of Cameron Indoor Stadium after only 20…