Cooper Flagg's mom doubles down on viral moment, calls North Carolina fans 'classless a-holes'

After Duke star Cooper Flagg threw down a monstrous dunk in the Blue Devils’ 82-69 win over North Carolina on Saturday, the broadcast showed his mother in the crowd turning to UNC fans and appearing to scream, “On his f***ing head.” On Monday, Flagg’s mom, Kelly, addressed her viral moment.

“I appreciate all of you who have supported us all season long, especially last night after my call for bail money,” she wrote on Facebook. “There were many willing to start a go fund me and several others ready to ride at dawn! I also want to apologize to anyone who was offended by my language that was caught in a celebratory moment. I do realize that it wasn’t my best look. However, if you actually know me and are a real friend of mine you weren’t shocked.

“It was a very intense situation we were put into and we were taken aback by the crudeness of the UNC fans as we made our way into the arena. They continued to harass us with much worse being spewed in our direction as well as at our 18 year old son and his teammates throughout the entirety of the game. The celebration was a moment of being so proud of our kid and also a big F-you to the entire Carolina fan base for being classless a-holes. If you are UNC fan and didn’t like it…tough [sh*t]! Better luck next time! Go Duke.”

Cooper Flagg’s mom: “ON HIS F***ING HEAD!!” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/5EayQW0YB0

— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 9, 2025

The Blue Devils’ win over North Carolina on Saturday gave them the season sweep against their in-state rival. In the win, Cooper Flagg stuffed the stat sheet, tallying 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals.

It was nothing new for the freshman sensation, who is a frontrunner for the National Player of the Year Award and projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He is averaging 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game this season while shooting 49.4% from the field and 37.7% from beyond the arc.

Moreover, Flagg is leading Duke to win after win. The Blue Devils are ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25 and posted a 19-1 record in conference play to secure the program’s first regular season conference title since 2022.

Kelly Flagg will have a chance to cheer on her son again when he and his fellow Tar Heels kick off their ACC Tournament run on Thursday at noon ET. Their opponent is to be determined.