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Mavericks' Cooper Flagg joins Oscar Robertson, Pete Maravich in exclusive NBA history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Cooper Flagg accomplished something on Christmas Day that hadn't been done in more than half a century in the NBA.
Ahead of their Christmas Day matchup, Dallas Mavericks star rookie Cooper Flagg received some high praise from Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green.
Flagg is about to add his name to a very short list. At just 19 years and four days old, he will become the fourth-youngest player ever to take the floor on Christmas Day, joining Kobe Bryant in 1996, Bill Willoughby in 1975, and LeBron James in 2003.
YouTube Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine break down the NBA’s Christmas Day slate and preview Cooper Flagg’s historic holiday start at just 19 years, 4 days old. Dan then shares four little numbers for the top players to watch in each Christmas Day game: Karl-Anthony Towns’ defensive leap for the
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