Dave Portnoy was on the precipice of successful a virtually $200,000 wager through the Ultimate 4 on Saturday earlier than Duke collapsed.
And it left the Barstool Sports activities founder fuming in regards to the Blue Devils, who misplaced to Houston, 70-67, after main by 14 in the course of the second half.
“That has to go down as one of the greatest chokes in history of sports,” Portnoy wrote on X after the sport. “Congrats Duke. You will always be remembered as choking dog losers.”
Portnoy posted screengrabs of a four-leg parlay he positioned on the sport, by which he wagered $25,000 to probably win $193,750.
He hit on Houston’s Emanuel Sharp making a minimum of three 3-pointers, Duke’s Kon Knueppel scoring greater than 14.5 factors and Cooper Flagg scoring a minimum of 20 factors.
However the final leg of the parlay was Duke’s moneyline.
The Blue Devils’ loss got here after a controversial foul on freshman phenom Cooper Flagg for going over the again on a rebound try after a missed free throw by teammate Tyrese Proctor. Houston’s J’Wan Roberts made each of his ensuing free throws to place the Cougars forward with 19 seconds remaining.
Portnoy, who says President Trump’s tariffs have price him $7 million, wasn’t having any of Duke followers’ complaints in regards to the name.
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“Duke fans complaining about this foul call are babies,” Portnoy mentioned. “You blew it. You couldn’t inbound the ball. You dribbled it off your leg. Proctor played hero ball and missed [the] free throw. A million chances to seal it and you’re gonna blame the ref? Loser talk from losers.”
Houston will face Florida within the nationwide championship sport on Monday in San Antonio to cap off March Insanity.
Flagg, in the meantime, is the projected No. 1 choose within the 2025 NBA Draft after being named nationwide participant of the 12 months.
