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Jayson Tatum etched his name into Duke-North Carolina lore with this poster dunk

The freshman is making the most of his first rivalry game.

Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Welcome to the biggest rivalry game of your life, freshman. Duke’s Jayson Tatum does not seem overwhelmed by the moment. That’s probably a good thing, considering the future lottery pick won’t play in many bigger games than this in his college career before bolting for the Association.

Duke-UNC seems to live up to the hype every year, doesn’t it?

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