{"id":673549,"date":"2026-05-15T23:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/673549\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T23:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:18:11","slug":"mavericks-cooper-flagg-confirms-relationship-with-duke-center-arianna-roberson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/673549\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg confirms relationship with Duke center Arianna Roberson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg’s<\/a> season ended last month, but that hasn\u2019t stopped him from making big plays.<\/p>\n

Flagg confirmed his relationship with Duke women\u2019s basketball<\/a> center Arianna Roberson on Thursday with a post to his Instagram Story. Flagg posted a picture of them kissing while in the Turks and Caicos, and Roberson reposted it to her Instagram Story with two black heart emojis.<\/p>\n

Roberson also posted a TikTok<\/a> of the pair together throughout their vacation, captioning it, “carry on.”<\/p>\n

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(Left) Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) looks on from the team bench during the second quarter against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on April 3, 2026. (Right) Duke Blue Devils center Arianna Roberson participates in drills during practice ahead of the Sacramento Regional 2 of the women\u2019s 2026 NCAA tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, on March 26, 2026. (Jerome Miron\/Imagn Images;Ed Szczepanski\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Rumors first began about their relationship when they posted pictures of just themselves to their own accounts at the same resort at the same time, leading fans to believe they were vacationing together. They were also seen together at Cameron Indoor Stadium in February, attending Duke\u2019s 101-64 blowout win over Syracuse.<\/p>\n

The couple overlapped for a year at Duke in 2024-25, when they were both freshmen. Flagg declared for the NBA Draft<\/a> after leading Duke to the Final Four and was eventually selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

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Duke Blue Devils center Arianna Roberson participates in drills during practice ahead of the Sacramento Regional 2 of the women\u2019s 2026 NCAA tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, on March 26, 2026. (Ed Szczepanski\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

While the Mavericks struggled and missed the playoffs in Flagg\u2019s rookie year, he had a lot of personal success. He edged out former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel, a forward for the Charlotte Hornets,<\/a> to win NBA Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

In 70 games, Flagg averaged 21 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg dribbles during the second half of an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Dallas on April 5, 2026. (LM Otero\/AP)<\/p>\n

Roberson, in 33 games, averaged 8 points per game on 41.6% shooting with Duke. Her older brother, Andre Roberson, played seven seasons in the NBA,<\/a> spending the majority of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n