Woman at Cooper Flagg's Rookie of the Year press conference turns heads
Larry Brown Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg received the NBA Rookie of the Year award, celebrating the achievement with his family at a press conference.
- A woman seated beside Flagg’s mother attracted attention online, with many fans speculating she is Arianna Roberson, a Duke Blue Devils women's basketball center.
- Roberson, sister of former NBA player Andre Roberson, missed the 2024-25 season due to injury but played 33 games in the 2025-26 season, and has been seen attending games with Flagg.
- Flagg, who also attended Duke, won the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy over teammate Kon Knueppel, earning 56 first-place votes and 412 points in the Rookie of the Year voting.
- In his rookie NBA season, Flagg averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists across 70 games.
