He's probably right.
Cooper Flagg did so many things well in his second NBA Summer League game for the Dallas Mavericks.
The No. 1 overall pick dropped 31 points (10-21 FG) on a variety of moves, shots and finishes.
But one thing was a bit lacking: Flagg shot 8-for-13 from the foul line.
He knows his mom, Kelly, won't be happy.
"I got to the line a little bit better today," Flagg said. "Still missed a bunch of free throws. I know my mom probably wasn’t very happy with that."
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Kelly has actually spoken to the media about Flagg's free throws before.
She told FOX Sports in March: "More than anything, it's free throws. That really eats at me. There's no excuse for missing a free throw. I don't care. It's free for a reason. He's shot a million of them so he should never miss any."
At Duke, Flagg was an 84% foul shooter on high volume. You'd expect him to eventually settle in at that level in the NBA.
But on Saturday night, he missed a few too many, and he probably got to hear about it a little bit.
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