Duke Star Cooper Flagg's Mom Says Her Wild Celebration Was 'a Big F-You' to 'Classless' UNC Fans

Cooper Flagg's mom has spoken out about her viral celebration during Duke's game against the University of North Carolina.

Kelly Bowman Flagg, whose 18-year-old son Cooper is highly regarded as one of the best college basketball players in the country, caught the attention of fans on social media after a wild celebration when the Duke star dunked the ball.

The athlete's mom was seen on camera yelling, "On his head" while patting the top of her head in celebration. Kelly also appeared to say, "On his f---ing head!"

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After the clip went viral, Kelly addressed the celebration on Facebook and apologized to anyone "offended by" her language.

"I appreciate all of you who have supported us all season long, especially last night after my call for bail money," Kelly wrote, according to screenshots uploaded by multiple outlets.

She continued, "There were many willing to start a go fund me and several others willing to ride at dawn! I also want to apologize to anyone who was offended by my language that was caught in a celebratory moment. I do realize that it wasn’t my best look."

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Kelly added that her "real" friends were "not shocked" by her behavior in the clip and explained that she and Cooper's father were put into a "very intense situation" during the game at UNC.

"We were taken aback by the crudeness of the UNC fans as we made our way into the arena," Kelly wrote in the post.

She said Tar Heels fans "continued to harass us with much worse being spewed in our direction as well as at our 18 year old son and his teammates throughout the entirety of the game."

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Regarding the "on his head" celebration, Kelly said it was "a moment of being so proud of our kid and also a big F-you to the entire Carolina fan base for being classless a-holes."

"If you are UNC fan and didn’t like it…tough," she wrote, adding the poop emoji.

Cooper is largely expected to be the number one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft in April, should he decide to declare. He can also choose to stay at Duke and continue playing for the Blue Devils before entering the NBA draft.

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