{"id":905932,"date":"2026-05-15T08:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/cooper-flagg-makes-relationship-with-arianna-roberson-public-after-duke-stars-viral-vacation-video\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:16:17","slug":"cooper-flagg-makes-relationship-with-arianna-roberson-public-after-duke-stars-viral-vacation-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/cooper-flagg-makes-relationship-with-arianna-roberson-public-after-duke-stars-viral-vacation-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg Makes Relationship With Arianna Roberson Public After Duke Star\u2019s Viral Vacation Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cooper Flagg has finally confirmed what Duke basketball fans had been speculating about for weeks. Rumors linking the Mavericks rookie and Duke women\u2019s basketball standout Arianna Roberson first gained traction during Flagg\u2019s ROTY celebration, when Roberson was spotted sitting courtside beside his parents as he edged out teammate Kon Knueppel for the honor. Since then, the pair kept a low profile while Flagg focused on his first NBA season. Now, the Duke stars are making their relationship public.<\/p>\n

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Roberson, the sister of former Thunder forward Andre Roberson, shared several TikToks from the couple\u2019s vacation in Turks and Caicos. The clips showed her and Flagg coordinating outfit transitions and enjoying the luxury getaway together, marking the clearest sign yet that the relationship rumors were true.<\/p>\n

Flagg followed with a quieter confirmation of his own. The Mavericks star posted an Instagram story<\/a> featuring a photo of the couple sharing a kiss, adding two black heart emojis to put any remaining speculation to rest officially.<\/p>\n

Their story is unclear. The pair haven\u2019t openly spoken about how their relationship took off. Roberson and Cooper Flagg were both basketball stars for Duke during the 2024-25 campaign. Flagg had a historic season, winning Naismith Player of the Year honors while solidifying himself as the best prospect in the country. Roberson also arrived with great promise as a five-star recruit. Sadly, she suffered a knee injury that sidelined her for her freshman season.<\/p>\n

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She didn\u2019t disappoint in her official rookie season with the Blue Devils. The 20-year-old center averaged 8 points and 5.7 rebounds in just 17.8 minutes. Roberson has also represented Team USA during the 2024 FIBA 3\u00d73 U18 World Cup, where she helped the team to a gold medal finish.<\/p>\n

It seems the pair decided to focus on their basketball commitments first, while still maintaining their relationship. Coming into the spotlight too early would create unnecessary distractions and media interruptions. Since they both jumped into new beginnings, the couple took their sweet time before proudly declaring their love for each other.<\/p>\n

Basketball Cooper Flagg is excited for sophomore growth<\/h2>\n

Cooper Flagg\u2019s rookie season was nothing short of sensational. He made history, becoming the first teenager to score 50 points in an NBA game. As the season progressed, the Mavericks\u2019 rookie kept getting better. He figured things out, showing his basketball instincts and innate feel for the game. The star mantle walked up to Flagg, and not the other way around.<\/p>\n

However, even with the Rookie of the Year trophy to show, the 19-year-old is preparing to take another leap during his sophomore season in the NBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to work on a lot of different things. There is always room for improvement in every area of the game. I think there is a ton of growth that I can make offensively, off the dribble and making reads at a high level. I\u2019m excited to just get in the gym, especially with some of the guys, and continue to learn and grow in a lot of different areas,\u201d said Flagg.<\/p>\n

As a raw prospect, Cooper Flagg is well ahead of most second-year players in the league. He entered as an elite defender, versatile enough to guard multiple positions. And he\u2019s finding his spots on the court, becoming a consistent 20-point scorer. That\u2019s likely going to see an uptick once Flagg works on his three-point shot and polishes his gifts even more in the gym.<\/p>\n

For now, he\u2019s getting much-deserved rest. The relaxation on vacation is to unwind from a tough season for the Mavericks<\/a>. But once the soreness goes away, Flagg will attack training with the focus of turning Dallas into a winning franchise again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read More<\/a> Christeen Kazmierczak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Basketball Cooper Flagg has finally confirmed what Duke basketball fans had been speculating about for weeks. Rumors linking the Mavericks rookie and Duke women\u2019s basketball standout Arianna Roberson first gained traction during Flagg\u2019s ROTY celebration, when Roberson was spotted sitting courtside beside his parents as he edged out teammate Kon Knueppel for the honor. Since […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":905933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124942,3681,3958,126379],"tags":[16302],"class_list":{"0":"post-905932","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"category-basketball","9":"category-cooper","10":"category-flagg","11":"tag-nba"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/905933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}