{
  "id": 5365702,
  "title": "Three notable Duke Blue Devils attend special overseas event amid offseason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/three-notable-duke-blue-devils-attend-special-overseas-event-amid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:45:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/three-notable-duke-blue-devils-164540671.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four notable current and former Duke Blue Devils attended a special overseas event in China this week, representing the Jordan brand. Among them were Jayson Tatum, a Boston Celtics veteran, Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic, Jared McCain of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Stephon Castle, a San Antonio Spurs guard and former UConn player. The event featured The One, a global one-on-one basketball tournament organized by the Jordan brand. McCain and Castle, who both played for Team USA in the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship, were already acquainted. In contrast, Tatum and Banchero, who met as members of the Duke brotherhood, have built a mentor-mentee relationship with Tatum guiding Banchero. Interestingly, both Tatum-Banchero and McCain-Castle pairs have faced each other in the playoffs. The Celtics defeated the Magic in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals, while the Spurs overpowered the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals the previous year.",
  "summary": "A few former Duke Blue Devils appeared at a one-on-one basketball tournament in China during the NBA offseason.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jayson Tatum, Paolo Banchero, Jared McCain, and Stephon Castle attended the event.",
    "The One global one-on-one basketball tournament was organized by Jordan brand.",
    "Tatum guided Banchero, while McCain faced Castle in previous playoff matchups."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}