Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg went Instagram official with Duke sophomore Ari Robertson, sharing flirty vacation snaps from Turks and Caicos alongside a TikTok trend recreation. The two overlapped at Duke for one season before Flagg’s Rookie of the Year
A Dallas Mavericks rookie’s vacation photos didn’t stay private for long. Cooper Flagg made his relationship with Duke sophomore center Ari Robertson “Instagram official” on Thursday, posting a mirror snapshot of the pair kissing alongside two black heart emojis.
The confirmation landed after the couple shared flirty images and videos across their respective social media accounts, including TikTok.. Robertson posted several videos on her account recreating an online trend from their trip to Turks and Caicos.. Her caption read “Carry on…” with a kissing face emoji. while Flagg shared his own set of posts that matched the Caribbean getaway theme.
Their public display comes after the two overlapped at Duke for one season.. Flagg led the Blue Devils to the Final Four, where they lost a heartbreaker to Houston.. Robertson. meanwhile. played a key role in Duke’s run to the Elite Eight. a path that set the stage for their connection during college before both moved on to their next chapters.
Robertson is also part of a basketball lineage. She is the younger sister of former NBA star Andre Roberson, known for his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder and for last playing with the Brooklyn Nets.
The attention around the pair first spiked earlier this year when they attended Duke’s dominant 101-64 victory over Syracuse at Cameron Indoor Stadium in February.
By this summer of social media posts, two separate storylines are finally meeting in the same place.. Flagg’s first NBA season ended with him winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award. after which he became the second-youngest player in history to take the honor behind LeBron James.. Robertson’s college season ended with Duke reaching the Elite Eight. and across that run she averaged 8.0 points. 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
The shared timeline lines up in a way that’s hard to miss: Flagg’s NBA breakthrough and Robertson’s impact for Duke both came out of the same one-season overlap at the Blue Devils, and the social posts now place those chapters together through a vacation that they documented side by side.
For now, the couple’s vacation snaps and TikTok trend recreation have done the talking, with their public “Instagram official” moment following a Duke season that ended in big stages—Final Four for Flagg and Elite Eight for Robertson.
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