Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg had a heated moment with former high school teammate and current New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen following Wednesday’s 101–99 loss , according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on the latest episode of The Hoop Collective.

The exchange occurred after Flagg missed a potential game-tying floater in the final seconds of regulation. Windhorst described Flagg’s reaction as “furious,” noting that the 18-year-old forward was visibly frustrated by both the result and the perceived gesture from Queen.

“Even though they ran nothing down the stretch, they ended up with a chance to send the game to overtime,” Windhorst said. “Cooper missed it and he was furious. This is the one thing I do know about Cooper Flagg. He’s a crazy competitor. He was furious tha

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