Duke Icon Coach K Would Take Lakers HC Job if He Was Younger, Reflects on 2004 Offer

Legendary former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski once famously turned down the opportunity to coach the Los Angeles Lakers, but if he was younger and offered the job again, he said he would be walking the sidelines for the Purple & Gold today.

"I think if I was 57 now and it was offered, I would go," Krzyzewski, 77, told ESPN's Dave McMenamin .

"I still love Duke.

College basketball is terrific -- the product.

All the stuff you have to do for it, it's not as gratifying as it was 20 years ago.

At least for me." This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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