Duke’s Jared McCain talks NBA draft decision, blocking out social media critics

Notice to trolls: Jared McCain does not frequently check his social media accounts.

The Duke freshman has drawn criticism in recent weeks for painting his nails before games. Along with being an NIL star with roughly 3.7 million social media followers, he’s also a projected lottery pick in June’s NBA draft.

“It’s tough sometimes, especially when you lose games,” he told On3 in a recent interview. “Everybody wants to critique everything. But coach made it very clear at the beginning of the season, that’s going to happen. You just got to stick together, stick to the ones that really are supporting you throughout the whole journey. Because there are so many people that are going to say so many crazy things online, you just have to block it out.”