Cooper Flagg makes his much-anticipated debut in the Tobacco Road rivalry when the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday night.

The freshman has taken college basketball by storm. Now he must cement his legacy in its most storied rivalry.

Students from North Carolina’s Daily Tar Heel and Duke’s Chronicle newspapers play an annual basketball game of their own, while also raising money to support their outlets.

Outsiders may never fully understand the exact nature of at least one conversation this winter between Raiders minority owner ...