Duke pressured ACC into canceling tournament by shutting down all Blue Devil sports

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Even as ACC commissioner John Swofford said Thursday morning the ACC tournament would continue despite the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Duke University president Vincent Price had decided the Blue Devils were done. Just before noon, while Florida State's players warmed up on the court, Price notified his fellow ACC presidents and Swofford that Duke would suspend all athletic competition, including Thursday's quarterfinal against N.C. State. We have been thinking a lot about athletic competition and even after the moves were made to protect the public, I remained concerned about the safety and welfare of our athletes,” Price told the News & Observer on Thursday.

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