Jabari Parker deals with backlash

Waddle & Silvy. Jabari Parker talks with Waddle & Silvy about his decision to attend Duke, and the reaction that followed. More Podcasts ». "I think I'm getting more tweets," Parker said during his lunch hour at Simeon on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on

Well, Duke is still doing Duke things, apparently. If you thought the nation's top black Mormon whose father played in the NBA would commit to some other school—like Michigan State, say, or BYU—you were truly mistaken.

The BYU basketball team's run of trying to lure one of the nation's top basketball recruits ended Thursday as Jabari Parker decided to go with Duke. In a press conference on national television, Jabari Parker announced he has chose to play basketball

Depending on whom you ask, most people feel that Duke and Michigan State are the frontrunners at this point.

That was exactly the case Thursday, after 17-year-old Simeon Career Academy standout Jabari Parker announced his decision to attend Duke University during a nationally televised press conference. Parker was debating between Duke, Michigan State,