Syracuse honors man killed by Jim Boeheim; coach gets standing ovation before Duke game

Author: Scott Gleeson / Source: USA TODAY

Syracuse honored Jorge Jimenez, the 51-year-old man who was killed on a highway by a Jim Boeheim-driven vehicle earlier this week, before the Orange’s home game against No. 1 Duke.

More than orange-clad 30,000 people who filled the Carrier Dome

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A stone-faced Boeheim entered the Carrier Dome to a standing ovation and was eventually embraced with a warm hug by his friend and opposing coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Once the 74-year-old coach took in the applause, he began to squint with emotion. Boeheim’s wife, Juli,

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as her husband was greeted by the crowd.

Boeheim missing Coach K’s hand because he needed a hug from one of his best friends really brought tears to my eyes I’m not going to lie.. https://t.co/940FXMYI5C

— Jacob Floyd (@J_Floyd22)

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