Duke Basketball Video: Watch Kyrie Irving and Nolan Smith Get Cameron Crazy

Every college basketball fan knows about the Duke Blue Devils and the Cameron Crazies that cheer them on at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but rarely do we see these two staples of the NCAA hardwood come together as one.

That all changed on Tuesday night, thanks in large part to the ongoing NBA lockout, when former Mike Krzyzyewski proteges Kyrie Irving, Nolan Smith and Lance Thomas returned to Durham to join the 99-percenters and Occupy the Student Section while No. 6 Duke took on Shaw on an exhibition game.

Smith, a four-year letterman under Coach K and the starting point guard on the 2010 national championship team, seemed right at home among Dickie V's favorite faithful had to get used to living like the other half—something that Irving, who spent most of the 2010-11 season cheering from the bench, had grown accustomed to while nursing a debilitating foot injury.

As for Thomas, his cameo with the Cameron Crazies was, like his playing career at Duke, understated, yet still solidly effective.

With the fun that these three Dukies had returning to their alma mater, I wouldn't be surprised to see other young alums take advantage of the time off afforded by the bickering between David Stern and Billy Hunter to immerse themselves in the spectator experience at their old stomping grounds. Can you imagine Kemba Walker barking with the Huskies at Gampel Pavilion? Or how about Jimmer Fredette launching long-range bombs from the bleachers in Provo? Enes Kanter would finally have the freedom to immerse himself in the Kentucky experience after spending his one and only collegiate season banned by the NCAA.

For these kids, who gave so much to their schools and their fellow students in terms of efforts and enjoyment (not to mention earnings for their athletic departments), it's only fair, if not fitting, that they get a taste of the student experience while they're still young enough to pass for undergrads.