How Ace Flagg earned his ‘Honey Badger’ nickname

How Ace Flagg earned his ‘Honey Badger’ nickname

Tough. Relentless. Fierce. That’s how wildlife experts describe the honey badger, a stout mammal known for its imposing strength and fearlessness. It’s also how some of the people who know Ace Flagg best describe him on the court. Flagg, a freshman on the University of Maine men’s basketball team, earned the nickname “Honey Badger” even before he started playing AAU ball alongside his twin brother, Cooper Flagg. Andy Bedard, the Flaggs’ longtime…