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ACC commissioner Jim Phillips was asked if the conference’s relationship with ESPN was as strong as he suggested. The question came up when Mike Krzyzewski’s name was brought up, considering the former Duke basketball coach said “FOX was at war with ESPN.” The original ESPN contract with ACC runs through 2036 but there’s an opt out coming up. Still, Phillips mentioned the relationship with the network won’t go away. “We have a great relationship,” Phillips said at ACC Media Days. “I’m not just saying that. We have a great relationship with ESPN and the ACC Network, all of rest of that. We’ve h…