2010 ACC Men's Basketball Legends: North Carolina, Sam Perkins

Posted Mar 4, 2010
Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., UNC basketball legend Sam Perkins started watching basketball on television, but didn't really get into it until he began going to the playgrounds where he saw New York street legends balling it up. After seeing them play he really got into the sport that would shape his life. "Every Saturday I would just watch basketball because there were some good games and it was something I felt I could do." (The ACC)

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