Lucas: The Strong Man

Posted Jan 23, 2018
We'd never seen this from Joel Berry: after his fifth turnover of the night against Virginia Tech, with his team down double digits, Berry's shoulders sagged as he ran back on defense. Berry has been an absolute rock for four years. In some ways, his body language was more shocking than UNC's 80-69 loss, a defeat that leaves them 1-3 on the road in the ACC. (GoHeels.com)

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