Brotherly love

Posted Mar 6, 2006

When Wayne Ellington is stroking 3-pointers for the University of North Carolina over the next few seasons, Tar Heels fans will find themselves in the uncomfortable position of owing some gratitude to -- perish the thought! -- a Blue Devil. That would be Dukie-in-waiting Gerald Henderson, a 6-foot-5 swingman and Ellington's best friend and teammate at Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pa. (Sports Illustrated)

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