Ed Davis: An Appreciation

Posted Apr 19, 2019
In Game 1 of the first-round of the playoffs between Philly and Brooklyn, Ed Davis outrebounded Joel Embiid, 16-15. There are few in the NBA as hardworking or low drama as Ed Davis. But to anyone who has followed Davis’ career from Chapel Hill to Brooklyn, it comes as no shock that the veteran Tar Heel had a monster night on the glass against a superstar. (Tar Heel Blog)

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