Jalek Felton works back from ‘bad decisions’ that sent him overseas

Posted May 22, 2019
Jalek Felton owned his mistakes Tuesday, saying he “made a couple of bad decisions” while at North Carolina before he was dismissed from both the basketball team and the university in the winter of 2018. Felton, once a prized recruit at point guard, worked out for the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, hoping to be selected in the June 20 NBA draft. (Charlotte Observer)

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