Coby White, Nassir Little stay close through family ties as they begin NBA journey

Posted Jul 10, 2019
Coby White and Nassir Little were both highly-touted recruits to the University of North Carolina in 2018. It wasn’t until they got to Chapel Hill that they found out they were also distant relatives. “We’re literally blood cousins,” Little told NBC Sports Chicago after the Portland Trail Blazers’ Tuesday afternoon loss to the Utah Jazz. (NBC Sports)

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