UNC-Duke Rivalry Fuels Hoop-a-Thons For Teens With Cancer

Posted Aug 13, 2019
Former basketball standouts at North Carolina and Duke are joining forces for a cause. UNC's Brice Johnson and Duke's Nolan Smith’s are becoming Teen Cancer America ambassadors. And to help raise money for the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Duke Cancer Institute, the duo are hosting competing Hoop-a-Thons in the Triangle. (Spectrum News)

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