Brice Johnson's personal experience motivated him to host a cancer Hoop-a-Thon
Posted Aug 27, 2019
When Nolan Smith asked Brice Johnson for a favor, Johnson didn’t think twice. The two — Johnson, a former first-team All-American forward at UNC, and Smith, a former first-team All-American guard at Duke — were new friends. Smith was set to host his first annual Teen Cancer America Hoop-a-Thon at Duke and wanted Johnson to make an appearance.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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