Chansky’s Notebook: The Jet’s Recovery

Posted Dec 18, 2019
If UNC reserve point guard K.J. Smith starts again in Anthony’s place on Wednesday night at second-ranked Gonzaga, it would bring back one of the more miraculous recoveries in Carolina history. In 1987, K.J.’s father, All-American point guard Kenny Smith, sat out two games during UNC’s winning streak of 16 straight with minor surgery on his knee. (Chapelboro.com)

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