Former UNC star Brice Johnson waiting out basketball season in France amid COVID-19 pandemic
Posted Mar 23, 2020
Former UNC basketball star Brice Johnson is now playing in Roanne, France and waiting to see if he'll get to finish the season amid the coronavirus pandemic. "They gave us some weights and bands to do things at home," said Johnson. "I'll probably go run up and down the stairs." Johnson is feeling the way many of us are -- a little lost without sports.
(WTVD)
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