Rasheed Wallace hilariously showed up Dean Smith during UNC days, reveals Larry Brown

Posted Dec 6, 2020
Speaking with former North Carolina guard Shammond Williams on “The Carolina Conversation” podcast, Larry Brown, who coached the Pistons to the 2003-04 NBA championship revealed how Rasheed Wallace was able to get into the head and under the skin of legendary — and legendarily imperturbable — UNC basketball coach Dean Smith. (Clutch Points)

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