Tar Heels Say Playing A Game Is Better Than Always Practicing

Posted Feb 18, 2021
A game is a game, and the Tar Heels were happy they finally got to play one again. "I was really, really excited about it, just because we had a game," freshman guard Kerwin Walton said after Wednesday's win. "I was just happy to finally get a game because people are canceling on us and everything's being postponed and we go weeks without games." (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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