UNC in NBA: Six Tar Heels in the NBA Playoffs
Posted May 24, 2021
Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs tipped off on Saturday with six former UNC basketball players on postseason rosters in Danny Green (Philadelphia 76ers), Cameron Johnson (Phoenix Suns), Justin Jackson (Milwaukee Bucks), Nassir Little (Portland Trail Blazers), Reggie Bullock, and Theo Pinson (New York Knicks). Of the six, Green led in points with 11.
(Inside Carolina)
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