Billy Cunningham, Bob McAdoo make NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team

Posted Oct 21, 2021
In the final installment of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, two more Tar Heels were added, Billy Cunningham and Bob McAdoo, to give UNC four on the team. Cunningham was a four-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-Star Game coach who won a title in 1967 as a player and 1983 as a coach. McAdoo was a five-time All-Star and won two NBA titles. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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