Tar Heels in NBA: Impressive games for Little, Sharpe, Jackson

Posted Jan 16, 2022
On a weekend with injuries to two UNC Basketball alums, Nassir Little and Day'Ron Sharpe put up big games as starters and Justin Jackson was back in the G League showing why he shouldn’t be there. Little scored 14 points in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 140-108 Thursday loss at Denver and contributed 18 in their 115-110 Saturday victory at Washington. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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