Vince Carter, Ed Cota React to Death of UNC Teammate Ademola Okulaja

Posted May 22, 2022
Former UNC forward Ademola Okulaja died on Tuesday at the age of 46. Ed Cota: "Just got some terrible news about 1 of my favorite teammates in this loonnnnggggg basketball journey. RIP Ademola Okulaja aka OKA aka IRON MAN, the ultimate intangible guy. Last week I had a 15 minutes conversation with some folks about Oak and Dean Smith." (Inside Carolina)

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