Puff Johnson Ready to Elevate UNC After Making Delayed Season Debut

Posted Nov 20, 2022
UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis waited but a few minutes to send in Puff Johnson as the Tar Heels’ first sub off the bench during Sunday’s defeat of James Madison, and get the junior forward’s injury-delayed season debut started quickly. Not that Johnson had any notions about how soon he might be called on. He said he was ready to go regardless. (Inside Carolina)

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