UNC’s Armando Bacot leaned into hilarious Perry Ellis comparison to confirm super senior return

Posted Mar 25, 2023
Things are looking up for the Tar Heels, however, as news came that double-double machine Armando Bacot would be returning for one final year in Chapel Hill. Stadium’s Jeff Goodman tweeted the news about Bacot’s return, which was then quote-tweeted by the player himself with a hilarious meme. Yes, that is in fact the one-and-only Perry Ellis. (USA Today)

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