Tar Heels in pros: Big games for White, Johnson, Sharpe; Leaky Black scores first NBA points

Posted Nov 13, 2023
Coby White, Cameron Johnson and Day'Ron Sharpe each had solid games on Sunday when Leaky Black scored his first NBA points and Pete Nance put up a double-double in the G League. Black, who made his NBA debut on Wednesday against Washington, scored five points in 5 minutes on Sunday night in the Charlotte Hornets’ 129-107 loss at New York. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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