UNC’s Jae'Lyn Withers praised for facing media postgame after lane violation

Posted Mar 16, 2025
Sports at both the professional and collegiate levels often see players declining to talk to media after an impactful mistake. But that’s not what happened with North Carolina forward Jae'Lyn Withers Friday night against Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. That came after Withers entered the key too early on a late Ven-Allen Lubin free throw. (Awful Announcing)

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