Heels: Loss of Lawson not why they struggled

Posted Feb 7, 2008

About 10 minutes before Duke and North Carolina tipped off Wednesday night, Ty Lawson jogged back to the Tar Heels' bench after testing his sprained left ankle in warmups. UNC coach Roy Williams motioned with his hands as if asking Lawson if he could shift laterally. Lawson shrugged. Williams shook his head. Lawson sat down by himself. That was that. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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