DeCock: Late Night with Roy was really about being with Roy

Posted Oct 13, 2012
Late Night with Roy has always been a celebration of the fun side of basketball, dancing and skits and silliness. It had all of that Friday night, but a decidedly serious undertone as well. It was the standing ovation for Roy Williams, prolonged and sincere, that really resonated – the loudest moment of his first day of public appearances since the North Carolina coach found out he didn’t have cancer after all. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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