The Strange Tale of Patrick Ewing’s Recruitment to UNC

Posted Jan 22, 2014
Patrick Ewing's college decision would shape basketball history, and his claim that the KKK precluded him from committing to North Carolina — where he would have teamed up with Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins — makes it all the more intriguing. But a month-long Synapse investigation has found no evidence of a big KKK rally in North Carolina during his visit. (Synapse Magazine)

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