Danny Green Joins a Very Exclusive Club

Posted Jun 15, 2014
The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Championship on Sunday night knocking off the Miami Heat 4-1 in the best of seven series. Spurs guard Danny Green became the 15th former Tar Heel to win an NBA Championship as a player. Green becomes only the third Tar Heel to win an NCAA title at UNC then a championship in the NBA as a player. The other two? Michael Jordan and James Worthy. (Tar Heel Blog)

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