Phil Ford Slams HB2, Endorses Roy Cooper for NC Governor

Posted Sep 17, 2016
UNC basketball legend Phil Ford slammed the controversial North Carolina law known as HB2 and endorsed Roy Cooper for North Carolina governor in an email to Cooper’s supporters Friday afternoon. Ford wrote that he was disappointed in the loss of NCAA and ACC events as a result of HB2. (Chapelboro.com)

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