The Brotherhood of Brice Johnson And Marcus Paige

Posted Mar 16, 2017
In the summer of 2011, Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson moved into the dormitories at Chapel Hill. The bright-eyed freshmen were assigned as roommates for team road trips and immediately developed a strong friendship. “We lived together for four years at Chapel Hill,” Paige reminisced, now a pro with the NBA D-League’s Salt Lake City Stars (affiliate of the Utah Jazz). (NBA.com)

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