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A brief history of Tar Heels in the NBA Finals

Posted Jun 2, 2017
One of ’s teammates on the 1985 championship-winning Lakers was related to this year’s lone UNC representative. won two titles as a member of the Lakers in the 80s. and are the latest Tar Heels to win a ring, but the most recent to really put his imprint on a series was . (Tar Heel Blog)

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