LeBron James reveals he wanted to be a Tar Heel

Posted Sep 27, 2017
LeBron James discussed Vince Carter and how he, himself, wanted to be a Tar Heel: “I wanted to go to Carolina at the time. Watching Ed Cota throwing lobs to (Carter), Antawn Jamison and all those guys on that team,” James said in the video. He went on to praise Carter’s athletic ability saying that when you watched him, it looked like he was flying. (Keeping It Heel)

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