Tobacco Road well-represented in NBA playoffs

Posted Apr 13, 2018
Tobacco Road teams — UNC, Wake Forest, N.C. State, and Duke — are well represented with 25 players in the NBA postseason. The Tar Heels have eight former players in the NBA playoffs. Tyler Zeller and John Henson are with the Milwaukee Bucks and face a tough first-round challenge in Boston. UNC also has Ed Davis as third-seeded Portland's third-best rebounder. (CBS 17)

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