Call it the Pelican brief. No, not that 1990s movie starring Julia Roberts. Rather, it’s a phrase that sums up Zion Williamson’s first experience as a professional basketball player. The first overall draft pick from […]
The NBA’s Summer League tournaments represent different things to different players. For this year’s draft picks, they’re an opportunity get acquainted with the NBA style while playing for the first time in the uniforms of […]
Thursday was a slow day for players with North Carolina ties at the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League. Although the tournament is in its playoff phase, many of the 30 teams involved have seen all […]
Sunday was a day of rest for some of the biggest names in the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League tournament, with recent first round draft picks Marvin Bagley III and Grayson Allen of Duke and […]
Wake Forest’s John Collins turned in the performance of the day at the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League tournament on Saturday with 30 points for the Atlanta Hawks in a 91-98 loss to the New […]
The NBA’s Summer League tournament is, among other things, a place in which newly minted draft picks can get their first taste of the pro game and learn a few lessons about what life in […]
Marvin Bagley III was dominant in his NBA Summer League debut Monday. The second overall pick in last month’s draft had 18 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots while going 6 of 11 from […]
Players associated with NC State, North Carolina and Duke were specifically mentioned Friday in a report by Yahoo Sports providing details into a federal investigation on corruption in college basketball recruiting. The report includes documents […]
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina will open the college basketball season without point guard and senior leader Joel Berry. But that’s the least of coach Roy Williams’ worries as his Tar Heels begin defense of […]
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