Armando Bacot leaves no suspense on his title-game status

Posted Apr 3, 2022
North Carolina forward Armando Bacot didn’t so much down-play the severity of his right ankle injury as dismiss the notion that it would stop him from playing hard against Kansas in Monday night’s national championship game. "I’m going to go all out," the 6-foot-10 Bacot pledged on Sunday before the Tar Heels’ final practice at the NCAA Tournament. (Associated Press)

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