By the time Vince Carter made his debut, the NBA had lost more than three months to a lockout and Michael Jordan had vanished for a second time, with Chicago’s dynasty in the rearview. It wasn’t just Toronto that needed a supernova, it was the league as a whole. Carter was almost a must-see from the start. You never knew what high-flying exploits he would deliver. (Toronto Sun)
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Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 30)
March 30, 1981: UNC loses 63-50 to Indiana in the national title game the day Ronald Reagan was shot.