P.J. Hairston put a nightmarish 2013-14 season officially behind him on Thursday night, as the former University of North Carolina basketball star was selected with the No. 26 pick and traded to the Charlotte Bobcats.
But his past continues to stir up controversy throughout North Carolina, both in his new Charlotte home and back in Chapel Hill.
"I've some bumps in the road that I had to overcome and I feel like I've done that," said the 21-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina, native at a Friday press conference, according to The Associated Press.
However, prior to Thursday night's draft, he had expressed concern over the atmosphere he worried would surround him in Charlotte. "I feel like if I got drafted in Charlotte, people would be more worried about me than the basketball side," he had told Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer.
Even back within the UNC basketball program, the debate over Hairston's actions and punishment continues to simmer on the verge of boiling.
Rising junior star J.P. Tokoto addressed the issue on Thursday afternoon.
"I just wish that the NCAA wo ...
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Controversy over Charlotte Hornets’ P.J. Hairston Refuses to Die
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