It was a question we asked and answered: Is noted North Carolina legend Michael Jordan petty enough to skip drafting a Duke player due to the fierce rivalry between the two schools?
Our Bryan Kalbrosky dug into the history of the Charlotte Hornets’ drafts under Jordan and discovered that His Airness has indeed taken a few Duke players here and there.
And on Thursday night, he proved that he could draft a Blue Devil when he took big man Mark Williams.
The funny thing is: He couldn’t resist making a joke to Williams in the Hornets’ behind-the-scenes footage released by Charlotte on Friday: