The North Carolina Tar Heels are going to the NCAA Championship game for the second year in a row after just eking out a one-point victory over a feisty Oregon Ducks team in the Final Four on Saturday. North Carolina fans are on cloud-nine, of course, and that includes NFL superstar receiver Odell Beckham Jr., despite the fact that he is both a Baton Rouge native and played college ball at LSU.
Beckham was in attendance at the Arizona Cardinals’ stadium on Saturday for the big game and was barely able to contain himself as he cheered on the Heels behind the scenes on their way to the court.
Odell showing some love to UNC before the game pic.twitter.com/B5q4Ou8fSQ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2017
Odell Beckham Jr. cheering on North Carolina players before the #FinalFour game pic.twitter.com/5wFJlAouuN
— Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) April 2, 2017
The lingering question, of course, is why he’s such a diehard North Carolina fan when LSU is his alma mater. Here’s what he told Andrew Joseph of For The Win:
“I always said if I ever was to play basketball or pursue basketball, the only way is if I had an offer from UNC to play basketball,” Beckham said. “I went to Roy Williams’ camp when I was younger. I still remember walking in there and everything like that. I’ve just always been a UNC fan.”
I also happen to be an inexplicable Tar Heels fan and have been since I was a kid, so I’m with Beckham here. You can’t choose who you love.
(Via For The Win)
