Tony Bradley is the only UNC player wearing pink shoes at the 2017 NCAA championship game.
Why UNC’s Tony Bradley is wearing pink shoes in the national title game
It’s pretty much what you think.
He began wearing them for his great-grandmother, Flossie, who died from breast cancer. Earlier in 2017, the team all wore special pinkish-burgundy shoes for Coaches against Cancer week.
Bradley kept on though. “It can maybe be a little bit of a touch of superstition, but mostly just to wear them,” he said, according to the ACC. “We started out wearing these for breast cancer awareness and I like pink and it stands out a little bit. All of us try to do the same thing.”
So he’s covering all his bases — honoring Flossie, but he’s also not trying to mess up a good thing.
Here’s another cliche for you: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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