Roy Williams partied really hard after the Tar Heels clinched a spot to the Final Four. So hard, in fact, that he split his finger while cutting down the nets in Philadelphia after North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the Elite Eight.
Luckily for Williams, a team doctor was on hand to quickly take care of the wound so the 65-year-old coach could continue celebrating.
Roy Williams cut his finger at some point when cutting down the net pic.twitter.com/CA7F4jTKYU
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Williams didn’t show any signs of pain when he cut the net, selling it to the crowd before calmly climbing down the ladder.
Listen to the ovation as Roy Williams climbs the ladder to cut the nets after clinching his eighth Final Four berth.https://t.co/fE9ZjKiogz
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“I was up there cutting the net and I started to take a step back and it felt like the ladder moved a little bit,” Williams explained. “I grabbed and when I grabbed the end of the scissors I started bleeding.
“I’ve really got very good-looking blood. It’s very bright, very deep colors.”
For anyone who thought the injury would restrict Williams from throwing down in the locker room, those doubters were sorely mistaken.
Houston Here We Come!#FinalFour#HeelsLockIn https://t.co/ZOQKGBkjJq
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Heading to his eighth Final Four and carrying the Tar Heels to a record 19th trip to the national semifinals, Williams clearly still has some work to do with his net-cutting abilities. If he can find a way to earn just two more wins, Williams might get another crack at the process yet again.