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Social media reacts to Charlotte Hornets drafting Dwayne Bacon in the second round of the NBA draft

The Charlotte Hornets selected Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon in the second round of Thursday’s NBA draft
The Charlotte Hornets selected Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon in the second round of Thursday’s NBA draft AP

Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon was picked by the Charlotte Hornets with the 40th pick of the NBA draft.

Bacon is a 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward who averaged 15.8 points as a freshman and 17.2 points as a sophomore. He averaged five rebounds per game in his career. Bacon came to Charlotte as part of a trade with New Orleans.

Social media reacted.

This story was originally published June 22, 2017 at 11:44 PM with the headline "Social media reacts to Charlotte Hornets drafting Dwayne Bacon in the second round of the NBA draft."

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