New Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper spoke recently about extending the capabilities for Bank of America Stadium. He jokingly (maybe) suggested putting a roof over the stadium so it could be used to host basketball games and specifically an NCAA Final Four championship.
North Carolina is known across the country for collegiate basketball, home to both the University of North Carolina and Duke, who repeatedly are among the best every year and ‘Tobacco Road’ that extends to include both NC State and Wake Forest. Three (Duke, NC State, UNC) are less than 25 miles apart but all are at least 140 miles from Charlotte.