Not long after Bryce McGowens’ dream had been realized, he found himself in a dilemma.
Days removed from being selected in the second round of the June draft, McGowens was one of the newest members of the Charlotte Hornets and simply wanted to get some shots up at the team’s practice facility inside Spectrum Center. He pulled up in an SUV along with a few others on the Hornets’ summer league team, searching for the proper way to get in.
McGowens sought security clearance because it was after hours and the guard shed was empty, all so he could fire off jumpers and soak up the early stages of playing for the franchise he grew up watching growing up in South Carolina.