CHAPEL HILL
With the benefit of hindsight and some distance between Marcus Paige and the pain he suffered, the North Carolina guard makes it sound like his struggle last season with plantar fasciitis wasn’t all that bad.
“It’s not even really that legitimate of an injury,” Paige said. “It’s just like a nagging pain that won’t go away.”
Anyone who has ever suffered from plantar fasciitis knows Paige is being extremely modest. The inflammation of the tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot can be debilitatingly painful, to the point where every step can feel like jamming your heel onto a roofing nail.