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NC, VA governors make a wager on ACC title game, and some have bitter remarks | News & Observer

The governors of North Carolina and Virginia appear to be enjoying their teams reaching Saturday night’s ACC tournament title game.

But when the final buzzer sounds in Brooklyn, and either the Tar Heels or Cavaliers are named the champions, one of the two state leaders will have more than just bragging rights to show for it.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Tweeted at North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Saturday morning to propose a “friendly wager.”

“I’ve got a 6 pack of Virginia’s finest craft beer on @UVAMensHoops,” Northam wrote about 9 a.