Former NBA, UNC star Vince Carter's mansion burglarized during home invasion

Former NBA and North Carolina star Vince Carter has been the victim of a home invasion and subsequent robbery of goods equaling the amount of nearly $100,000, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Police reportedly found guns and cash outside Carter’s mansion after a masked man fled into a waiting SUV.

According to the report, Carter’s wife, Sondi Carter, called police from the home around 11:50 p.m. ET after hearing loud noises and believing someone was breaking in. A neighborhood patrol officer was the first to arrive on the scene and reports seeing an unidentified man fleeing Carter’s home and was unable to apprehend him.

Sondi Carter was not injuried, according to the report, but police said a single window had been smashed. Outside the window were two guns – a Glock 26 pistol and a gold Desert Eagle pistol – the latter of which belongs to Vince Carter, while the Glock is assumed to belong to the suspected robber.

Carter’s wife told police that she was able to hear the robber moving about different rooms upstairs, which were left in disarray while a gate at the top of the stairs had been broken off its hinges.

Police have not publicly identified a suspect, according to the report, but the police report said a fingerprint from the suspect was collected from the scene. Vince Carter has not commented on the situation as of this writing.

UNC star Armando Bacot opens up on decision to return, reveals impact of NIL

NIL legislation has changed the way college athletes view their time in the NCAA. North Carolina basketball’s Armando Bacot has now experienced both sides of that coin.

As a freshman and sophomore, he wasn’t able to profit off his name, image and likeness. As a junior, he was able to cash in. In a recent piece by Michael Rosenberg at SI, it reports Bacot tallied $21,000 during the Tarheels NCAA Tournament run from March 1st through June 8th. It goes on to include his mother’s estimate that his senior year earnings will “definitely (be) past half a million.”

Normally, a player like Bacot would lunge at his opportunity to leave for the NBA after a successful junior season. NIL played a part in changing his trajectory. While UNC’s roster being a contender didn’t hurt, the profit he expects next season is something he couldn’t ignore.

“(It was) a no-brainer,” said Bacot. “I get a chance to get better, get my degree, be around all my friends and then also make a lot of money.”

Bacot recognizes the shift that NIL has had on college athletics. Bacot was a Top-20 prospect in On3’s 2019 Consensus Top Basketball Recruits. He say he was “one hundred percent” offered “huge numbers, like six-figure numbers from schools” during his recruitment. At the time, that would have been an obvious violation of NCAA rules. Now it’s just another day in the business of collegiate sports.

“Looking back at it, I’m surprised I didn’t look into it more,” said Bacot. “I was just so wrapped up in playing at (UNC), being able to develop here, the whole school thing.”