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What most people don’t know about NC State’s DJ Burns

image_6483441 (3)by:Noah Fleischman03/28/24

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Mar 28, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack forward DJ Burns Jr. (30) speaks to the media during a practice day at American Airline Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

DALLAS — There is a lot more to NC State graduate forward DJ Burns than just his unique style of play on the court. Sure, he’s a larger-than-life post player with an old-school, back you down mentality in the paint, but Burns is bigger than that.  Burns owns a pair of vending machines, which turned into an NIL shirt through Barstool Sports earlier this week. Oh, and he is musically inclined. He used to play the piano, upright bass, alto and baritone saxophone — he can still play on the keys from time to time as well.  So as the Rock Hill, S.C., native continues to take the national audience by storm, TheWolfpacker.com talked with Burns’ teammates before the Wolfpack’s Sweet 16 date with Marquette at Americans Airlines Center to learn more.

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