North Carolina Court Rejects Lawsuit From Former Women’s Basketball Players Alleging Racism, Discrimination, and Bias 

By Myles White  This article discusses a case arising out of events that took place during and after the 2020-2021 academic and athletic school year, which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Plaintiffs in this case were comprised of nine women’s basketball players that were recruited to play basketball at Lenoir- Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. During the height of the pandemic, the team had been battling with racial tensions and discrimination that later resulted in coa