{"id":322192,"date":"2025-05-09T17:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/antonio-gates-says-jordon-hudson-cant-be-uncs-scapegoat-if-things-dont-go-right"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:53:25","slug":"antonio-gates-says-jordon-hudson-cant-be-uncs-scapegoat-if-things-dont-go-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/antonio-gates-says-jordon-hudson-cant-be-uncs-scapegoat-if-things-dont-go-right","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Gates Says Jordon Hudson Can&#039;t Be UNC&#039;s Scapegoat &#039;If Issues Don&#039;t Go Proper&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Antonio Gates<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">Tar Heels Fans, Listen Up<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">Don&#8217;t Blame Jordon If Things Go Awry!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-09T15:11:51-07:00\">May 9, 2025 3:11 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"43.6734407849\">\n<section id=\"cb-22eadf3a21d6a6e81eae74d33e8a0fc2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-72e175fc-a812-47eb-be69-95ad2f5a1894-108084870-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-72e175fc-a812-47eb-be69-95ad2f5a1894-108084870-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/89\/16by9\/2025\/05\/09\/890c52ae2cf54633945bb8af7ca093f4_md.jpg\" alt=\"050925_antonio_gates_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-22eadf3a21d6a6e81eae74d33e8a0fc2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ddf2a6e023db60c61892cbcd4b2f371e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.2857142857\">\n<p>Tar Heels fans lighting the torches and sharpening the pitch forks betters stand down &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/antonio-gates\/\"><strong>Antonio Gates<\/strong><\/a> tells <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> no matter what happens at UNC this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jordon-hudson\/\"><strong>Jordon Hudson<\/strong><\/a> should not be labeled a villain.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ddf2a6e023db60c61892cbcd4b2f371e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-da82ed27f2380bf9fa4e82cf43aead6a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.3165467626\">\n<p>Of course, there appear to be many in Carolina blue who are already angling to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bill-belichick\/\"><strong>Bill Belichick<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s 24-year-old girlfriend a scapegoat following a recent rash of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/30\/bill-belichick-defends-jordon-hudson-bashes-cbs\/\"><strong>negative headlines about her<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; but when we got Gates out at LAX on Friday, he told us the haters should back off.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-da82ed27f2380bf9fa4e82cf43aead6a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a269c2c9e14eb8dc73c4a66cdee4c69e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250308_7226b617e8d745f7a014db235ffb3916\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:46435aae-3b49-4667-b129-dd82f740ee4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/72\/4by3\/2025\/03\/08\/7226b617e8d745f7a014db235ffb3916_md.jpg\" alt=\"jordon hudson bill belichick sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a269c2c9e14eb8dc73c4a66cdee4c69e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7c9480cadc290790011afe551b95ee95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>While he didn&#8217;t necessarily love that Carolina&#8217;s new head coach is intermingling so much of his personal life with his professional one &#8212; he made it clear, Jordon will have zero impact on UNC&#8217;s win-loss record in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7c9480cadc290790011afe551b95ee95--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7e53843c29d59e75d48706514ea05462\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t blame her if things don&#8217;t go right,&#8221; he told us.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7e53843c29d59e75d48706514ea05462--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9eb67bb96565b5bdaef4642dd00e7dfa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n      <a id=\"gallery-link-c5afddf2-1a28-4d3d-bda9-e16eeb190780\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2024\/06\/14\/jordon-hudson-hot-shots\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:c5afddf2-1a28-4d3d-bda9-e16eeb190780\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:46435aae-3b49-4667-b129-dd82f740ee4c\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/90\/4by3\/2024\/06\/14\/9046d6ea0e114842bef927ae50ca69f5_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jordon Hudson Hot Shots\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9eb67bb96565b5bdaef4642dd00e7dfa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-04a0e5907227b05ddfb63f7a6a25094b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>That being said, the Pro Football Hall of Famer did acknowledge all the national attention Belichick&#8217;s relationship has drawn will require more focus than ever from the 73-year-old legend &#8212; a task he&#8217;s sure Belichick won&#8217;t have issue with.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-04a0e5907227b05ddfb63f7a6a25094b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ba8f0c36ac572dd8f12560103bd6a833\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/tv-shows\/200211330\/s01-e101-week-1-big-problems-for-diddy\"><br \/>\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f9\/16by9\/2025\/05\/08\/f9930aa6e46f407fa3a4b54354d4d778_md.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy Inside the Trail-INLINE-PROMO-watch-free\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><br \/>\n                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ba8f0c36ac572dd8f12560103bd6a833--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7ce47f75c99100b442e4c234965621f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>&#8220;He has the green light to do what he needs to do,&#8221; Gates said. &#8220;I think he understands the preparation of what it takes. So, I think he&#8217;ll be great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7ce47f75c99100b442e4c234965621f6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-815267c2a7a53e38989ea1376f83b515\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.4210526316\">\n<p>As for UNC &#8212; the school&#8217;s already stated it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/09\/jordon-hudson-not-banned-unc-says\/\"><strong>not banning<\/strong><\/a> Hudson from coming through its doors any time soon &#8230; but if anyone there gets any wild ideas, Gates told us it&#8217;s best if they just stayed out of it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-815267c2a7a53e38989ea1376f83b515--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/09\/antonio-gates-talks-jordon-hudson-bill-belichick\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antonio Gates Tar Heels Fans, Listen Up Don&#8217;t Blame Jordon If Things Go Awry!!! 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