Mikey Williams’ dream is to be a regular kid. That’s hard when you have NBA talent at 16.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — When Patrick McCarthy became the head coach at Hunterville’s Lake Norman Christian in January, he had heard plenty about Mikey Williams, the 16-year-old star of the team. McCarthy had heard how the teenage prodigy had 2.7 million Instagram followers, including pro basketball stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant; about how he was friends with — and had worked with — international rapper/actor Drake; and about how Williams may have had an ego to match his national ranking in the class of 2023: No. 2. McCarthy knew that Williams had been social media famous since seventh grade …

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