The Kentucky Wildcats will be represented well at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend this weekend, with seven former Wildcats participating in the events.
Here’s a quick look at who will be involved.
Friday- The Rising Stars Game: De’Aaron Fox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kevin Knox
Saturday- Skills Challenge: Fox
Saturday- 3-point Contest: Devin Booker
Saturday- Slam Dunk Contest: Hamidou Diallo
Sunday- All-Star Game: Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Davis
Kentucky will be greatly represented throughout the weekend, and will be a great infomercial for recruits when they see former Wildcats participating in one of the NBA’s biggest weekends.
Make sure you tune in and cheer on your favorite former Wildcats this weekend!
Tweets of the Day
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— KY Clips (@KY_Clips) February 14, 2019
A classic win.
Only 40% of the guys on the floor right now in this Pelicans/Thunder game went to Kentucky.
— Rex Chapman (@rex_rexchapman) February 15, 2019
This stat is wild if you really think about it.
Quickies
Lessons learned from last year’s Tennessee games - KSR
Kentucky came up short twice in the season but bested the Vols in the SEC Tournament last year.
Rivals, 247 give three stars to fictional recruit - KSR
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Tyrese Maxey named to Nike Hoop Summit Roster - Cats Pause
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Lonnie Johnson believes he’s the best corner in the draft - Cats Pause
Johnson has certainly made a name for himself in pre-draft workouts
How Louisville and Kentucky are preparing for a $20 million March Madness - Courier Journal
Nobody does March like the state of Kentucky.
UK Baseball opens the season today - UK Athletics
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Ja Morant to visit EKU Saturday - Herald Leader
The H-L takes a closer look at the Murray State star.
Anthony Davis questionable for All-Star Game - ESPN
An MRI shows a bruised shoulder.
Tony Bennett has not declined UCLA job - Bleacher Report
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Bengals still struggling to find a defensive coordinator - Yahoo
Does anybody want to run the Bengals defense?
Team facing Rick Pitino’s squad in Greece leaves at halftime - Yahoo
In case you were wondering how Rick’s adventure in Greece was playing out.
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Part 1 of a look back at one of the most famous professional sports lockouts in American history.