Best of Midnight Madness: Drake's appearance at Kentucky includes cringe-worthy air ball
Midnight Madness produces some memorable moments each year, so The Dagger is chronicling the best ones from this October's lineup. If you spot something we missed, let us know here or here.
Actually playing for Kentucky apparently wasn't necessary to participate in warmups prior to the Wildcats intrasquad scrimmage at Big Blue Madness on Friday night. Rapper drake donned Kentucky warmups and shot around with the team, amusingly missing one 18-foot jumper a few feet short and wide. Drake also introduced John Calipari, calling him one of the most important people in his life. Plenty of criticism for Drake has stemmed from his habit of associating himself with winning teams in every sport, but his ties to Kentucky run deeper than most. He coached one of the intrasquad teams at Big Blue Madness in 2009. He sat behind the bench during the NCAA tournament in 2010. He invited Calipari and the entire Wildcats team on stage with him during a concert in Lexington a few years ago. He credited Calipari with inspiring him to finish high school. And he received a 2012 national championship ring with the name "Drizzy" engraved in it. Having Drake join the shootaround may have been a bit much, but his annual presence at Big Blue Madness is a coup for Kentucky. For proof of that, here's elite power forward Carlton Bragg's photo with Drake and the tweets of two other top prospects lamenting not being in Lexington.
More from the Best of Midnight Madness series:
• North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks performs 'I will always love you'
• Bill Self recreates Andrew Wiggins' infamous draft day outfit
• Clemson student sinks $25,000 half-court shot
• Costume-clad Tubby Smith crashes motorcycle
• Drake's appearance at Kentucky includes cringe-worthy air ball
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