If I were the famous LC, I know the first thing I would want my celebrity status to grant me…
A center-court introduction to the fans at a UK Men’s Basketball game!
With big names like Coach Calipari, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis and Darius Miller gracing Rupp Arena with their basketball skills and the ability to get top high school players to commit to Coach Cal years before they’re able to attend college, it is no wonder why UK, the greatest tradition in college basketball, has big name ticket holders attending their games.
In what element outside of the Big Blue Nation would Jay-Z and Ashley Judd have something hugely in common? Yet the Wildcats unite them in their fandom!
Some other celebs who have shown up at UK games include LeBron James, Drake, Josh Hopkins, Ben Roethlisberger, Eddie Montgomery, Steve Zahn and Mike Tomlin, coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Coach Cal is a Steelers fan).
Not to mention a personal phone call from President Obama to Coach Cal and the Wildcats in January 2010 for their help in raising money for Haiti. Not only did he thank them for their relief assistance, the president also praised the No. 1 ranked team in the country at the time for their basketball program.
If I am ever famous for anything, I will know I have made it big when UK Athletics calls and asks me to wave my proud little Wildcat paw to the crowd during a TV time-out.