'It's cute…they can do whatever' – Tennessee Vols vs Kentucky Wildcats Sweet 16 showdown is already getting chippy
Get your popcorn ready because it sounds like the Sweet 16 matchup between the Tennessee Vols and the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday night in Indianapolis is going to have plenty of fireworks. There's been some trash talk back and forth between the teams (through the media) over the last few days. Kentucky guard Lamont Butler […]
Get your popcorn ready because it sounds like the Sweet 16 matchup between the Tennessee Vols and the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday night in Indianapolis is going to have plenty of fireworks.
There's been some trash talk back and forth between the teams (through the media) over the last few days. Kentucky guard Lamont Butler guaranteed a win against the Vols after the Wildcats' against Illinois last Sunday.
On Wednesday, Tennessee forward Igor Milicic told reporters that the Vols are looking for "revenge" after losing to Kentucky twice during the regular season.
The trash talk got turned up a notch on Thursday when Kentucky players were asked about the viral photo of Vols guard Zakai Zeigler floating around that supposedly shows the Tennessee point guard giving the UK logo the middle finger in Rupp Arena last weekend (though it's unclear if the photo is real or not).
"Yeah, I did," said Wildcats center Amari Williams when asked if he's seen the photo. "It's cute when you got a team like that who haven't beat us in how long, you know, you're gonna be mad about that. But we don't really care about that. They can do whatever. We'll be ready on the court."
Both of these teams clearly want to win badly. And both teams will have plenty of motivation to quiet the other bench.
It should be a fun one. And it won't be a surprise if this game comes down to the final shot.
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