Since the basketball season is right around the corner (or already rounded the corner if you count BBM as the kickoff) it is time to take a look at some of UK's biggest fans and appreciate them for helping make Kentucky Basketball a global phenomenon.
If you're ever lucky enough to catch any of these people out in public and they don't have an EPO against you for stalking, break the ice by bringing up the love you both share in common. Here they are:
Ashley Judd
Birthplace: Granda Hills, California
Age: 45
Highlights: Almost running for Senate, marrying Dario Franchitti, being the supportive wife of defense attorney Jake Brigance who must defend a man accused of killing the two men who abused his daughter.
Lowlights: Almost running for Senate, divorcing Dario Franchitti, being the supportive wife of President Benjamin Asher before dying in a car crash leading up to Olympus falling.
BBN Tenure: Has been a lifelong fan, even with this
treasonous tweet.
Drake
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age: 26
Highlights: 2013 Grammy for Best Rap Album (
Take Care), basketball star on Canada's hit teen show
Degrassi, world famous hip-hop artist, dated Rihanna, special guest coach at UK Fantasy Camp and Big Blue Madness.
Lowlights: Starting from the bottom, shot and confined to a wheelchair on Canada's hit teen show
Degrassi, lost Rihanna, *allegedly* threw (and dodged) glass bottles during violent exchange with Chris Brown and his crew in a NYC nightclub.
BBN Tenure: Joined the movement when he first met Coach Cal in 2009.
Jay-Z
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Age: 43
Highlights: Owning a percentage of the Brooklyn Nets, started his own sports agency, potential top 5 hip-hop artist of all time, started rap label Roc-A-Fella records,
Collision Course, married to Beyonce.
Lowlights: None. Seriously, everything this guy does is a success. HOVA.
BBN Tenure: First sighting was 2011, possibly earlier.
LeBron James
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
Age: 28
Highlights: Plays in Miami, 2X (2012 & 2013) NBA Championship, 4X NBA MVP, 2X (2008 & 2012) Gold medal winner w/ Team USA,
this mansion,
LeBron X Volts,
chase-down blocks, being name dropped in rap songs (
here,
here,
here,
here,
here,
here,
here, and
here.)
Lowlights: Played in Cleveland, The Decision debacle, "
LeBronald Palmers", 2004 Bronze medal w/ Team USA, entire rap song by Soulja Boy titled, "
LeBron James".
BBN Tenure: Since Coach Cal's arrival.
Adam Sandler
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Age: 46
Highlights:
Funny People, Big Daddy, Waterboy, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Chuck & Larry, The Longest Yard, 50 First Dates.
Lowlights: Every other Adam Sandler movie. Have you seen
Grown Ups?
BBN Tenure: However long it took to film
this scene.
The Avengers
Birthplace: Various locations in space and on Earth
Age: N/A
Highlights: protective weaponized iron armor, ability to transform into a raging green superhuman when under stress, God of Thunder and heir to the Asgardian throne, 1940s-era super soldier with an indestructible American decorated shield, unmatched accuracy with a bow and arrows, world class athlete and master of espionage.
Lowlights: problems working together, long-standing struggle with being part of Earth's last defense and attempting to lead normal lives, costing New York City
billions of dollars worth of damage.
BBN Tenure: Start of the 2013-2014 basketball season. I assume that the greatest superhero team ever assembled will be big fans of the greatest recruiting class ever assembled.
@TylerJohnsonKSR
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