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Adam Sandler stopped by Kentucky's MBB and WBB practices before his show at Rupp Arena

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Screengrab from "Happy Gilmore" trailer; Photo of Adam Sandler at Kentucky's practice via @KentuckyWBB

Kentucky women’s basketball has been a hot commodity as of late due to the program’s recent success thanks to Kenny Brooks. More and more people are wanting to be a part of it, and that includes Adam Sandler.

Yes, the Adam Sandler. Like the guy from Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy and Uncut Gems.

Why is Sandler even in Lexington, you may ask. Well, he has a show at Rupp Arena on Thursday night — one of his stops on his You’re My Best Friend tour.

It probably shouldn’t be too much of a surprise to see Sandler around UK Athletics. After all, he’s been known to throw on some Kentucky gear here and there.

Adam Sandler in Funny People (2009)

Last season, Kentucky went 23-8 overall and 11-5 in the SEC, good enough for fourth in the conference. As a result, Kentucky hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, which was a big deal after not even making it to the big dance since the 2021-22 season.

Kentucky should be be able to put on quite the awesome show this year, just like Sandler surely will at Rupp Arena.

He also made sure to stop by the men’s practice

It would be wrong of Sandler to leave the Joe Craft Center without paying Mark Pope‘s squad a visit as well. On top of that, it appears that the team gifted him his very own Kentucky jersey too!

Poor Sandler though, everyone looks short when standing next to Pope.

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2025-10-19