In the third period of the USA vs Italy game Hamidou Diallo had what looked like a heated exchange with by one of the Italian players, after his lay up attempt was denied. Fellow teammate, Auburn center Austin Wiley, grabbed his arm and had him shake the incident off, as the other player appeared to keep talking to him.

Talking smack is part of sports, but according to Cameron Reddish talking of any kind has been rare in this international tournament due to the language barrier.

Language isn’t the only difference the teams have to adjust to.

“It’s different calls, different referees, different playing styles, different teams I mean so it’s pretty much just different I would say,” explained Wildcat Diallo, but added thoughtfully, “All in all it’s just basketball at the end of the day.”

Hamidou Diallo on playing international teams: "all in all it's just basketball"

Reed Sheppard nailed it — shocker, right? Mystik Dan is your Kentucky Derby winner, just as the former Wildcat star predicted leading up to the race

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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby

Reed, Jeff and Stacey Sheppard all threw on their Sunday-best on the first Saturday in May to attend Kentucky Derby 150, the former Wildcat superstar

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For the third straight year, Kentucky men's tennis has made it to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16.   This time around, the No. 5 Wildcats (26-2) took

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Kentucky men's tennis downs Illinois, advances to Round of 16

Is Ugonna Onyenso taking his talents to Tuscaloosa to play for Nate Oats? Well, maybe -- but he's trying his hand at the NBA first, just in case.

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Ugonna Onyenso invited to G League Elite Camp with eyes on NBA Draft Combine

Kentucky women's basketball failed to make the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons -- Kenny Brooks was brought in to make sure that doesn't become a

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Churchill Downs is the place to be for the Kentucky Derby, celebrities flooding to Louisville to soak in the most exciting two minutes in sports.

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Levis, Pope make up UK stars at Kentucky Derby

In the series opener on Friday, the second-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks ran circles around Kentucky. But in game two, the Bluegrass team wasn't going

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Kentucky evens series against No. 2 Arkansas with 11-3 win

Antonio Reeves is about to embark on his journey to playing in the NBA. But first, he stepped onto the Rupp Arena floor one last time.   On Friday,

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All-American guard Antonio Reeves graduated from UK on Friday

When Kentucky hired John Calipari in 2009, the late, great Mike Pratt evoked the words of a legend when discussing the art of roster construction.

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From Rupp to Pope: Donkeys don't win the Derby, but favorites don't necessarily win it either

We know Mark Pope's pick for the Kentucky Derby, but what about his college roommate's son? You may have heard of him, Laurel County's own Reed

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Reed Sheppard attends first Kentucky Derby, makes prediction

The Los Angeles Clippers should count themselves lucky that the two most popular rappers alive, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, are having a very

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It's the Kentucky basketball staff's first Derby in the Commonwealth as coaches of the Wildcats, and they've come prepared. Like the rest of us, Mark

Who are Mark Pope and the UK coaches picking for the Kentucky Derby?

Kentucky men's tennis might just be the hottest team in the sport right now. Ranked No. 5 overall heading into Friday night's NCAA Tournament opener,

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Kentucky Men's Tennis sweeps DePaul in first round of NCAA Tournament

Good morning, folks. It's officially Nick Roush's Super Bowl. The 150th edition of the Run for the Roses is almost here. Coverage of the 2024

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The NBA playoffs are starting to heat up and that means that the NBA Draft is right around the corner. We won't what teams players will land on until

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Kentucky Gets Key Piece In Oklahoma State Transfer Brandon Garrison

The college basketball transfer portal officially closed on May 1, but some names have leaked out over the last couple of days. Players just had to

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Baylor forward Caleb Lohner enters transfer portal

Kentucky's bullpen struggles reared their ugly head once again, as No. 2 Arkansas rode a six-run seventh inning to a 10-3 victory over No. 8 Kentucky

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Kentucky falls to Arkansas 10-3 in series opener Friday night

Kentucky secured a massive recruiting win this week when Cleveland (Ohio) Heights junior Marquise Davis picked the Wildcats over Michigan. That gave

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Tom Leach welcomed a special guest, Mark Pope, to the Leach Report airwaves early Friday morning, following previews of the Kentucky Derby and

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Pope says UK will be "meticulous" with final additions; already team-building with current players

The Kentucky football staff has been active this week. Whether it's traveling across the state to visit top targets or sending out dozens of

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On Friday evening at Churchill Downs on a wet and sloppy track, Thorpedo Anna brought home one of the biggest titles in thoroughbred racing claiming

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Thorpedo Anna wins 150th Kentucky Oaks

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Do you hear that? It's the dust settling on one of the craziest three-week stretches in Kentucky basketball history. We've gone from moving forward

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4-Point Play: The dust settles on a hectic three weeks

Earlier this week, UCLA freshman forward Berke Buyuktuncel entered his name into the transfer portal. Kentucky is among several schools that have

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UCLA transfer Berke Buyuktuncel reportedly hears from Kentucky

It's almost time to pick up your program and begin handicapping Kentucky Derby 150. Before scouring through the past performances, there are a few

Noteworthy Kentucky Derby Trends, presented by NYRA Bets

The commitment of Kerr Kriisa this week appears to be a key addition to Mark Pope's first roster at Kentucky.  It certainly seems, as of now, Kriisa

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