Former UK stars Wall, Cousins, return to Rupp Arena for exhibition game on Oct. 15
A day after celebrating the official tipoff of the Kentucky men’s basketball season at Big Blue Madness, past Kentucky greats John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Willie Cauley-Stein and Skal Labissiere will return to Rupp Arena on Oct. 15 for an NBA exhibition game.
Wall’s Washington Wizards will play Cousins, Cauley-Stein, Labissiere and the Sacramento Kings. The game is slated for 7 p.m.
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Cousins, Wall and two other former UK standouts returning to Rupp Arena for exhibition game
By Keith Taylor
KyForward senior sports writer
The NBA is coming back to Rupp Arena next season.
The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards will play an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15. Former Kentucky players DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo, Willie Cauley-Stein and John Wall will appear in the contest one day after Kentucky’s annual Big Blue Madness event.
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