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Kentucky freshman Justin Edwards has declared for the NBA Draft after one season in Lexington. “After careful consideration and with a deep appreciation for the opportunities and experiences I’ve had here in Kentucky, I have decided to take a significant step in my basketball career,” said Edwards in a social media post. “With much gratitude, I am excited to announce my decision to declare for the NBA Draft.”

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Oscar Tshiebwe will be entering his name in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to Kentucky head coach John Calipari. Calipari let it slip that his star rebounder and former national player of the year could be leaving Lexington after the semester to pursue his professional dreams.

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Lee K. Howard: Tyler Ulis (@tulis3) returned to Lexington this week to host a skills camp. The former @KentuckyMBB All-American hasn't walked in 5 months as he recovers from a serious car accident.

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Hunt described other items as important pieces of history, necessary to preserve "for people down the road." One was related to the 1961 boycott of Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks exhibition in Lexington, Kentucky, where Russell and several of his teammates refused to play after Black players were refused service at a restaurant. Jackie Robinson was so moved that he mailed a letter to Russell, who glued the letter and clippings from that day to a page in a personal scrapbook. "It is gratifying to know that our athletes have the pride that you fellows do," Robinson wrote to Russell. "Your actions aid considerably in our fight for equal opportunity."

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University of Kentucky men's basketball star Oscar Tshiebwe announced Wednesday he'll return to school for his senior season. Tshiebwe, who is from the Congo, will anchor a young lineup in Lexington a year after becoming the first-ever Wildcat to win unanimous men's national player of the year.

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ESPN reported Thursday that Shaedon Sharpe will be eligible for the 2022 NBA Draft, meaning he could leave Lexington without playing a single minute for the Wildcats. The saga surrounding his recruitment, playing status and draft situation has been a strange one in recent months. Originally, it was expected that Sharpe would not be eligible for the NBA Draft until 2023.

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A jury in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday returned not guilty verdicts on the 11 counts former NBA player Randolph Morris faced for wire fraud and willfully making false statements on his tax returns. The case centered on Morris, a former New York Knick and Atlanta Hawk who earned $13.3 million in salary and bonuses by playing for the Beijing Ducks between 2010 and 2017, neither reporting his Chinese income nor paying U.S. taxes on that income. The former University of Kentucky star, if convicted, could have faced a maximum possible prison sentence that exceeded 80 years.

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B.J. Boston is taking his talents to the NBA Draft. The former five-star recruit announced on Instagram Saturday afternoon that he will leave Kentucky after one season in Lexington. He intends to sign with an agent as he prepares for professional basketball.

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A federal grand jury in Lexington returned an 11-count indictment against the 35-year-old Randolph Morris, who played at the University of Kentucky from 2004 to 2007, before entering the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played until 2010. Morris is accused of submitting false income information to the Kentucky Department of Revenue for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 tax years, when he played for the Beijing Ducks. The alleged failure to report any of his earnings from his Chinese team during those years deprived the state of Kentucky of more than $400,000 in tax revenue.

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Steve Moss: Former Wildcat Randolph Morris has been indicted by Lexington grand jury for wire fraud and tax evasion, for failing to report $13M in earning from Chinese career.. still calls Lexington home

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Six former Kentucky Wildcats are in the NBA Conference Finals, which, as you might imagine, has John Calipari feeling pretty good about what he’s done in Lexington over the past decade. So good he did an interview with Jason King in which he said his guys are becoming the face of the league. “Think about it. The guys that are becoming the face of the NBA … they’re our guys. I’m not surprised. The kids that come here are just built different.”

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As for Adebayo specifically, Spoelstra was impressed with his star forward’s patience in the development process in Lexington. “I loved the fact that he played a role at Kentucky,” Spoelstra said. “I mentioned that when I first met with him. He said he was capable of more, but he loved being in that program, loved being developed by that coaching staff of Cal, Kenny Payne. But he had no problem playing that role. I like that fact that he was just willing to play defense, to rebound, to set screens and do that kind of thing and be okay with that.”

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Pallacanestro Olimpia Milan has signed a 2-year contract with Shelvin Mack,a 1.91 mt point-guard, born on April 22, 1990, in Lexington, Kentucky, coming from the Charlotte Hornets. “I’m looking forward to the unbelievable opportunity that I have with Olimpia Milan. I’m really excited for this new chapter of my career, while competing at this high level,” Shelvin Mack said. “We are happy to welcome Shelvin Mack, who chose Milan to start his European career. We wanted to bring him aboard because of his leadership skills, his defense and because he’s a proven winner. Those traits will help the team to find its identity and to grow as a group,” Christos Stavropoulos, Olimpia’s general manager, said.

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Former Kentucky Wildcat and four-time NBA All-Star Demarcus Cousins returned to Lexington for The Basketball Tournament but this time as a general manager. Cousins is the GM for the Loyalty is Love team -- the No. 1 seed in the TBT Lexington regional. For Cousins, being back in the Bluegrass State for Cousins is a bit of a throwback. "I feel like I'm 18 years old again with the love I've received since I've been here," Cousins said.

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