Kentucky Wildcats News: Former Cats in the NBA Finals

Kentucky Wildcats News: Former Cats in the NBA Finals
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Good morning, BBN!

The NBA Finals tip off tonight, and like many Finals in the past, this one has plenty of former Cats looking to get a ring.

San Antonio Spurs: De’Aaron Fox, Keldon Johnson
New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns

Obviously, SGA has been showing out for UK, coming off a championship last year and back-to-back MVP awards.

This year, there will be at least one Cat who wins their first ring.

Fox has been harboring an ankle injury, but he played a huge part in getting the Spurs past the Thunder in Game 7, while Keldon Johnson also had a big game to help the Spurs advance. They scored 15 points and 11 points, respectively.

Meanwhile, KAT has been elite for the Knicks this postseason, averaging 16.9 PPG, 10.6 RPG, and 5.9 APG on 57.2FG%/48.93P%. He’s a big reason the Knicks are there and have been dominating this postseason.

It should be a fun series! Which Cat will get their first ring?

Tweet of the Day

Kentucky got a good one.

Milan Momcilovic was 1 of 2 players in the country to shoot 50% from the field, 45% on three-pointers, and 85% on free throws this season.

Gosh, his shot chart is pretty 😍 pic.twitter.com/uEJdHWDQDy
— CBB Analytics (@CBBAnalytics) June 2, 2026

For all the basketball nerds out there, Milan is an elite shooter, everywhere.

Headlines

Entire Lineup from NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Run Returns to Kentucky for 2026-27 – UK Athletics

Let’s go!

Kentucky’s Season Ends in Extra-Inning Defeat – UK Athletics

Just tragic.

Randall Cobb Named to 2027 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot – UK Athletics

Awesome, hope he gets it, he deserves it!

A.J. Brown elated to join Patriots, ‘moving forward’ from Eagles – ESPN

Crazy move.

Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White say all is good while downplaying sideline spat video – NBC Sports

You have to say this for optics, but it’s getting concerning in Indiana.