The whole NBA had Monday night off for the NCAA Championship, which meant the league’s numerous former Huskies got to watch their old school take home the trophy. Some of those guys were even in the building.
NBA UConn alumni react to the Huskies’ NCAA Championship win
Some were in the building! Some just made fun of Drake!
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Rip Hamilton took a photo with Drake *before* tip-off (more on Drake below):
Ray Allen was in the building, too:
Shuttlesworth, muggin pic.twitter.com/uglJZosd8x
— Luke Winn (@lukewinn) April 8, 2014 And fellow PistonHuskies Andre Drummond and Charlie Villanueva got to hang out with the trophy (Villanueva’s already won one of those, of course):
Meanwhile, Kemba Walker was at home tormenting Bobcats teammate and Kentucky alum Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (NCAA champions both):
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who have THREE former Huskies on their roster (Hasheem Thabeet, Caron Butler, and Jeremy Lamb) watched the game together, after which Thabeet joined Rudy Gay in America’s national pasttime: Drake mockery.
😂😂😂😂😂 I KNOW DRAKE.. I KNOW.. pic.twitter.com/4vB74M4nlZ
— YOU DON'T KNOW ME. (@HasheemTheDream) April 8, 2014 Just hold on UK is goin home! Lmao
— Rudy Gay (@rudygay22) April 8, 2014 Congratulations to Huskies present and former alike. Sorry, Drake.
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