Louisville fans brought anti-Kentucky signs to the game on Friday. But U of L monitored the visual displays.
Mark Haggard, a security supervisor the KFC Yum Center, said that his crew had removed seven signs they felt crossed crossed the line of good taste. This was an hour before tip off.
“Anything that’s offensive to either team” would be removed, Haggard.
Among the signs that got cleared were:
– UK Coach John Calipari in a wizard’s hat and a message that read, “I made two Final Fours disappear.”
– U of L Coach Rick Pitino’s face on the body of Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies. Beside him was Calipari’s face on the Mini Me character.
– A tote board that counted UK’s five first-round draft picks, zero national championships and 2.1 grade-point average under Calipari.
– The message, “Enes Kant save you.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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the gestapo is out in full force. i don’t like censorship and those signs, although i disagree with them, are just harmless fun. it’s apart of this fun and competitive rivalry