UK players touted the benefit of having played against NBA players this fall.
Several NBA players, primarily members of the Oklahoma City Thunder, worked out in Lexington earlier this fall. Those workouts included pickup games involving UK players.
“Nothing’s better,” Stacey Poole said of the benefits derived from such games.
Added Terrence Jones: “It gave us more confidence as a team going into the season.”
But Jones tempered his comments when asked about competing with LeBron James.
“It’s hard to compare open gym against really playing him in a NBA game,” Jones said.
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.
