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Amari Bailey shares funny story on how he became a UK fan

BJ Boston is one of the top prospects in the country that will play college basketball this fall. He is making the leap from Sierra Canyon High School in California to rock Kentucky blue in Lexington. And while he has yet to take the court, John Calipari already has his sights on another Sierra Canyon star.

According to Chris Fisher of 247 Sports, five star guard Amari Bailey grew up a Kentucky fan. He started to cheer for them just to troll his father, but he grew into a passionate member of Big Blue Nation.

Top-5 junior guard Amari Bailey used to root for Kentucky just to troll his dad, who played at Louisville.