It all starts with Anthony Davis. Before the Unibrow picked Kentucky over Illinois, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Davis would choose UK after receiving $200,000 for his commitment. Obviously, the rumor was nothing more than a rumor. The origin of that rumor is where things get interesting.
Gregg Doyel, then at CBS, revealed to Matt Jones and a few others that Bruce Weber leaked the story to the Sun-Times.
“If anybody is behind this, Weber is behind this, because he doesn’t lose very well. And, he unfortunately loses recruits left and right. Nobody loses more recruits than Bruce Weber.