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Former UK, U of L players Devin Booker, Gorgui Dieng fight in NBA

The Kentucky-Louisville rivalry is alive and well in the NBA.

Former Wildcat Devin Booker and former Cardinal Gorgui Dieng were at the center of an altercation between the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

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The fight appeared to be sparked by Dieng elbowing Booker in the face after a rebound. The two then bumped chests, and Booker hit Dieng in the face with an open-handed shove.