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Josh Harrellson civil suit offers lesson for pro athletes: 'Watch your back'

Jon Hale/The Courier-Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former Kentucky Wildcats on the front end of their professional basketball careers acknowledged an opportunity to learn from the recent Josh Harrellson civil case.

On Monday, Harrellson, a former Kentucky basketball player, was awarded more than $1 million in a Fayette County circuit court ruling against former University of Kentucky assistant athletic director Leon Smith, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

"Like with Josh Harrellson right now, you just got to watch your back," said Derek Willis, former Kentucky forward and current Detroit Pistons player.