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Louisville fans cheered loudly for Rick Pitino during Saturday’s Russ Smith banner ceremony

It’s no secret that Louisville is having a difficult men’s basketball season, including an 82-70 loss Saturday on “Russ Smith Day” at the KFC Yum! Center.

The loss has the Cardinals sitting at 11-8 on the season with games against Virginia, Duke and North Carolina coming up.

To add insult to injury, Louisville fans cheered loudly for former head coach Rick Pitino when he appeared on a video with words about Smith.

Former Louisville coach Rick Pitino congratulates guard Russ Smith on his career, to loud cheers. pic.twitter.com/VzX5GR0C6W

— Gary Graves (@GaryBGraves) January 23, 2022

Tim Sullivan believes it’s the loudest the Yum!