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PJ Washington demanding better from teammates the latest sign of leadership

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

When Kentucky was down 11 with 13 minutes left, TV cameras caught PJ Washington lighting into his teammates. The Florida student section seized on the moment, chanting, “PJ’S ANGRY!”:

Also, the growth of PJ Washington the last few weeks has been AWESOME. Three weeks ago he looked like he was counting down the minutes until he could leave for the NBA. Since then he's played at an All-American level + being the LEADER his team needs pic.twitter.com/Ra80lkTGuS

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) February 2, 2019

The moment was reminiscent of Ashton Hagans telling Keldon Johnson to wake the f*** up at Auburn, and like Ashton’s, PJ’s wakeup call worked.