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This Kentucky basketball player wore a special pair of shoes against Florida. Here's why

UK coach John Calipari breaks down Florida loss Jon Hale/Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two size 16 shoes were custom-made and delivered to Nick Richards last week, just in time for one of Kentucky basketball's most publicized games of the season.

The freshman forward's fashion statement was a tribute to his home of Jamaica.

The black he wore on the shoes were for the strength and creativity of its people, the green for the land, and the yellow for the sun. The shoes, which he wore Saturday against Florida, also feature the Jamaican flag and the national motto, "out of many one people.