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Brian Bowen Sr. admits taking cash payment from former Louisville assistant Kenny Johnson

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Back on the witness stand Tuesday morning, Brian Bowen Sr. confirmed testimony from last week which alleged that former Louisville assistant Kenny Johnson paid him $1,300 in cash.

Brian Bowen Sr. tells jury that ex-Louisville asst coach Kenny Johnson handed him $1,300 cash in summer 2017 to help Bowen family make rent after they relocated to city to watch son. "He made it pretty clear that this was like a one-time deal for him," Bowen Sr. says #HoopsTrial

— Pete Brush (@PeteBrush) October 9, 2018

Bowen Sr. told the jury that Kenny Johnson was initially "flabbergasted" when Bowen approached him for money in late June of 2017.