Summertime is known for it’s slow news cycle when it comes to sports here in Louisville. But on a day when the landscape of sports in the United States (and hopefully Kentucky) was possibly changed forever, as sports gambling officially became legal, some pretty big news relating to Louisville basketball slipped through the crack.
Just a few weeks back, I wrote on the importance of the NBA Draft Combine for former Louisville basketball stars Ray Spalding, and Deng Adel. Both juniors decided to declare after a disappointing Louisville season, initially not hiring agents (which would have allowed them to return to campus) before deciding they knew enough about their draft status to hire agents, removing any chances of returning for their senior seasons.