If you aren't familiar with Kentucky's Sam Malone, there's a reasonable explanation: he's a walk-on whose bio on the official UK website begins with "Grabbed a rebound in three minutes against Mississippi State". Andrew Wiggins, he is not.
ESPN's Jeff Goodman tweeted out his rankings of every Final Four player (Insider only, of course), and decided to use the occasion to take a shot at Malone (because sure, there's no way making fun of the lovable walk-on can backfire on you):
I ranked every active Final Four player -- even @sammaloneuk13. Here goes: http://t.co/f972y698Ps
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) April 2, 2014
Malone's response:
Still wouldn't pay $40 a year for Insider "@GoodmanESPN: I ranked every active Final Four player -- even @sammaloneuk13" — Sam Malone (@SamMaloneuk13) April 2, 2014
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