If you want an idea of the element that Kentucky freshman guard Ashton Hagans has been bringing to his team of late, you could look worse places than the tongues of the sneakers he wore during warmups before this past Saturday’s game at Louisville. On each was a white-gloved cartoon hand making a downward-pointing L gesture—or “L’s down,” a taunting inversion of Louisville fans’ traditional rallying cry. Though game officials forced Hagans to change out of his customized kicks, it was a fitting tone-setter from a nuisance of a defender and burgeoning offensive attacker who in recent weeks has become the Wildcats’ infectious two-way spark.
With Kentucky Shaping Up, the SEC Looks Like It's in for a Thrilling Conference Race
