LSU star freshman Ben Simmons didn’t necessarily have his most dominating statistical performance of the season against Kentucky last night—he scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out three assists during the Tigers’ 85-67 win over the Wildcats—but he did throw down an impressive putback dunk towards the end of the game that will definitely be on his highlight reel when the 2016 NBA Draft rolls around:
And after the game, Simmons wanted to make sure Kentucky’s biggest celebrity fan Drake had seen what he did to John Calipari & Co. So he jumped on Instagram, flipped Drizzy’s “I rock Kentucky blue on these h***” lyric from his song, “Scholarships,” and posted this:
No response from Drizzy yet. But he can’t let Simmons do him like this and not respond, right? Expect Drake front and center when Kentucky hosts LSU in their final game of the regular season on March 5.
Send all complaints, compliments, and tips to sportstips@complex.com.
[via Black Sports Online]
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