It’s been a long time coming for No. 2. Broken feet are often death sentences for athletic 7-footers with NBA aspirations. Factor in offseason speculation regarding outside influences pushing and pulling him in different directions, there was skepticism Aaron Bradshaw would ever play a game for Kentucky — another Shaedon Sharpe, many thought.
And then five minutes into the Wildcats’ matchup vs. UNC Wilmington, Bradshaw jogged to the scorer’s table and checked into the game for his debut. For the first time in a Kentucky uniform, the Rahway, N.J. native felt the roar from Big Blue Nation, a moment all basketball players grow up hoping to experience.