Lonzo Ball is one of the best players to ever wear those four letters across his chest. But his final game for UCLA was not up to his lofty standards. It was so far below his bar, that rumors of a groin pull gained traction in cyberspace. But Coach Steve Alford denied any injury, and took away a pretty damn good excuse for the Bruins’ 86-75 season-ending loss to Kentucky.
Other excuses could be the foul trouble that Thomas Welsh was in, or the unusually hot outside shooting by the Wildcats, but the Bruins basically just got outplayed by what was tonight, a superior team.