Dewanna King knew the phone call was coming earlier this week; their conversations always seemed to turn back to Kansas basketball.
Her son was a huge fan. His latest Instagram photo showed him posing in black shirt, smiling, with an effort made to show off a flashy gold-chain Jayhawk that rested just above his heart.
“The guys have got to lock in,” son told mother, frustrated after KU’s second straight loss earlier this week. “They don’t need to get frustrated or worry about what people are saying.”
There was good reason for that.