CHICAGO — The biggest storyline coming out of Kansas' appearance in the Champions Classic on Tuesday was established well before it defeated Kentucky 65-61.
Heck, it surfaced before the Jayhawks even left the Ritz-Carlton for the United Center.
In an oddly worded press release issued an hour prior to tipoff, the school announced freshman forward Billy Preston had been suspended indefinitely following a single-vehicle, non-injury incident Saturday on KU's campus.
In a statement, head coach Bill Self said that KU's administration "determined that we needed a clearer financial picture specific to the vehicle" before it would allow Preston to play.