Before we get to all of the complaints about Kentucky’s offense, we should address the reckless and tone deaf decision to play Marcus Garrett with a list of COVID symptoms, and then ESPN celebrating his courage throughout the night.
Michael Jordan’s flu game in the ’97 NBA Finals is a classic, but it is the year 2020 and there is a relentless virus going around and it has been hammered into our brains to stay home if we are showing symptoms. So how is Garrett thrown into a college basketball game with, “stomach issues, fatigue and a fever,” as well as, “a tough time breathing in their last game.