On Tuesday, the Kentucky Wildcats lost their long-time associate head coach Kenny Payne when he accepted an offer to become a new assistant for the New York Knicks.
Shortly after the news, it was reported that Bruiser Flint would be the replacement for Payne on John Calipari’s staff.
Losing Payne is a big loss for the Cats seeing how he has developed a number of elite big men during his time at Kentucky, as he has been a huge key in the success of the program.
However, Kyle Tucker of The Athletic later reported that coach Cal was the one who sold Payne hard to the Knicks.