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Kenny Payne tells WDRB that Eric Wood, Chris Mack video ‘was obviously done as a joke’ between friends

Former Kentucky assistant coach Kenny Payne says the controversial video of Eric Wood and Chris Mack that surfaced over the weekend was obviously done as a joke between friends.

Payne says Wood is a good friend and he and Mack made the video to rib Payne a little after Louisville defeated Kentucky in December.

Check out his comments to WDRB:

“Eric doesn’t deserve any grief for this,” Payne said in a telephone interview Sunday afternoon. “It was a joke.
“Eric is a friend of mine and he was just having fun. He and Chris were happy that Louisville won the game (against UK on Dec.