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Kentucky player Keion Brooks Jr. supports changing Rupp Arena name

During the call, Brooks said he supported the idea of changing the Rupp Arena name.

Here’s an excerpt of his comments:

“Being honest, I haven’t educated myself well enough on Adolph Rupp or just the whole situation at hand to really give you my thoughts on it,” said Brooks, who is also a member of the SEC Council on Racial Equality and Social Justice. “From what I do know, I would like to see a name change just basically because of what his name is and what that’s connected to and what that kind of represents.