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‘Let me put on a show.’ Georgia’s villain was Kentucky’s hero.

Ashton Hagans, who decommitted from Georgia to sign with Kentucky, knew he would face a hostile crowd here Tuesday night.

It was no surprise that Georgia fans booed his name when he was introduced as a UK starter. They chanted “traitor, traitor” each time he shot a free throw.

“He’s going to be mauled by the fans,” UK Coach John Calipari said Monday. “Then it becomes does it inspire him or rattle him. None of us know. Let’s see.”

We saw.

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