A Sea Of Blue · Jul 12, 2021
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist opens up about overcoming speech disorder while at UK
Set Number: X154603 TK1 R1 F50 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is one of the most beloved Kentucky Wildcats players of all-time.
The energetic, defensive-minded small forward from New Jersey was the first commitment of the 2011 recruiting class for Kentucky, then the No. 1 player in his class at the time of his commitment.
When he got to Lexington, MKG was a rockstar, but there was a problem that many fans did not know about - MKG struggled with a speech disorder. Stuttering.
MKG had suffered from stuttering, which affects about 1% of the population, and was taking speech-therapy during his time at Kentucky. Kidd-Gilchrist worked with speech pathologist Meg Shake to work through the disorder.