Sporting his Kentucky varsity letter jacket, NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns dropped in on UK’s volleyball practice Thursday to offer words of encouragement as they prepared to face Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 in Minneapolis.
“I just wanted to come support y’all, and let you know that Kentucky’s everywhere, and we’re always here for you. No matter what level we’re at, we’re always rooting for you guys,” Towns told the team in a video posted on UK Volleyball’s Twitter account. The tweet had more than 34,000 views on Friday. “You guys have a chance to do something special — something I wasn’t able to accomplish.