iNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 8: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats, second from left, with his assistant coaches (from left) John Robic, Kenny Payne, and Joel Justus, during the game against the Seton Hall Pirates in the Citi Hoops Classic at Madison Square Garden on December 8, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Porter Binks/Getty Images)
Will the New York Knicks become a pipeline for former Kentucky players?
Talking informally on a recent podcast, sports commentator Bill Simmons indicated there is a “real fear” around the NBA that the New York Knicks will become a “pipeline” for Kentucky players after the hiring of former CAA big wig Leon Rose as team president and subsequent hires of key influencers with close connections to the Lexington-based basketball program.