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Kentucky Condemns Fan's Use of Racial Slur, Bans Her From Future Games

Kentucky has banned a fan from all future sporting events after she shouted a racial slur at a Tennessee fan on Tuesday night, director of athletics Mitch Barnhart announced Thursday.

"We have permanently revoked ticket privileges for all UK Athletics events from the person who made the abusive remark at Tuesday night's game, effective immediately," Barnhart said. "This misconduct is unacceptable, unwelcome at the University of Kentucky and not reflective of our values."

The incident occurred at Rupp Arena in the final minutes of the Wildcats' shocking loss to the Volunteers. LEX 18 reports Ethan Williams, a Tennessee fan, started recording video of Kentucky fans leaving the game early.