Is that some top-of-the-lottery drama that I smell?
The UCLA Bruins fell in their Sweet 16 game against the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday night by the final of 86-75, a game that saw star freshman point guard Lonzo Ball thoroughly outplayed by Kentucky counterpart De’Aaron Fox in one of his worst games of the season.
Shortly after the game went final, Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz, Ball’s primary competition for No. 1 overall pick consideration in next June’s NBA draft, sent the following tweet:
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— Markelle Fultz (@MarkelleF) March 25, 2017
Of course, this might just be a false emoji alarm in the vein of fellow Washington product Isaiah Thomas. But at the very least, the timing of Fultz’s tweet seems rather curious.
Either way, Fultz probably shouldn’t be talking as his Huskies failed to even qualify for the NCAA Tournament and finished the season 11th in the Pac-12 with a dismal record of 9-22. UCLA also won both matchups against Washington this year by a combined 73 (!!!) points. But it’s at least a juicy development in the Ball v. Fultz storyline (or dare we say, budding rivalry?) that’s sure to keep dominating basketball circles for the next few months.
