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Published on 11-27-2020 09:35 PM
John Calipari’s daughters are among the fans who have cutouts in Rupp Arena seats for UK games. (Twitter Photo)
By LARRY VAUGHT
It was certainly a different atmosphere in Rupp Arena Wednesday night when Kentucky beat Morehead 81-45 in its season opener.
One fan I know, Marsha Lane of Danville, said she was “not impressed” with the new protocols that included no concessions, including water, and the new location of her seat.
Kentucky coach John Calipari would like to find a way to have more than about 3,000 fans — 15 percent of Rupp’s capacity — at games.
“Is there some way we can test where we can have 30 percent, where more fans can come and they feel comfortable coming because they're tested? How do we do that? I don't know. I don't have time. I'm trying to get a basketball team together,” Calipari said after the win.
“I would say this, when we came in yesterday (to the arena to shoot) and I saw all the cards with people's faces on it, the team went nuts. They said, ‘Did these people buy these? These people are crazy.’ And then they went up there and sat with them.”
Kentucky is selling cardboard cutouts that fans can purchase
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