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In the rapper Drake, Kentucky has a natural fan

Drake - photo from UKAthletics.com

Drake - photo from UKAthletics.com

After Kentucky’s 90-60 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday night sent the Wildcats to the N.C.A.A. tournament’s Round of 16, the Grammy-nominated rapper Drake raised two of his fingers in celebration from his second-row seat behind the Wildcats bench.  Drake, who was at the game with the basketball power broker known as Worldwide Wes, wore a blue Kentucky jacket and hugged Wildcats super fan and actress Ashley Judd after the victory. He also exchanged high-fives with some of the Wildcats coaches.

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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