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Does Kelenna Azubuike’s future contain another D-League stint?

Kelenna Azubuike - photo by Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer

– photo by Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer

The have decided that Kelenna Azubuike didn't possess enough of what they were looking for out of the veteran swingman at this stage in training camp. The Cavs waived Azubuike in an effort to create a possible roster spot for a cast which includes Micheal Eric, Kevin Jones, Samardo Samuels, Donald Sloan and even Daniel Gibson. Azubuike, whose career was severely affected by a horrific knee injury originally suffered back in 2009, claims he is 100%. Perhaps the former D-League standout should revisit the league with a stint to prove he is fully capable of playing at the level once again.  In 2011, Azubuike needed another surgery to correct his original operation for his torn left patella tendon. Azubuike entered Cavs training camp amidst questions as to where exactly his level of strength and performance would be having only briefly played (12 games) in the past two seasons. Azubuike saw action in just one game this preseason with Cleveland in which he scored 6 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and added 1 steal in 13:53 minutes of work. Due to Azubuike's contract situation, Cleveland will still need to pay him $854,389 despite him being cut by the team. With that said, Cleveland must have felt Azubuike was still a ways out from fully recovering to the point where he could play significant minutes for their club.

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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