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Patrick Patterson was initially sad and disappointed to learn of trade

Patrick Patterson didn't have much time to process the news, so the third-year forward's reaction after being traded to the was understandable.  “Pretty much just frustration at first, disappointment,” Patterson said Thursday. “I was sad. Those were my initial thoughts and emotions. But as time went on, I cooled off, got level-headed. Now I'm good, I'm excited.”

Patterson will join the Kings on Friday along with Cole Aldrich and Toney Douglas, the other players who are part of Wednesday's six-player deal that sent Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt to the .

Patterson is the most notable player acquired by the Kings in a deal that will net the team $1.3 million in salary savings as well as $1 million in cash that came from the Rockets.

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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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