BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With the NBA lockout still going on, Brandon Knight found a new job on Tuesday.
Nursing a minor ankle sprain, Knight sat out of an exhibition game between former Kentucky and Western Kentucky players but ended up coaching his team.
“It was a really fun experience,” said Knight, the eighth overall selection by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA draft. “I had a lot of fun coaching and talking to the guys.”
Knight hurt his ankle in a “Big Blue All-Stars” exhibition played Monday as the last event in a nine-game tour against small Kentucky colleges.
The 19-year-old has remained close to Kentucky’s fan base since declaring for the draft after the Wildcats’ Final Four run last season.
“I’m happy with my decision, and I always will be,” he said. “It was the best time to go.”
On Tuesday, Knight became increasingly active on the sideline in his “Big Blue” team’s 112-97 loss to a “Big Red” team led by Houston Rockets’ Courtney Lee and the Utah Jazz’s Jeremy Evans.
With seven minutes to go in the fourth — the blue team trailing by double digits — Knight started jeering officials over a foul called on former teammate Josh Harrellson, a second-round selection
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