Championship victories are usually followed by the team cutting down the nets in celebration.
After Kentucky claimed the SEC championship by defeating Arkansas 73-63 and retained its perfect record, the Wildcats left the basketball nets unscathed.
My Old Kentucky Home... Cats are leaving the nets up. pic.twitter.com/naKkQa3ciM
— Brian Bruemmer (@BrianBruemmer) March 15, 2015
The team's managers were later sent out with scissors to get the nets.
While there was some speculation that Kentucky was attempting to make a statement by leaving the nets up, Wildcats forward Marcus Lee had a much more simple explanation: The team was too busy celebrating with each other and forgot to cut them down.
Seems like a great reason.
There may be more to it than simply forgetfulness, though.
Willie Cauley-Stein said, "Those aren't the nets we're looking to cut down. We're looking for something bigger."
