George Clooney with Joanne Pitino at NCAA Basketball Tournament championship on April 1,1996

As we have no new news here some old news which we haven't yet on the forum (at least I couldn't find it). Anyone remembers the event   

George Clooney, 1996

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Kentucky native and actor George Clooney with Joanne Pitino, the wife of then-UK coach Rick Pitino, before the 1996 NCAA Basketball Tournament championship game between the Wildcats and Syracuse on April 1,1996, in the Meadowlands in Newark, NJ. Photo by Charles Bertram

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nice NEW pic!!

Great game. Kentucky had been dominating all tournament, and Syracuse wasn't playing its best (they had some players out for injuries, I think, too). So it was supposed to be a cakewalk for Kentucky, and for a while it looked that way, but Syracuse gave them a real run in the second half and got to within 4 points in the final minute, I think.

The Syracuse coach (a whiner I can't stand) had been Pitino's assistant, so that was one of the backstories of the game.

I don't like the Kentucky Wildcats, so that's probably the one thing George Clooney and I would always disagree on.

glasses too   

Yes saw those glasses too   

@Way2old4dis you are really well educated if it comes to basketball    Good that you found one way to disagree with George so you have a reason to "convince " George with you charm to support the other team   

Yeah, I'm a geek that way. But not as much as I used to be.

George looks so young and innocent in that pic, doesn't he?

Yes he does. So nice to go back in the past   

Not sure if it's just me who thinks this way but can it be that years ago he visit sport games more often then now????

No one can know that....but George.

Nicky80 wrote:Yes he does. So nice to go back in the past   

Not sure if it's just me who thinks this way but can it be that years ago he visit sport games more often then now????

@Nicky thanks for picture, very nice. 
I think that it is a bit more difficult for him to go to that kind of public place, like he didn't almost 20 years ago. That has been one of thing that he misses, anonymity.

Way2Old4Dis wrote:Great game. Kentucky had been dominating all tournament, and Syracuse wasn't playing its best (they had some players out for injuries, I think, too). So it was supposed to be a cakewalk for Kentucky, and for a while it looked that way, but Syracuse gave them a real run in the second half and got to within 4 points in the final minute, I think.

The Syracuse coach (a whiner I can't stand) had been Pitino's assistant, so that was one of the backstories of the game.

I don't like the Kentucky Wildcats, so that's probably the one thing George Clooney and I would always disagree on.

So I'm a U of K basketball girl.  I can't get over Rick Pitino leaving U of K and ultimately going to U of L.  It's like a Hatfield marrying a McCoy.  Furthermore, I was THERE at the game in the Meadowlands in NJ covering it as a reporter and was releaged to "fan reaction" and didn't get my chance to meet Mr. Clooney.  HUMP   Also - I know Julie Hermann who was the one who sealed the deal at Louisville who is now at Rutgers in NJ.  There is a great sports story like you mentioned with the back stories. She gave me all the backstory on Pitino - facinating!  Oh wait, this is a Clooney thread!  Don't kick me off!

relegated... that is.  darn spell check

LVL you're discussing the game which is the subject of the thread so no kicking off! :-)