Zoom Diallo and the ‘learning curve’ of being a Kentucky basketball leader

A day before Zoom Diallo played his second real game as a Kentucky Wildcat, he sat courtside in an empty Rupp Arena and reflected on what had happened over the previous few weeks.

Diallo talked about the trials and tribulations coinciding with the biggest adjustment of his basketball life and was open about the challenges of playing for UK, his dream school.

When asked what the best part of being a Wildcat had been, Diallo, often quick, candid and insightful with his answers, took a couple of seconds to reply. When he finally did, the words he spoke might’ve come as a surprise to those following his situation from afar.