While promoting his new movie, George Clooney talks Kentucky-North Carolina basketball
Out promoting his movie “The Boys in the Boat,” George Clooney ended up talking Kentucky vs. North Carolina basketball with Sean O’Connell, the managing editor of CinemaBlend.
The most famous native of Augusta, Kentucky, Clooney noticed that O’Connell, who is based in Charlotte, was wearing a University of Kentucky shirt.
“We’ve got to beat them,” said Clooney of Saturday’s Kentucky-North Carolina game in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. “We’ve got to beat them.”
Getting to talk Kentucky basketball With George Clooney is, without question, a highlight of this bizarre career of mine! Clooney is a huge #UKBasketball fan, and a member of #BBN! @UKAthletics @UKCoachCalipari @KentuckyMBB https://t.co/SArvnb9F3K pic.twitter.com/OVyufPqCRl
— Sean O'Connell (@Sean_OConnell) December 13, 2023
When Clooney asked O’Connell why he was wearing a UK shirt, the host said his son is a sophomore at UK this year.
“Someone is going to beat you wearing a UK shirt around,” Clooney said.
“You know how many Cats fans are around here,” O’Connell replied. “Big Blue Nation is everywhere.”
“The Boys in the Boat” opens in theaters Dec. 17. Directed by Clooney, it tells the story of the University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. It stars Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton.
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