Nearly an hour after absorbing a 94-77 beatdown from Kentucky that pushes his team even farther off the NCAA tournament bubble, LSU star freshman Ben Simmons circulated amicably among the people still hanging around in Rupp Arena. Then the likely No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft disappeared back under the stands for a smile-filled chat with his dad, Dave. If this debacle of an LSU season is wearing on Simmons and his father, they concealed it well Saturday.
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