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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) #8212;With the NBA lockout still going on, BrandonKnight(notes) found a new job on Tuesday.Nursing a minor ankle sprain, Knight sat out of an exhibition game betweenformer Kentucky and Western Kentucky players but ended up coaching his team. #8220;It was a really fun experience, #8221; said Knight, the eighth overallselection by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA draft. #8220 football tables ;I had a lot of fun coachingand talking to the guys. #8221;Knight hurt his ankle in a #8220;Big Blue All-Stars #8221; exhibition played Mondayas the last event in a nine-game tour against small Kentucky colleges. The 19-year-old has remained close to Kentucky #8217;s fan base since declaringfor the draft after the Wildcats #8217; Final Four run last season. #8220;I #8217;m happy with my decision football tables , and I always will be, #8221; he said. #8220;It was thebest time to go. #8221;On Tuesday, Knight became increasingly active on the sideline in his #8220;BigBlue #8221; team #8217;s 112-97 loss to a #8220;Big Red #8221; team led by Houston Rockets #8217; CourtneyLee(notes) and the Utah Jazz #8217;s Jeremy Evans(notes).With seven minutes to go in the fourth #8212;the blue team trailing by double football tables digits #8212;Knight started jeering officials over a foul called on former teammateJosh Harrellson(notes), a second-round selection by the New Orleans Hornets. #8220;I #8217;ve gotta get this ref #8217;s name, #8221; he said, as a crowd split betweenWildcat blue and Hilltopper red laughed.The game ended to a standing ovation by red- and blue-clad fans, who swarmedthe court afterward for Knight #82 football tables 17;s autograph. #8220;Tonight was particularly fun just because of the fact that there were lessplayers and all the guys wanted to win, #8221; Knight said.Knight entered Western Kentucky #8217;s E.A. Diddle Arena about 25 minutes beforetip wearing a sweat shirt and sweat pants. Rather than warm up with a team thatincluded the Rockets #8217; Chuck Hayes(notes), Knight signed autographs courtside.Le football tables e, a well-traveled player who #8217;s played for the Magic, New Jersey Nets andRockets, led all scorers with 36 points. He plans to play in other suchexhibitions, as do other NBA players around the country, until the lockout ends. #8220;I #8217;ve got to continue to train, work out every day and be ready, #8221; Leesaid. #8220;Any time the owners come to an agreement with the players, our season football tables #8217;son. #8221;Ty Rogers, a former Western Kentucky player known for his game-winning shotover Drake in the 2008 NCAA tournament, organized the event.In Kentucky and Western Kentucky #8217;s five-game history, the Wildcats havenever played in Bowling Green. #8220;Before the game when I came in, I told some of the coaches we never gotthe chance to play UK, #8221; said Evans, who #8217;s coming of football tables f his rookie season with theJazz. #8220;I guess this was the closest I was going to get. #8221; Fantasy Basketball '11 registration is open. Sign up today! And follow Yahoo! Sports' NBA coverage on Twitter. Updated 7 hours, 39 minutes ago football tables
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