UNC Basketball: Christian Laettner trolls Kentucky fans with Luke Maye tweet

Christian Laettner tweets about Luke Maye, trolls Kentucky fans

On Sunday night, North Carolina and Kentucky went head-to-head in their second meeting of the season. And unlike the first meeting, which the Wildcats won 103-100, the Tar Heels came out on top, moving on to the Final Four in the process.

Similarly to the December meeting, though, it was an explosive, high-octane battle that again came down to the closing seconds of the game.

With 10 seconds left in the second half, Kentucky freshman Malik Monk hit a game-tying three-pointer from the top of the key that knotted the score at 73.

Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Luke Maye (32) makes a basket with .3 seconds left over Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) in the second half during the finals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. North Carolina won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

When Kennedy Meeks inbounded the ball to Theo Pinson with just over seven seconds left, Pinson quickly got down the court and penetrated through the heart of the Kentucky defense. With nowhere to go and time running down, he tossed the ball out to a wide-open Luke Maye.

Without hesitation, Maye went into the air and released a jump shot the went straight through the hoop, leaving just 0.3 seconds on the clock.

The shot, which gave the Tar Heels a 75-73 advantage, would turn out to be the game-winner. Kentucky was unable to inbound the ball and North Carolina was victorious.

As glorious of a moment as it was for North Carolina and its fans, it was just as devastating to Kentucky and theirs.

Maybe even more painful, was the memory of another shot that beat Kentucky 25 years ago by Duke’s Christian Laettner.

Laettner’s shot against Kentucky, widely considered the greatest shot in college basketball history, similarly ousted Kentucky from the 1992 NCAA tournament, while Duke moved on to the Final Four.

And who was there yesterday to remind the Wildcats? None other than Christian Laettner, himself.

Luke my son...May the force of the #32 be with you. #uncdownsthecats #theshotlives
— Christian Laettner (@laettnerbball) March 27, 2017

With just one sentence and a couple of hashtags, Laettner stuck it to Kentucky fans all over the world in one of the best trolling jobs we’ve seen in a while.

And really, who can’t get on board with trolling a devastated blue blood program who has just been knocked out of the NCAA Tournament?

Kentucky isn’t alone, though. North Carolina, Duke and Kansas all get their fair share of social media blasting when they come out on the losing end of a big game. It’s just the life of a blue blood program.

Kentucky will recover, and their feelings will mend. Their Elite 8 loss won’t stick with them forever.

But there are two things that will live on forever.

Laettner’s shot. And Luke Maye’s shot.

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