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John Calipari Reveals the Gym Rat Mentality That Makes Darius Acuff Jr. Special

"He is a gym rat. He loves the game. Nothing else matters to him," Calipari said of Acuff. He recalled telling him to rest a hurt ankle after a 50-point double-overtime game against Alabama, but Acuff refused. "He looked at me and said, 'We just lost. I'm playing.' And he walked out of my office," Calipari added.