Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader asked several Kentucky players about their weekly massages recently.
According to Tipton, there are no “lovely geisha girls” doing the massaging but the benefits are plentiful.
Dakari Johnson told Tipton “it’s a dude” who does the massaging.
Here is an excerpt:
Later Monday, Dakari Johnson and Dominique Hawkins gushed about the benefits of the UK players’ once-a-week massages. Yes, in addition to the chef assigned to the Wildcat Coal Lodge, the players also get massages.
“Nobody passes on massages,” Johnson said. “Everybody needs it.”
The massages last about 30 minutes. A masseur comes to the UK training room.
No, Johnson said, no lovely geisha girls do the massaging.
“Nah,” he said. “It’s a dude. He’s good with his hands, I guess.”
The massages alleviate muscle soreness, the players noted.
“Soreness goes away in about a day,” Hawkins said. “Basically, the next day you feel 100 percent.”
