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Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
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Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
Photos from the NCAA final at the Georgia Dome, April 8, 2013
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April 8, 2013 Atlanta - Louisville Cardinals guard Kevin Ware poses for photographers after he cut the net to celebrate their victory over the Michigan Wolverines during NCAA Final Four Championship Game at Georgia Dorm in Atlanta on Monday, April 8, 2013. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Feb 20, 2018

Even after the NCAA ruled Louisville basketball must vacate their 2013 national title Tuesday, former Louisville guard Kevin Ware spoke out on Twitter.

“Still got this fat (expletive) ring which means my guys definitely won a chip, if I’m not mistaken of course,” Ware wrote.

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Ware, a former student of Rockdale County High School in Conyers, was part of the Cardinals National Championship team in 2013. He played two more seasons at Georgia State and currently plays for Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League.

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