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05th Apr 2015

Video: Kentucky basketball fans react very badly to defeat, start fires in the streets

It's only a game

Ben Kiely

If you think you’re a sore loser, you’ve probably got nothing on these US basketball fans.

The Kentucky Wildcats looked destined to have a historic season in Division 1 college basketball. The team were on the verge of becoming only the second team to finish the season undefeated with a record of 38-0.

With only two wins two wins away from the national championship, the fairy tale turned into a nightmare as the the Wisconsin Badgers upset the odds with a 71-64 victory in the semi finals.

The Wildcats fans were distraught after the loss. So much so that they took they took it out on the streets of their own town.

Shortly after the game finished, videos and photos began to surface of Wildcats fans setting items such as chairs and blankets ablaze on the streets.

Hat-tip to Bleacher Report

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Basketball