Adolph Rupp’s Empire: Netflix Exposes 160 Years of Kentucky Basketball…

For decades, Adolph Rupp built the University of Kentucky into a basketball powerhouse, cementing his place as one of the most influential coaches in history. But behind the trophies and banners, questions still linger. Netflix’s latest documentary takes viewers deep into the Wildcats’ 160-year legacy, but does it tell the full story? Allegations of racial exclusion, behind-the-scenes power struggles, and the lingering shadows of controversy still haunt Rupp’s empire. As interviews with former players and insiders reveal, not everything in Kentucky basketball’s past is as clean as the record books suggest. What secrets remain buried? What whispers of scandal have yet to be fully uncovered? As the documentary revisits the triumphs and tribulations of Kentucky basketball, viewers are left to wonder: Is this the definitive story, or just the version they want us to believe?