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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer jams with the KU Jayhawks

The KU basketball band had a little extra jam during a song played in Tuesday’s game against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in Chicago.

Chad Smith, drummer in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, was spotted in the stands wearing a KU shirt and hat, according to the KU Alumni Association.

The men’s basketball members then improvised a chant to invite Smith to jam with the Jayhawks. The chant certaintly did work.

Smith and the Jayhawks permormed a cover of Jimi Hendrix’ “Fire.”

You can watch the jam in a video posted to Twitter by Smith, @RHCPchad.

The KU men’s basketball team beat the Wildcats with a final score of 65-61.

Kaitlyn Alanis: 316-269-6708, @kaitlynalanis

This story was originally published November 15, 2017 at 3:54 PM with the headline "Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer jams with the KU Jayhawks."

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