'Hunger Games' Star Josh Hutcherson Gets an Amazing Mockingjay Salute at ... - ABC News

When Josh Hutcherson headed home for the holidays he never could have predicted that he’d get this kind of a welcome.

The “Hunger Games” star, 21, attended a Kentucky Wildcats basketball game near his hometown of Union, Ky., on Dec. 28, and greeted the crowd at halftime.

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In response, his fellow Wildcat fans gave him the three-finger Mockingjay salute from his famous films.

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The eRupption zone , UK’s student section, salutes Josh Hutcherson with a symbol from the Hunger Games as Kentucky defeats Louisville 73-66 on Dec. 28, 2013 in Lexington, Ky.

It’s appropriate, especially given the Kentucky connection that Hutcherson has with his co-star, Louisville native Jennifer Lawrence.

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“It was kind of an instant bonding factor, being from the same place,” Hutcherson told Kentucky.com last year . “For me, it was the upbringing; it’s the family and the culture and everything. It felt like her and I were on the same page with that whole thing. There’s an understanding when you’re from the same place, an instant sort of connection with someone.”