Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari might want to rethink his interview decorum after he created an incredibly weird interaction with ESPN’s Holly Rowe.
During a mid-game interview with Calipari, Rowe started to ask the longtime Wildcats coach a game strategy question before Calipari put his hands on Rowe’s shoulders and interrupted her.
He then went on to reframe the moment as a statement instead of an answer, and tried to explain whatever it is he was trying to explain about Kentucky’s Saturday road tilt with Tennessee.
While Calipari and Rowe are certainly friendly, the Kentucky coach cutting Rowe off and engaging in physical contact while he did it just created a bizarrely awkward situation for no reason whatsoever.
— Joey Yanks (@YanksJoey) January 14, 2023
Kentucky earned a huge victory over the Vols in Knoxville, which might simmer a little bit of the heat on Calipari’s seat right now.
His job status has been the topic of intense conversation in Lexington as Kentucky is in the midst of a season going off the rails. However, defeating a title contender like Tennessee can buy anyone some time.
Coach Cal seemed to make things even stranger doing the postgame.
Calipari: "All of you shooting bullets and arrows at me? I've got bazooka holes in my body. They go right through."
— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) January 14, 2023
Calipari might want to chill a little bit when giving interviews, even with people he knows well.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
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