Gillispie and Pitino Breathe Sighs of Relief…
By This is easily the most monstrous thing that a basketball coach associated with the state of Kentucky has done recently:
Basketball and politics — two of Kentucky’s favorite subjects — converged Thursday when University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari said he would send a UK jersey to President Barack Obama.
Apparently enough fans objected to the gift that the UK coach felt compelled to post an explanation on his Facebook page.
“Folks — I think everyone is missing my intention of sending a jersey to the President,” Calipari wrote. “There was NOTHING political about it — it was simply a way of spreading the word of Big Blue Nation into the White House! I apologize if I offended anyone — that was not my intention. I know politics and sports don’t mix, but a friend offered to give Bounce Back to the President and we figured we could send along a jersey as well.”