After Kentucky’s loss to North Carolina,75-63, on Saturday, Wildcats coach John Calipari did a post-game press conference.
The Wildcats didn’t just lose, the team stunk up the court.
Kentucky led for 24 minutes and 40 seconds, but a stalled offense, foul trouble and turnovers opened the door for North Carolina’s late 13-5 rally that turned the game.
From the 12:07 mark to the 4:01 mark in the second half, Kentucky failed to register a field goal. The Wildcats finished 3-for-13 from the 3-point line and shot just under 40% from the field overall. North Carolina’s numbers were similar except for turnovers. Kentucky finished with 16 to UNC’s 11.
The Wildcats dropped a fifth straight game for the first time ever in Calipari’s tenure, and according to ESPN Stats & Information research, this is Kentucky’s first 1-5 start for the program since 1926-27.
With the Wildcats stuck in a five-game losing streak, the season is still young, but the look of despair and defeat is written all over Coach Calipari’s during the Zoom call.
Calipari’s in today’s Postgame Press Conference pic.twitter.com/FYni8QPQbE
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) December 19, 2020
Sportswriters, fans, and Calipari haters were quick to point out the coach’s dejected demeanor and took to Twitter to poke fun at the legendary coach.
John Calipari definitely has the "my wife left me, I just got fired and my puppy died, and all I've got left is a warm bowl of Ramen, in a small apartment, with a single lightbulb hanging from the ceiling" look going on with him right here 😂😂 https://t.co/F6PDog11sd
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) December 19, 2020
The look when you realize you now have to coach but can't remember the last time you did.
— Nona Grey (@AryaDarkStark) December 19, 2020
John Calipari looks like he’s aged 10 years in the last 3 weeks. pic.twitter.com/VSGfvhLMl1
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) December 19, 2020
Calipari out here looking like a Coen Brothers character pic.twitter.com/Tm3eea40k8
— Seconds to Madness (@Seconds2Madness) December 19, 2020
How it started How it’s going pic.twitter.com/hrDnfb4bqh
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) December 19, 2020
Looks like he has the suds
— Brandon Fryman (@BrandonFryman10) December 19, 2020
Ive seen better looking mugshots. This is rough.
— Owen (@75toRupp) December 19, 2020
John Calipari looks like someone in an HBO series who dyes his hair gray to play himself 20 years in the future https://t.co/SXiZGrZ17w
— Joe Giglio (@giglio_OG) December 19, 2020
[via Larry Brown Sports]
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