Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats motions to his players during the NCAA Men’s Final Four Championship against the Connecticut Huskies at AT&T Stadium on April 7, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald Martinez, Getty Images)
Will John Calipari leave his coaching post at the University of Kentucky to take over for the Sacramento Kings?
No. A resounding no, Calipari tweeted in a response to a in taking over Sacramento’s front-office and coaching gigs.
For the 100th time, I have the best basketball coaching position in the world. I am not looking for any other coaching position.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari)
Since he bought the team, and I have talked on and off about .
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari)
. has asked me what I thought about and I told him he would be an all-star, and I was right.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari)
In the last two weeks, we’ve also talked a bunch about the draft and on draft day, obviously because of .
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari)
At no time has offered me a job. I WILL BE AT KENTUCKY.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari)
At no time has offered me a job. I WILL BE AT KENTUCKY.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari)
This comes amid rumors of a degrading relationship between Kings head coach George Karl — who helmed Denver from 2005-13 — and star DeMarcus Cousins, according to Yahoo Sports.
From Yahoo:
Sacramento’s case on trying to get out of paying Karl his contract would be based in part on his involvement in mounting a campaign to get Cousins traded, sources said. The possibility of getting Karl ousted without pay is remote.
Karl signed a four-year, $15-million contract with Sacramento in February. He led the Kings to an 11-19 record in 30 games.
