clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

John Calipari shoots down New York Knicks rumors

That ended quicker even by Coach Cal Rumor Mill standards.

NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-South Regional-Kentucky vs North Carolina Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

Earlier on Thursday, Ian Begley of ESPN reported that Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari sought out the New York Knicks for their open president job.

Well, Coach Cal, who’s in Egypt right now, addressed those rumors on Twitter:

Have to say, that’s a quicker shutdown than even we might have expected. Usually this whole sort of thing results in a contract extension for Cal. But, it looks like this will just be what many expected it to be: A non-story with Cal not leaving Lexington.