LEXINGTON - After three days of backlash from the Kentucky basketball team's decision to kneel during the national anthem, coach John Calipari said the timing of the demonstration may not have been wise.
"These kids, they’re good kids," Calipari said Tuesday after his team's 85-65 loss to Alabama when asked about the criticism of Saturday's protest. "They have good hearts. This political time, probably not a real good time to do it."
Calipari learned his players wanted to kneel during the anthem before Saturday's game at Florida just more than an hour before the game. After explaining their rationale for the demonstration, players asked Calipari and the other UK coaches to kneel with them.