The straight line that produced the biggest laugh at Kentucky basketball’s Media Day on Thursday involved whether John Calipari might invite his perceived coaching nemesis, Rick Pitino, to speak to the UK players.
Of course, archrival Louisville fired Pitino as coach a year ago in the wake of an FBI investigation into college basketball corruption.
“Probably not,” Calipari said before a well-timed pause. “Based on it would put North Korea on the back burner. Let me say that.”
Of course, Media Day officially tips off the ultra-serious business of another Kentucky basketball season. That season begins with an ultra-dramatic game against Duke.