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Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari was on hand at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 10, watching two of his former Kentucky standouts in the NBA Finals.
He chose the right game to attend, as he sat courtside near Adam Sandler and watched the New York Knicks complete a 29-point comeback win, the largest in Finals history.
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Calipari, one of the best developers of NBA talent in college basketball history, coached both San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (2016-17) and Knicks forward Karl Anthony-Towns (2014-15) at Kentucky. He also coached NBA Sixth Man of the Year Keldon Johnson, who averaged 13.2 points per game off the bench for the Spurs this season and played one season at Kentucky in 2018-19.
Coach Cal wasn’t too far from Taylor Swift, either. He was a bit too nervous to introduce himself, though.
“What an unbelievable night at The Garden!” Calipari wrote on X after the game while sharing a selfie with Adam Sandler. “It’s hard to even explain the feeling in that building. Two unbelievable teams, high-level competitors and a building pulsing with emotion and passion. It was so great to see Karl, De’Aaron and Keldon, as well as two of my other great big guys – Marcus Camby and Dakari Johnson!
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“I am so happy for my friends Leon Rose and William Wesley and the staff in New York for what they have built. I got to spend some time with all the Knicks Alums, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock but I was too nervous to introduce myself to Taylor Swift! LOL!
“Watching those two teams, with their guards showing incredible fight, focused on winning and MAKING OTHERS BETTER, I couldn’t help but think about two guards in this upcoming draft who do the same things. Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas along with Trevon Brazile are going to make a couple of franchises very happy!! CANT WAIT TO START COACHING MY TEAM!!!! Now back to recruiting!!”
As Calipari mentioned, he’s about to add two more high-level guards to the NBA ranks in Acuff Jr. and Thomas, both of whom are projected to be first-round selections. Acuff Jr., a Wooden Award finalist in 2026, is a projected top-10 pick after averaging 23.5…
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Publish date : 2026-06-11 15:08:00
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