John Calipari On Basketball: 'This Is Not Communism'

Coach Calipari or Professor Calipari?

Kentucky coach John Calipari arrived to his team's first March Madness game with zingers a'blazing on Thursday.

Heading into the second half with a strong lead after a somewhat slow start against 16-seed Hampton, Calipari dropped this pearl of wisdom about the game of basketball:

So just in case there was any confusion, remember, basketball is not Communism.

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