Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari made his anticipated return to Rupp Arena on Saturday night as he faced his old team Kentucky on the road.
As expected, Calipari got very loud boos from Big Blue Nation as he took the court for the evening’s big game. Like, a lot of boos.
To be fair, there was a spattering of applause for Calipari, who is one of the most successful coaches in Wildcats history. It made sense for at least a couple of Kentucky fans to give Coach Cal his immediate due in his return.
However, he was still the enemy on Saturday night, and Kentucky fans gave him a shower of boos that you could hear a mile away.
John Calipari enters Rupp Arena to a chorus of boos. pic.twitter.com/xibCj95EkZ
— Rare Rookies #BBN (@rarerookies) February 2, 2025
The moment has arrived. John Calipari makes his way onto the floor at Rupp Arena! @FOX56News pic.twitter.com/zr0Eu7ataq
— Colby Wilson (@colbyywilsonn) February 2, 2025
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
