John Calipari's daughter Erin doesn't tolerate negative talk about the Kentucky men's basketball coach.
Erin spoke about the Wildcats' defeat of Calipari after Kentucky's 79-62 loss to South Carolina in front of a sellout crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena, home of the Gamecocks, on Tuesday. He fired back at his fans using the X account.
It all started when X user @Rico_in_Oakland responded to Erin's post on Saturday with “BIG Z!” Kentucky's Zvonimir “Big Z” Ivicic after a strong debut (3-for-4, 3-for-4, 13 points) in the Wildcats' 105-96 win over the Georgia Bulldogs at Rupp Arena. .
“Your dad just got blown away in South Carolina,” says an internet troll I have written To Erin. “It's not an exception [sic]. I was so excited about Big Z and now I'm so mad.
“Tell your dad that if we don't make it to the top four this year, he's fired. Let's go to the cats.”
That's when Vanderbilt University Associate Professor Erin thanked users for their messages.
“Hello Rico. Thank you for your message.” Written by Erin. “Tell your dad that you spend your nights tweeting messages to your basketball coach's adult children. I'm sure he'll be proud.”
Elder Calipari has not yet addressed the situation.
Tuesday's loss marks Kentucky's third straight loss at South Carolina.
“We drove it, but we didn't have enough strength to hold our ground.” Calipari said After the match.
No. 6 Kentucky had a poor offensive game, making only 3 of 11 threes.
Kentucky's leading scorer, Antonio Reaves (19.6 points per game), made 1 of 7 shots in the first half.
Kentucky visits Arkansas on Saturday night.
