It was a special day for the much-beloved John Calipari, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
Calipari, who has been wildly successful as the head coach of The University of Kentucky over the past six seasons, has been coaching in some capacity since the early 80’s and finally received his dues with the honor of being called a hall of famer.
On hand to support the long-time coach were plenty of his former players who are now very successful stars in the NBA, including John Wall, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins and more. Here are some of their reactions to Calipari’s induction:
Congrats to the best @ukcoachcalipari well deserved!! pic.twitter.com/61v04DOdR7
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) September 12, 2015
No one better than @UKCoachCalipari. You deserve this moment and it’s more because of you as a human, not a coach. Welcome home! #HOF2015
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) September 12, 2015
Congrats coach! Well deserved…. https://t.co/oDJfegyVVy
— Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2) September 12, 2015
All of @UKCoachCalipari former players join him on the Hall of Fame stage tonight. pic.twitter.com/iMBB2MtVMs
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) September 12, 2015
#BBN #lafamilia !! pic.twitter.com/J3acCPQPEf
— John Wall (@JohnWall) September 12, 2015
2010 in the house for Coach Cal’s enshrinement. @johnwall @boogiecousins @ Naismith Memorial… https://t.co/DEV9VjCXxe
— Mark Krebs Jr. (@MarkKrebsJr) September 11, 2015
Well deserved…..congrats @UKCoachCalipari!! pic.twitter.com/PGFr7AQcDH
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) September 12, 2015
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