It doesn’t seem easy to intimidate Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari — the man many once considered to be the most powerful person in college basketball, pulling in top recruiting classes and regularly taking his teams to the Final Four. Taylor Swift, however, was up for the job. Calipari, 67, spoke to the “Eye on College Basketball” podcast at 2026 SEC media days where he told host Matt Norlander about running into the singer at Game 4 of the NBA Finals earlier this year. “Taylor Swift is there and I was embarrassed to go up to her,” the Hall of Famer admitted....
Why Arkansas Coach John Calipari Was ‘Embarrassed’ to Approach Taylor Swift
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Oct 17, 2026 • 48 minutes ago
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