John Calipari writes on his blog that he’s headed back to China on Friday.
This guy spends more time in China than Yao Ming.
An excerpt:
In addition to doing a coaches clinic for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) outside of Beijing, I will be able to share in the dinner when the CBA honors my dear friend Del Harris. I’ve also got to make it a point to get to the Great Wall. Previous trips have been so jam-packed I wasn’t able to work in a trip to the Wall. I plan on getting there during this trip and sharing some pictures of my journey.
Some have asked, ‘Why are you doing all that travelling, Coach?’
Quite simply, we want UK basketball to be followed by all the fantastic basketball fans in China. Eventually, we want this website and UK’s presence to be as big in China as it is in the U.S. Or even bigger!
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. Born in Paris, he graduated from George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester in 1977. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
Is he doing any activities in China open to the public? I’m in Beijing this weekend and am curious if there is any way to see Coach Cal in action!
John, Do you know if any of Coach Cal’s events in China are open to the public? I’ll be in Beijing this weekend and would love to catch Coach Cal in action!