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John Calipari was laid up in the hospital with surgery on Tuesday, and has said he’ll likely miss recruiting this weekend.
The surgery was minor, but it’s forcing Calipari to pump the brakes on an intensive recruiting season. He took 13 recruiting visits in 13 days from early to mid April, which included four two-a-day visits.
He’ll have his nose to the grindstone once again once he recovers.
Tweet of the day
I really haven’t had time to look at the commission’s recommendations yet. I had a minor surgery yesterday that’s going to keep me in the hospital for a couple days. I’m probably going to miss recruiting this weekend, but all is good!
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) April 25, 2018
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