If you believe what the mass media is saying, head coach John Calipari is as good as gone if LeBron James ends up as a free-agent signee anywhere else but New York.If you believe what Calipari is saying, he will be the coach at Kentucky next season.After a firestorm of speculation and rumors Thursday night, Calipari tweeted Friday morning that he will be the coach at Kentucky next season for the second year of his contract.”I’ve said many times that I’ve got the best job in the country,” Calipari said via twitter. “Still the speculation runs wild and I can’t stop that. I want to address this with the Big Blue Nation one last time, I will be coaching at Kentucky next year. Now let’s finish what we started!”The twitter message came just hours after the ouster of NBA superstar James from the NBA Playoffs. James will enter the offseason as arguably the most sought-after free agent in NBA history, and, in light of several reports over the last couple of weeks, many in the media believe that Calipari will bolt for the NBA if he is given the chance to coach his close friend.”We’ll see what happens,” James said after Thursday night’s Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics.Calipari has repeatedly said he is happy at his job at Kentucky in the face of the rumors. On May 4, Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart released a statement that said the school was in initial discussions on restructuring Calipari’s contracts “so that he’s the coach at Kentucky until he retires.” That direction does not appear to have changed courses after Calipari’s strong and definitive statement Friday morning. Barnhart expressed confidence Thursday after a UK Athletics Association Board of Directors meeting that Calipari will be at Kentucky for at least the near future.”I’m very confident he’s going to be our head coach next year … and I feel very confident good times are ahead,” Barnhart said.

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