Calipari on Fletcher, Clarke being upset at the end of the game

If you made it through the end of the game, you probably noticed Cam’Ron Fletcher tearing up on the bench with two minutes left. Afterwards, Calipari said Fletcher was upset over his lack of playing time. In three minutes, the freshman had one steal and a foul.

“Again, you’ve got to accept your position on this team,” Calipari said. “Whatever minutes you get and Cam was mad he didn’t play more. And I’m like, the guys in front of you are playing. And Lance [Ware] played out of his mind. I thought Devin [Askew] played better. So, you know. Cam came in and apologized after but they don’t understand that with four minutes to go we had a chance to win the game and you cop an attitude. It’s the immaturity of that.”

Terrence Clarke also looked upset on the sideline after fouling out with 1:09 remaining. Clarke had injured his ankle earlier in the second half, but Calipari said that had nothing to do with why he walked off the court.

“Nah, he was just walking out at the end of the game,” Calipari said. “He’s fouled out. You could tell where it was going.”

UPDATE: Kentucky spokesman Eric Lindsey clarified that Clarke did not leave the bench at the end of the game.

I understand there was some confusion about it after the game and in the moment when he was first hearing about it, @UKCoachCalipari's answer made it seem like he was confirming it, but he really didn’t know and was just trying to answer a question. The kid did NOT leave early.

— Eric Lindsey (@EricLindsey7) December 20, 2020