Wikipedia provides this little summary of John Calipari’s little racial slur faux pas. He claimed he meant this as a joke, but if that’s the case, then way to sound like a racist jerk with a bad sense of humor.

While coaching the New Jersey Nets, Calipari referred to Newark Star-Ledger sports reporter Dan Garcia as a “fucking Mexican idiot.”.^[12] Garcia sued for $5,000,000 for emotional distress. Though the case was dismissed^[13] Calipari was still fined $25,000 by the NBA.^[14] Calipari apologized for his remarks:

“I would like to apologize to Dan Garcia for my ill-advised attempt at humor and insensitivity for the remark,” Calipari said before the Nets lost to the Lakers, 109-84, tonight at the Meadowlands. “In retrospect, I can understand how the remark could have been misinterpreted. I have apologized to him personally and in writing. In no way was my intent to be derogatory in a racial context, and I am sorry for any pain my remarks have caused.”