Calipari says his players need to stop checking mock drafts

Every year about this time, John Calipari’s war on “clutter” begins. Today, Calipari was asked how he helps his young guys avoid distractions from the media, which launched him into a rant about how some of his players need to stop checking “draft boards,” or the mock drafts that come out almost weekly this time of year.

“The media — you want me to do it as Donald Trump would do it or like I would do it. I said President Trump, excuse me — I would tell you, there is clutter, and you all [the media] are part of the clutter. Sometimes you’re writing that they’re the best in the world and they’re the best that’s ever been and that’s poison. You can drink that stuff and die. The other side of it…