Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
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Arkansas men’s college basketball coach John Calipari was too intimidated to approach pop megastar Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks-Spurs Game 4 of the NBA Finals earlier this year.
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Calipari → approach → Finals
During an interview on the “Eye on College Basketball” podcast on Thursday, Calipari explained that he was embarrassed to go up to Swift and acted like he was on his phone.
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he → explain → phone
“I’m in the back corner just kind of watching, and Taylor Swift was there,” Calipari said, painting a picture of a star-studded “dugout” area where celebrities were mingling at the game.
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celebrities → ’m → game
“I was embarrassed to go up to her.
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I → embarrass → her
She was talking to whoever she was talking to, Adam Sandler and his wife [Jackie].
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she → talk → talking
“Normally I take a picture, and then I send it to my daughters and stuff.
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I → take → daughters
I was intimidated.
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I → intimidate → ?
[Swift] came up and was bubbly, and then I’m sitting here at this table.
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I → come → table
She’s at the other end.
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She → ’ → end
Adam and his wife go up.
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Adam → go → ?
They converse…
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They → converse → ?
I’m fine, ‘Chris, how are ya?’
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ya → ’m → ?
But she walked up.
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she → walk → ?
I took my phone, and I acted like I was on my phone.
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I → take → phone
I wasn’t on my phone, but I acted like I was… intimidated,” Calipari said.
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Calipari → act → phone
Calipari was then asked by host Matt Norlander if he went to the Sandler-officiated Swift and Travis Kelce wedding, which took place on July 3 at Madison Square Garden.
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which → ask → Garden
“I didn’t get invited.
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I → invite → ?
I was kind of disappointed, but, you know, things happen,” Calipari joked.
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Calipari → disappoint → ?
Calipari shared a photo he took with Sandler and his wife while sitting on Celebrity Row for the Game 4 thriller at MSG.
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he → share → MSG
“I got to spend some time with all the Knicks Alums, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock but I was too nervous to introduce myself to Taylor Swift!
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I → get → Swift
LOL!” Calipari said at the time.
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Calipari → say → time
The Knicks overcame a 29-point deficit — the largest in NBA Finals history — and OG Anunoby tipped in a missed 3-pointer by Jalen Brunson with 1.2 seconds remaining to give New York the lead en route to a 107-106 victory over the Spurs.
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Anunoby → overcome → Spurs
Swift was joined by singer sisters Este Haim and Alana Haim and was among the thousands enjoying the wild celebration.
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Swift → join → celebration
The Knicks beat the Spurs in four of five games to win their first NBA title in 53 years.
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Knicks → beat → years