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John Calipari wears workout clothes to press conference after being criticized for wearing jeans, says he wasn’t going to wrinkle $1,500 suit on plane ride

On Saturday, after Calipari's Wildcats beat the North Carolina Tar Heels, Calipari wore jeans and a button-down shirt to his postgame press conference.

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North Carolina columnist Adam Lucas later made note of the attire as a gentle criticism.

So, on Tuesday, while speaking to the media, Calipari arrived in workout clothes with a towel draped over his shoulder.

Calipari addressed the criticism, saying, "

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