Kentucky’s John Calipari ‘lost’ one of his players and #WhereIsTrey went viral
Things are going so well for the Kentucky basketball team that coach John Calipari can even joke about a player who has missed the last few games.
According to The Courier-Journal, freshman Trey Lyles has missed Kentucky’s last three games because of an undisclosed illness.
CBS Sports reported Monday that Lyles was back at practice but in a “limited” way. No one seems to know if Lyles will play tonight in the Wildcats’ game at LSU.
On Monday night, Calipari had a little fun:
I thought Trey got on plane but we can't find him.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) February 10, 2015Has anyone in Lexington seen Trey? If anyone sees him, please let us know. #WhereIsTrey
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) February 10, 2015And it continued Tuesday morning:
Message to Trey: Wherever you are, if you don't make shoot around today, you won't play in the game tonight. #WhereIsTrey
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) February 10, 2015Calipari may not have realized it, but he created a monster with that #WhereIsTrey hashtag.
It spawned a number of “Home Alone” memes and much, much more.
The latest on the search for Trey Lyles: http://t.co/3zEGomsbmD #WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/G1cCEPqBVq
— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) February 10, 2015Still on the #WhereIsTrey watch. (@UKCoachCalipari is genius. Happy Birthday Coach...great gift to yourself) #BBN pic.twitter.com/ly8sLlXNR9
— MyLyfsTrip (@StickleyDeb) February 10, 2015Don't worry @KySportsRadio Sherlock got this. #WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/fTXvWMXLU9
— Tre Pryor, Realtor (@TrePryor) February 10, 2015I can't breathe. #BBN #WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/e4awOPs9bE
— .. t r i s h .. (@metalmeek) February 10, 2015Best #WhereIsTrey thing I've seen yet pic.twitter.com/tcWT8K387M
— Michael Higgins (@MICHAELH472) February 10, 2015@UKCoachCalipari be like... #whereisTrey #BBN pic.twitter.com/fPyuz4iRAw
— Danny Palmer (@palmer102) February 10, 2015@KySportsRadio @UKCoachCalipari @ryanlemond #WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/0siwNs6eCy
— Brent Plummer (@baplummer) February 10, 2015#WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/7hmmFzNKEf
— BBN CITIZEN (@BBN_citizen) February 10, 2015"@bigEethanc: #WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/az4NuKR45O"
— CAP☝ (@Cap_Morgan38) February 10, 2015Dear lord people #WhereIsTrey pic.twitter.com/r7XRMjzTGt
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This story was originally published February 10, 2015 at 11:27 AM.