When UConn coach Dan Hurley steered the Huskies to a 75-60 win over Purdue within the nationwide championship on April 8—the group’s second straight crown—discuss of a three-peat started virtually instantly.
Attributable to his overwhelming success, Hurley might not be round to see it by way of.
Hurley is in discussions to turn out to be the following head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, in response to a Thursday morning report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hours after that story broke, Fox’s John Fanta reported that Hurley was frank concerning the state of affairs together with his group.
“Dan Hurley met together with his gamers at UConn this morning and knowledgeable them he is been in talks with the Lakers,” Fanta wrote. “Hurley did not wish to conceal the truth that that is actual. Huskies have a midday follow and Hurley advised his gamers it is enterprise as common for now.”
Dan Hurley met together with his gamers at UConn this morning and knowledgeable them he is been in talks with the Lakers, a supply tells Fox Sports activities. Hurley did not wish to conceal the truth that that is actual. Huskies have a midday follow and Hurley advised his gamers it is enterprise as common for now.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) June 6, 2024
The Lakers face a vital offseason with ahead LeBron James, 39, holding a $51 million participant possibility for 2025. Los Angeles sacked coach Darvin Ham on Could 3 after shedding to the Denver Nuggets within the first spherical of the playoffs.
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PATRICK ANDRES
Patrick Andres is a employees author on the Breaking and Trending Information group at Sports activities Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having labored for The Blade, Athlon Sports activities, Worry the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has coated all the pieces from zero-attendance Huge Ten basketball to a seven-overtime school soccer sport. He’s a graduate of Northwestern College’s Medill Faculty of Journalism with a double main in historical past .
