American Media Is A Mess As Dan Hurley’s Silence Takes Control Of NBA Nation Over Lakers Decision

As the final decision on the Lakers’ coaching vacancy is due today, the NBA media is in a flurry of emotions, going from funny to almost serious reactions. Nobody knows what to believe right now, but everyone has adorned their Sherlock Holmes hats to investigate this matter further. Several accounts on X have tweeted about the future of the Lakers with Dan Hurley. The people behind these accounts have hunted down their sources, aiming to beat the usual suspects of Woj & Shams to the news, leaving the NBA World in chaos. It all started with Brian Windhorst on ESPN when he said that the Lakers were on the edge about the decision. Soon after, we saw the UConn practice session getting postponed.

A source earlier tweeted that the session would be at 11 AM but then the source said, the time was moved ahead to 2:00 PM EST. Everyone is assuming this is the time when anything can happen – either Hurley goes back to UConn or decides to shares the visionary future for the Lakers with Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss.

Now, as Hurley has already made his decision rather privately, let’s look at some of the reactions people are tweeting right now as we all await the news to drop!

Fans go crazy over Dan Hurley – Lakers debacle

Fans are saying all kinds of things about the entire fiasco surrounding Hurley and the Lakers. If he indeed is going to officially join the Lakers, there are fans who feel he might put his house on sale and move to Los Angeles soon.

Hurley currently lives in New Jersey, born and bred in the northeastern parts of the country. It will be fun to see him on the west coast if he decides to take the position up.

While people speculate his New Jersey house to be put up on sale in the near future, there’re already media standing outside UConn to get a glimpse or a tiny sliver of any information.

The original source that tweeted the time for the UConn practice session to be changed also tweeted that there are a lot of police on standby, in case things get crazy outside the campus.

Well, no matter what decision he makes, there are some who can’t help but share the enthusiasm for Hurley as they share a clip from the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street. The fan shares that this could be how Dan Hurley walks into practice today at 2 o’clock, as Jordan Belfort (played by Leo DiCaprio) did in the movie.

There’s another fan stating how Dan Hurley could be going back to UConn for the practice session – in a private jet!

He could, if he selects the Lakers option, he will get a hefty amount, after all. And then this did not just stop there. People were speculating how Hurley would walk into today’s UConn practice with a $100mn fit.

And then, just like us all, this fan is also tired of waiting for Hurley’s decision to come out.

And then how can we avoid one of the best memes on the internet – Michael Scott, The Office coming to his workplace, only replaced by none other than Hurley’s face here.

We promise this will be the last one! Shane O’Mac here in this meme represents the Lakers while UConn is shocked to see Hurley taking the LA position.

It will be a tough call for Hurley, for obvious reasons. On one side is his comfort zone – the UConn Huskies, with whom he has won multiple back-to-back championships and on the other – coaching one of the most celebrated franchises in NBA history.

Hurley is currently in LA speaking with the Lakers’ front office, finalizing a decision for his future. Stay tuned to know what’s it going to be – UConn or Lakers for him!

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