Dan Hurley Got Away With Giving a Referee a Menacing Forehead Tap After UConn’s Game
Sports Illustrated • • sports
Key Points:
- UConn secured a dramatic victory over Duke to reach its third Final Four in four years, highlighted by Braylon Mullins’s game-winning three-pointer off a turnover in the final second.
- The NCAA’s March Madness social media team released a compilation of the winning play from multiple angles, which included a controversial moment involving UConn coach Dan Hurley.
- Hurley was seen confronting a referee head-to-head immediately after the shot, an action many viewed as menacing and potentially deserving of a technical foul, though no penalty was given.
- This incident follows a previous episode earlier in the season where Hurley was ejected and fined for unsportsmanlike conduct involving an official, indicating a pattern of confrontational behavior.
- Former players and fans debated the lack of consequences for Hurley’s actions, with some calling for officials to be more assertive, but concerns remain about the potential controversy such penalties might provoke in high-profile games.
