So there's more to the video of Dan Hurley throwing out the F-bombs on his way off the court Sunday.
The guy who shot the video, a reporter from Charlotte, was well within his rights to publish it.
And then the UConn communications guy finds the guy on press row and threatens to ruin his life if he doesn't delete it.
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Charlotte Sports Live’s own Joey Ellis took that video and then was confronted by UConn Director of Communications Bobby Mullen. Mullen (a Matawan, N.J. native who worked at Seton Hall for four years) asked for that video that had gone viral to be removed.
He then threatened Joey, saying he would, quote, “Ruin his life” if he didn’t. This was heard by multiple other reporters and staff on hand.
Then, when the station asked for a comment from UConn, the school attempted to recreate the aftermath of the emotional loss.
“The lasting image of Coach Hurley leaving the court should’ve been his walking off the court arm-in-arm with his seniors, overwhelmed with emotion,” it said. “Instead, a reporter, who was in an area he should not have been, recorded on his cell phone a private comment made to members of another coaching staff.”
Fact check: The reporter was credentialed to be in that exact area.
What an epic fail on the part of the communications guy.
The guy who shot the video, a reporter from Charlotte, was well within his rights to publish it.
And then the UConn communications guy finds the guy on press row and threatens to ruin his life if he doesn't delete it.
Full story
Charlotte Sports Live’s own Joey Ellis took that video and then was confronted by UConn Director of Communications Bobby Mullen. Mullen (a Matawan, N.J. native who worked at Seton Hall for four years) asked for that video that had gone viral to be removed.
He then threatened Joey, saying he would, quote, “Ruin his life” if he didn’t. This was heard by multiple other reporters and staff on hand.
Then, when the station asked for a comment from UConn, the school attempted to recreate the aftermath of the emotional loss.
“The lasting image of Coach Hurley leaving the court should’ve been his walking off the court arm-in-arm with his seniors, overwhelmed with emotion,” it said. “Instead, a reporter, who was in an area he should not have been, recorded on his cell phone a private comment made to members of another coaching staff.”
Fact check: The reporter was credentialed to be in that exact area.
What an epic fail on the part of the communications guy.
