UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley turned down a lucrative six-year contract offer from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Earlier this week, he offered some details about his decision, while making it clear he did not reject the Lakers' offer to gain leverage with UConn. The two-time national championship-winning coach said he had already agreed to terms of a new deal with UConn before he declined the Lakers' offer.
"One of the worst takes I've heard is that this is a leverage play...