Shams Escalates Beef With Woj Over Controversial Dan Hurley Report

Shams Charania is beefing together with his former mentor Adrian Wojnarowski over reporting surrounding Dan Hurley and the Lakers’ head teaching job.

Charania had beforehand reported that the Lakers have been “zeroing in” on JJ Redick, when out of nowhere two days later, Wojnarowski claimed Dan Hurley was the truth is the main candidate. Hurley then turned the Lakers down to stay at UConn.

Charania has since given an interview to Pat McAfee, Wojnarowski’s ESPN colleague, and he took a dig on the entire state of affairs.

“If the Lakers need to go rent James Borrego, they’ve had a month to rent James Borrego,” Charania mentioned. “They’ve had this week, after shedding out on Dan Hurley –– I suppose –– they’ve had this time to go get James Borrego.”

“‘I suppose’? What was that?” McAfee mentioned, in reference to Charania’s thinly veiled jab at Wojnarowski.

In the meantime, former ESPN persona Amin Elhassan has claimed that Wojnarowski reported the Hurley information as a result of he was upset about Shams scooping him on the Redick story.

Invoice Simmons, Ryen Russillo and Skip Bayless are among the many different media personalities to say one thing appeared just a little fishy concerning the report from Wojnarowski, who could be very near the Hurley household.

Each Simmons and Bayless suspect Hurley will need to have approached the Lakers and used them as leverage to barter a much bigger take care of UConn (which he’s at the moment within the technique of doing, based on Wojnarowski). Woj additionally stood one thing to realize, when it comes to getting the higher hand over Shams.

“I consider that Dan Hurley approached the Lakers, not vice versa,” Bayless mentioned on Undisputed. “Despite the fact that they tried to promote, from the beginning, that our point of interest of the beginning of our seek for a coach was Dan Hurley. Effectively then, why would you wait a complete month earlier than you’ll even speak to… even meet him?

“However Shams reported only a week in the past that the Lakers have zeroed in on JJ Reddick. The Athletic was robust on “he’s the selection”… So assist me out. Doesn’t it come clear that Dan Hurley launched himself into this and mentioned, “Hey, would you be fascinated by me?”

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