{"id":2415286,"date":"2025-03-25T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T23:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ugly-march-madness-video-leads-to-alleged-threats-potential-police-involvement\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T23:33:20","slug":"ugly-march-madness-video-leads-to-alleged-threats-potential-police-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ugly-march-madness-video-leads-to-alleged-threats-potential-police-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly March Madness Video Leads to Alleged Threats, Potential Police Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fugly-march-madness-video-leads-to-alleged-threats-potential-police-involvement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2415286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The University of Connecticut&#8217;s men&#8217;s basketball program recently faced controversy following a second-round loss in the NCAA Men\u2019s Division I Basketball Tournament to the University of Florida. Upset with the officiating, head coach Dan Hurley was recorded launching into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unhinged-leftist-aggressively-confronts-republican-poll-greeter-he-flew-into-a-rage\/\" title=\"&#039;Unhinged&#039; Leftist Aggressively Confronts Republican Poll Greeter: &#039;He Flew Into a Rage&#039;\">profanity-laden tirade<\/a> as he exited the court. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">incident caught media attention<\/a>, particularly because Hurley yelled a warning to Baylor University following their own defeat.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath, UConn\u2019s director of men\u2019s basketball communications, Bobby mullen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-psaki-grilled-by-reporters-over-aide-who-allegedly-threatened-sexually-harassed-reporter\/\" title=\"WATCH: Psaki Grilled By ...s Over Aide Who Allegedly Threatened, Sexually Harassed ...\">allegedly threatened<\/a> a reporter who filmed Hurley&#8217;s outburst, stating he would &#8220;ruin&#8221; the reporter&#8217;s life unless the video was deleted. This situation escalated to the involvement of the police, as making threats is illegal in north Carolina, leading to a potential NCAA inquiry into UConn\u2019s athletic department.The NCAA is weighing options for a possible postseason ban and loss of scholarships due to the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tensions,the reporter later indicated that he and mullen had reconciled after Mullen apologized for his behavior. The incident highlights the passionate and frequently enough contentious nature of collegiate sports, especially during the high-stakes period of March Madness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It appears that the University of Connecticut Huskies men&rsquo;s basketball program may be taking the &ldquo;mad&rdquo; part of &ldquo;March Madness&rdquo; a little too literally.<\/p>\n<p>And the police, reportedly, may be involved now.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies &mdash; the now-former reigning champions of the men&rsquo;s college basketball world &mdash; suffered an early exit from the NCAA Men&rsquo;s Division I Basketball Tournament with a second-round 77-75 loss to the top-seeded University of Florida Gators on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The team&rsquo;s fiery coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uconns-dan-hurley-refuses-coach-lebron-lakers-unbelievable-70m-rejection-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Hurley<\/a>, none too pleased with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/march-madness-buzzer-beater-sparks-controversy-many-saying-shouldnt-counted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the refereeing<\/a> in the game, let his feelings be known in an expletive-filled rant as he exited the court.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the viral video, courtesy of Charlotte Sports Live reporter Joey Ellis, below:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Joey Ellis (@Jellis1016) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jellis1016\/status\/1904162979169304897?\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope they don&rsquo;t f*** you like they f***** us,&rdquo; Hurley was seen yelling.<\/p>\n<p>After another expletive, Hurley added, &ldquo;I hope they don&rsquo;t do that to you, Baylor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It appeared that Hurley was telling that to the Baylor University Bears, who would go on to lose 89-66 to Duke University in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>While Hurley&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-uconn-coach-furious-zach-edey-brutal-screen-walks-give-piece-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temper<\/a> has actually been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/columnist\/dan-wolken\/2025\/03\/23\/dan-hurley-connecticut-making-change-march-madness\/82627474007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national topic<\/a> of discussion before, it&rsquo;s what happened afterward that caught national &mdash; and potentially police &mdash; attention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/24\/sports\/uconn-staffer-threatened-to-ruin-reporter-over-dan-hurley-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to the New York Post, UConn&rsquo;s director of men&rsquo;s basketball communications Bobby Mullen allegedly threatened to &ldquo;ruin&rdquo; Ellis&rsquo; life if he didn&rsquo;t delete the video.<\/p>\n<p>The New World Herald&rsquo;s Rob Reinhart is now reporting that police are involved in this matter, &ldquo;as making threats is illegal in North Carolina.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: The NCAA and Raleigh police have launched an investigation into UConn&rsquo;s athletic department, per source.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Huskies loss to Florida, Dan Hurley went on an explicative filled rant that was caught on video by a member of the media. UConn&rsquo;s Director of Men&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qJhH4NrJlF\">pic.twitter.com\/qJhH4NrJlF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Reinhart (@RealRobReinhart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealRobReinhart\/status\/1904251935709929546?\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reinhart also reported that the NCAA is probing the incident and &ldquo;is considering a possible postseason ban and loss of scholarship spots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of note, Ellis took to social media to seemingly suggest that the hatchet had been buried between him and Mullen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just a quick (and hopefully final) update: Bobby Mullen and I spoke a short time ago, during which he apologized for his behavior. I accepted it &hellip; and life rolls on,&rdquo; Ellis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jellis1016\/status\/1904581062954524800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Hurley made waves when he turned down an incredibly lucrative contract from the NBA&rsquo;s Los Angeles Lakers so he could stay at UConn and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uconns-dan-hurley-says-rejected-coaching-lebron-lakers-pursue-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">focus on winning championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Huskies, who were the reigning champions, faced an unexpected early exit from the NCAA Men&#8217;s Division I Basketball Tournament after losing 77-75 to the top-seeded Florida Gators in the second round. Coach Dan Hurley expressed his frustration with the officiating during a heated outburst as he left the court. A video capturing this moment went viral, shared by Charlotte Sports Live reporter Joey Ellis.<\/p>\n<p>Hurley was heard shouting, \u201cI hope they don\u2019t f*** you like they f***** us,\u201d seemingly directed at Baylor University after their own loss to Duke. Following this incident, UConn&#8217;s director of men\u2019s basketball communications allegedly threatened Ellis with dire consequences if he did not remove the video. Reports indicate that police are now involved since making threats is illegal in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are claims that both the NCAA and Raleigh police have initiated investigations into UConn&#8217;s athletic department due to Hurley&#8217;s outburst and Mullen&#8217;s alleged threats. The NCAA is reportedly considering potential sanctions against UConn, including a postseason ban and scholarship reductions. 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