Dan Hurley Incident Highlights Racial Disparity in Treatment of Black Coaches

Dan Hurley’s ‘head-butt’ showed Black coaches aren’t given the same grace as white coaches

An incident at the end of the Duke-UConn game reminded Black people of something we already know: we’re treated differently in America The UConn-Duke game on Sunday night was one for the ages. A last-second game winner from freshman Braylon Mullins took down the top-seeded Blue Devils, who at one point had led by 19 points. It is a moment that will be replayed over and over for years to come. However, something strange happened after Mullins’s shot. UConn’s head coach Dan Hurley approached re...

By Etan Thomas