Kevin Love has a lot of goals in the NBA. Breaking news was not one of them. But early Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Timberwolves forward unknowingly played the role of the reporter on Twitter.

@kevin_love: Today is a sad day…Kevin McHale will NOT be back as head coach next season.

Love Tweeted about McHale’s status with the Timberwolves before the organization had made any news public. Teammate Mark Madsen also Retweeted the news on his page.

According to the Associated Press, “Upon seeing the posting, a person in the league was told McHale sent a text message to Love indicating he was not coming back. The person requested anonymity because no official announcement has been made.”

Two hours after the initial Tweet, Love offered a clarification:

@kevin_love: P.S. I am not a breaking news guy…I had no idea no one knew..I’ll tell them I stayed at a holiday inn express last night. Always works….

News on McHale’s future had been expected. Last week the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported McHale and president of basketball operations David Kahn met for the third time.

The former Boston Celtic has collected a 39-55 coaching record over the last two seasons with the Timberwolves.

One Comments for “Love: McHale will not return as T’Wolves coach”

1. mobile phone Says:
   June 23rd, 2009 at 5:19 pm

   There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.

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