The Thunder’s new boss had a song for his big day.
It was by The Boss.
Mark Daigneault is a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen. Thunder general manager Sam Presti joked that he didn’t hold that fandom against Daigneault, even though the coach talks about the singer all the time. Daigneault has even been known to blast Springsteen tunes during basketball practice.
He was thinking Wednesday, though, about Springsteen’s “Land of Hope and Dreams.”
“Because the first line is, ‘Grab your ticket and your suitcase. Thunder’s rolling down this track,’” he said.
On the day the Thunder announced Daigneault as its next head coach, there were many questions about the hire.