New St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino says he received more than 300 messages, most of them positive, after he was accidentally caught giving out his cell phone number on national TV.
“So yesterday I was enjoying the Knicks game n someone read my lips on TV giving out my phone number,” Pitino explained on Twitter this afternoon. “Over 300 plus messages came in – here’s the bizarre news, 95% were nice n positive. I got a lead on 7 new recruits.”
So yesterday I was enjoying the Knicks game n someone read my lips on TV giving out my phone number. Over 300 plus messages came in – here’s the bizarre news, 95% were nice n positive. I got a lead on 7 new recruits. My new cell is…..
— Rick Pitino (@RealPitino) April 24, 2023
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