Nevada Wolf Pack coach Eric Musselman has NSFW hot mic celebration after win

The Nevada Wolf Pack triumphed over the Texas Longhorns 87-83 in overtime on Friday, and Wolf Pack head coach Eric Musselman was pretty hyped.

The No. 7 Nevada Wolf Pack had a decent shot against the No. 10 Texas Longhorns heading into Friday’s Round of 64 matchup, but then the game went to overtime.

In case you were unaware, the Wolf Pack had gone 0-2 in overtime to date this season, so the extra period could have ended with a heartbreaking loss.

But the Longhorns headed to overtime without big man Mohamed Bamba, who fouled out with 3.8 seconds left in regulation. And though they racked up early points on a pair of three-pointers and a four-point play to go up 77-73, the Wolf Pack worked their way back for the 87-83 victory.

And afterward, the locker room was howling, led by alpha Eric Musselman.

Musselman’s celebrations after the victory were caught on a hot mic…and they were exuberant:

Listen. Let’s, as a society, stop vilifying coaches and players for the things they say in their locker rooms following a win. Sure, the control room probably should have been at the ready to press the mute button as the operators watched Musselman pacing back and forth, looking hyped (you could almost just feel the f-bombs brewing under the surface).

But that’s the way live television works. If you’re going to bring television cameras into the locker room after a win, you can’t be concerned about language. If you are concerned about language as it relates to your viewers, you have to be prepared to edit the live broadcast accordingly.

Musselman and the Wolf Pack are living their best lives, as they well should be. They live to fight another day as they prepare for a Round of 32 matchup with the No. 2 Tennessee Bear Cats.

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And if the Wolf Pack can pull off that upset…be prepared for more celebratory language from Musselman. It will be a feat, to say the least.