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The Los Angeles Lakers’ pursuit of UConn head coach Dan Hurley appears to be heating up. He is en route to meet with franchise leaders on Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. Hurley is “on his way” to meet with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss to discuss a deal to become the next head coach, Wojnarowski said on “NBA Countdown” Thursday night. News of the team’s interest in the back-to-back national champion coach broke early Thursday morning, and it sounds like talks will intensify soon. As Wojnarowski noted, there’s still plenty to figure out. “Dan Hurley, I’m t…

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