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As recently as January we heard whispers that people close to LeBron James had their doubts about former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. Well today a report surfaced today stating that LeBron James’ camp wanted the organization to fire now-former head coach Luke Walton and even went to commissioner Silver to raise the [...]

On Monday, the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Igor Kokoskov. There were plans to bring Kokoskov back for a second season, but instead the Suns have decided to part ways with him after just one season. “After extensive evaluation, I determined it is best to move in a different direction with our head coaching position,” [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired president and head coach Tom Thibodeau. Barely an hour after the Minnesota Timberwolves had blown out a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team at home Thibodeau was fired. After the win, Thibs appeared in a good mood. He sat at the podium, with two wins in a row and with the [...]

On Monday morning, before 9am, the Chicago Bulls fired head coach Fred Hoiberg and named associate head coach Jim Boylen as his replacement. According to ESPN, Boylen is taking over as head coach NOT as the interim coach. “Decisions like this one are never easy to make, however I felt this was the right choice [...]

Former Phoenix Suns general manager made an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump Monday afternoon, during which time he discussed the end of his tenure with the team. Apparently, the organization fired McDonough over the phone, a move that caught him by surprise. Here’s an excerpt from his interview in which he describes thinking he had more [...]

As expected, life has been tough in Cleveland post-LeBron. The Cavaliers are 0-6, being outscored by 10 points or more per game looking far closer to the top of the lottery than the NBA Finals. Because of the slow start (and Dan Gilbert’s pettiness) the Cavaliers have decided to fire Head Coach Tyronn Lue. [tweet [...]

In a somewhat shocking and sudden move Monday morning, the Suns have decided to relieve GM Ryan McDounough of his duties. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1049330266739761152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] McDonough had two years left on his contract and was entering his sixth season as general manager. He had an up and down tenure to say the least, starting hot as he [...]

If you didn’t already know that the Clippers dream outcome in the 2019 off-season is to acquire Kawhi Leonard, this story confirms it. The Clippers have employed former San Antonio Spurs defensive deterrent Bruce Bowen for a few years as a TV analyst and he made some disparaging remarks about Leonard and how he handled [...]

There is no sugarcoating the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t not live up to expectations this season. After blockbuster moves to acquire Paul George and Carmelo Anthony this summer, many thought they would be the biggest threat to the Warriors throne in the western conference and maybe the NBA. Fast forward 7 months [...]

Frank Vogel is officially out as head coach in Orlando. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/984411125029785600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This was something that was highly rumored and seen as a strong possibility over the last few weeks as the Magic slogged their way through another season in the top half of the lottery with a 25-57 record. The Magic went 54-110 in [...]