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When the Los Angeles Lakers brought Magic Johnson into the fold a few weeks ago, who knows what their long-term intent was. It was evident from the very beginning that Magic wanted an elevated level of control in the team’s front office. He was not bashful about that assertion even though the team never publicly [...]

It was revealed Thursday morning the Indiana Pacers and President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird, have decided to not not renew Frank Vogel’s contract as head coach of the team. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/728239893508435968] This is a head scratching move as Vogel is regarded in many circles as a top 10 coach in the NBA and has [...]

Well, it finally happened: The Los Angeles Lakers fired Byron Scott. This move was inevitable. The timing, however, was a bit bizarre. The news came late Sunday night, long after top head coaching candidates Tom Thibodeau and Scott Brooks signed new deals with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards, respectively. If the Lakers were going [...]

Immediately following the Washington Wizards’ season-ending victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, head coach Randy Wittman was shown the door. Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post was the first with the news: [tweet https://twitter.com/jorgeccastillo/status/720450672869699584] Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical then followed up the report with some specific insight into the Wizards coaching search, [...]

It seems as though the never ending bizarre and tenuous employment of George Karl with the Sacramento Kings is finally reaching its bitter end. According to the Sacramento Bee, the Kings are expected to fire George Karl once and for all Thursday morning after he coaches his final game against the Rockets tonight. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/720273082024386560] [...]

Jason Kidd comes across as very mild-mannered, unassuming and easy to get along with. But clearly, that’s far from what he actually is, according to some. His exit from Brooklyn was both surprising and puzzling, as he was out of a job seemingly overnight. Reports indicated that management thought he was cocky, arrogant and demanded [...]

Heads will roll once the Washington Wizards officially wrap up a disastrous 2015-16 season. And it looks like head coach Randy Wittman will be the first form of collateral damage. Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com made an appearance on ESPN 980’s The Tony Kornheiser Show (h/t CBS Sports’ James Herbert), during which he painted Wittman’s exit [...]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Phoenix Suns fired Head Coach Jeff Hornacek once the team arrived back at their facilities last night after a 91-78 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, their 19th loss in their last 21 games. The Phoenix Suns fired coach Jeff Hornacek, league sources tell The Vertical. — Adrian [...]

March 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Remember just over a month ago when an ESPN employee was fired for writing an insensitive racial remark in a Knicks headline? Well the headline was ‘chink in the armor’ and the employee was Anthony Federico. Although the headline only lasted less than an hour before getting yanked [...]

May 26, 2011 – Joshua Sexton One thing is certain: Mike Brown has a lot to prove as the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Some of the reasons are more obvious and understandable than others. For Starters, he is taking the place of the most successful coach in NBA history. A coach who [...]