Reports: Cleveland Cavaliers have fired head coach David Blatt
The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired head coach David Blatt, Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported.
The Cavaliers are first in the Eastern Conference with a 30-11 record. Last year, Blatt's first in Cleveland and first in the NBA, he led them to the NBA Finals, where they lost in six games to the Golden State Warriors.
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According to Wojnarowski, Cavaliers assistant coach Tyronn Lue has agreed to a multi-year deal as head coach.
Assistant Ty Lue has agreed to a multi-year deal as new Cavaliers head coach, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2016
ESPN's Brian Windhorst reports that despite the team's public support of Blatt, there was growing unrest in the locker room.
Despite positive comments publicly, there had been unrest growing in Cavs locker room. Frankly, it had been there since almost day one.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) January 22, 2016
Despite up and downs, Blatt has had one ardent supporter in Cavs organization and that was owner Dan Gilbert.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) January 22, 2016
