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Cavaliers part ways with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with head coach JB Bickerstaff after the team was ousted in the Eastern Conference semis by Boston.

J.B. Bickerstaff was fired as Cleveland’s coach on Thursday despite leading the Cavaliers through an injury-ravaged season and into the second round of the NBA playoffs. Bickerstaff’s dismissal came one week after the Cavs were eliminated in five games by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Golden State assistant Kenny Atkins and New Orleans associate head coach James Borrego are expected to be among the candidates to replace Bickerstaff, according to The Athletic.

is a well-respected NBA coach and an incredible human being,' said Koby Altman, Cleveland’s president of basketball operations. 'Over the past four years, he helped establish a culture that progressively drove players to become the best versions of themselves. Decisions like these are never easy, particularly when you look back at where this franchise rebuild started under his leadership.

 

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