Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr and More NBA Coaches React to David Blatt’s Firing

January 23rd, 2016 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »
Following the Cleveland Cavaliers' surprise firing of David Blatt as their head coach Friday, coaches from around the NBA are speaking out about the decision.

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, who is president of the NBA Coaches Association, spoke to reporters Friday about the ramifications of what Cleveland did, per Nick Schwartz of USA Today's For The Win:

Teams have a right to make changes, but David Blatt is going to be a highly sought-after coach this summer if and when there are openings — if he chooses to stay. You know, after this, you just hope a guy like this is still open to coaching in the NBA.... I'm embarrassed for our league that something like this could happen like this. It's just bizarre.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said prior to his team's game Friday night that being in the business brings an understanding of how things go, per Janis Carr of the Orange County Register.

"All of us in the business know how it works," Popovich said. "We all feel badly when it happens to a colleague. He [Blatt] is a heck of a coach, (but) circumstances often dictate what happens to certai ...

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