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The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired head coach David Blatt and signed assistant Ty Lue to a multi-year contract to replace Blatt, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cleveland has fired coach David Blatt, sources tell Yahoo.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) January 22, 2016
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Assistant Ty Lue has agreed to a multi-year deal as new Cavaliers head coach, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) January 22, 2016
Since last season, LeBron James and his agent Rich Paul have been strong advocates of Lue becoming head coach, league sources tell Yahoo.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) January 22, 2016
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Blatt was 83-40 in Cleveland, including an appearance in last year’s NBA Finals where the Cavs lost to Golden State. The Cavs are 31-10 this season and in first place in the East, but were blown out 132-98 by the Warriors on Monday.
LeBron James and company host the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night on ABC.
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