The Milwaukee Bucks have fired first-year coach Adrian Griffin, per multiple reports.
Bucks Fire Adrian Griffin After 42 Games
The Milwaukee Bucks are firing head coach Adrian Griffin, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/uQESJrkOP3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 23, 2024
After 43 games, the Bucks have fired Griffin as the team’s head coach. The Bucks are 30-13 and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks are expected to make assistant Joe Pruty the interim coach.
The Bucks hired Griffin in the offseason after the 2022-2023 season. As the No. 1 seed, Milwaukee was upset by the No. 8 Miami Heat 4-1 in the first round.
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo injured his back in the first game of the series, causing the star forward to miss the next two games before returning in Game 4.
After the series, the Bucks fired Mike Budenholzer, who won an NBA Championship with Milwaukee during the 2020-2021 season.
The Bucks are expected to make assistant Joe Prunty interim coach, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/VayrSEMGP1
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 23, 2024
Who Will Become The Bucks Next Head Coach?
Doc Rivers has emerged as a serious candidate to become the Milwaukee Bucks new head coach, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/GveEWIozO3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 23, 2024
Who will replace Griffin as the next head coach of the Bucks?
Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic is reporting Doc Rivers has emerged as a top candidate for the Bucks’ head coaching vacancy.
Rivers was fired as the head coach of the 76ers in May 2023 after three seasons in Philadelphia. Rivers is not coaching any team at this moment.
Rivers has been an NBA head coach for 24 seasons, winning the NBA Championship with the Boston Celtics in 2007-2008.
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