The Milwaukee Bucks have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The decision comes in light of the top-seeded Bucks losing to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs.
BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks dismissed coach Mike Budenholzer, sources tell ESPN. Budenholzer is out after the East’s top-seed suffered a first-round loss to the Miami Heat. pic.twitter.com/wQp0Zk3lxi
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 4, 2023
Mike Budenholzer Out As Bucks Coach After First-Round Exit
Budenholzer’s job status came into question after the Bucks surrendered double-digit leads in Games 4 and 5. The Bucks failed to execute in the end, especially in Game 5 when Budenholzer elected to not call a timeout to advance the ball in a tie game at the end of regulation. The Bucks would lose in overtime after failing to get a shot off to tie the game in overtime.
The disappointing ending comes after a 58-24 regular season, the best record in the NBA. However, an injury to star player Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 1 forced the “Greek Freak” to exit the game as the Bucks lost the series opener.
Giannis missed Games 2 and 3, and the Bucks went 1-1 in his absence.
Questions about Budenholzer’s job status came up in 2020 after the Bucks lost to the Heat in the second round of the playoffs. However, the Bucks bounced back the following season, winning the NBA Championship over the Phoenix Suns.
Mike Budenholzer’s Firing Ends His Tenure In Milwaukee
In five seasons with Milwaukee, the Bucks went 271-120 (.693) in the regular season, the best record in the NBA over that span.
The Bucks also never missed the playoffs during Budenholzer’s tenure.
Before Milwaukee, Budenholzer served as the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks from 2013-2018, going 213-197 (.520). Budenholzer won Coach of the Year in 2015 after the Hawks won 60 games.
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