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 Hoiberg thanked his players at Iowa State, where he won at least 23
games four times in five seasons in Ames, his wife's hometown.
"My family understands that this has always been my dream, my life
goal," Hoiberg said Tuesday. "I've talked to a lot of teams but it's
never really gotten serious."
Hoiberg played for the Bulls during his 10-year NBA career which
included stints under Larry Brown and Larry Bird.
Hoiberg said Iowa State's offense was very much pro-style, relying
on pick-and-roll and pace to dictate advantages.
"In Fred, we feel that we've got a guy who has a terrific package of
skills: a winning coach, a natural leader and a great communicator,"
said Gar Forman, Bulls general manager.
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Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson completed the NBA's
concussion protocol and was cleared to play in the opening game of
the NBA Finals.
The Warriors open the best-of-seven series against the Cleveland
Cavaliers and LeBron James on Thursday night at Oracle Arena in
Oakland, Calif.
Thompson suffered a concussion last week during a collision in Game
Five of the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets.
He practised for the second straight day with the Warriors in
preparation for Thursday's game.
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NBA players' union boss Michele Roberts opened an investigation into
the league's concussion protocol because she was "mortified" by the
Warriors' handling of the head injury evaluations of guards Steph
Curry and Thompson in the Western Conference finals.
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Roberts told AP the Thompson head injury prompted her to move to
hire neurologists on behalf of the players union to investigate
changes necessary in the NBA protocol for head injuries.
Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, who oversees the NBA head-injury program, said
the Warriors handled the evaluation of Curry and Thompson by the
book.
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Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry had successful surgery to
repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, the team announced.
Landry is expected to be sidelined four to five months. He averaged
7.2 and 3.8 rebounds during the 2014-2015 season.
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