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Rivers is one of the most successful coaches in
the NBA and had amassed a record of 154 wins and 82 losses in
Philadelphia, coaching center Joel Embiid to his first Most
Valuable Player honors this season.
After Sunday's gut-wrenching 112-88 defeat in Boston, he told
reporters he would stay, but acknowledged, "No one's safe in our
business." On Tuesday, he was reminded of that the hard way.
"We’re grateful for all he did in his three seasons here and
thank him for the important impact he made on our franchise,"
the Sixers' President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey said
in a statement.
"After having the chance to reflect upon our season, we decided
that certain changes are necessary to further our goals of
competing for a championship."
Rivers is not alone: On Saturday the Phoenix Suns fired head
coach Monty Williams - who won Coach of the Year in 2022 - after
losing the conference semifinals for a second straight year.
Williams led Phoenix to the NBA Finals in the 2020-21 season,
where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Toby Davis)
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