Tyronn Lue says fired David Blatt should coach in All-Star Game

Reports surfaced Friday that the Cavaliers fired David Blatt and Blatt himself confirmed it, issuing a statement through the Priority Sports Twitter account saying he was “grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as the Head Coach” of the team.

BOSTON – It isn't often that an NBA coach with a 30-11 record, as well as coming off a Finals appearance the season before, is fired, but the Friday news that Cleveland had moved on from David Blatt was just further evidence of how fragile coaching

Coaches (from left) David Blatt, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd were coming and going, although not necessarily in that order, this week. Coaches (from left) David Blatt, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd were coming and going, although not necessarily in that

BOSTON – It isn't often that an NBA coach with a 30-11 record, as well as coming off a Finals appearance the season before, is fired, but the Friday news that Cleveland had moved on from David Blatt was just further evidence of how fragile coaching

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the NBA Coaches Association, defended the work of former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt on Friday. Blatt was fired despite a 30-11 record, and Carlisle spoke for more than five minutes about