INDIANAPOLIS: Nate McMillan won dozens of regular-season games despite the Indiana Pacers’ continual injuries. The playoff losses cost him his job: On Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), two days after enduring a second straight first-round sweep, president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard fired McMillan. After getting swept by Cleveland in 2017, the Pacers lost Oladipo, a two-time All-Star, with a season-ending knee injury in 2019. “They played four great games, they won four different ways.”Whatever the answer, McMillan won’t be part of the solution. McMillan is 661-588 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach for Indiana, Portland and Seattle.

Source: Manila Times August 27, 2020 16:18 UTC