Seeking change amid midseason struggles, the Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday after a slide that left a team with designs on challenging the NBA's best in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Assistant coach Joe Prunty will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season, co-owner Wes Edens said in an interview before the game. Under Kidd, the Bucks had a regular-season record of 139-152. In Milwaukee, Kidd inherited a team that won 15 games in 2013-14. Other than a 33-win season in 2015-16, the youthful Bucks hovered around .500 under Kidd as Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton blossomed into top-flight players.

Source: ABC News January 22, 2018 21:44 UTC