The Milwaukee Bucks have fired head coach Jason Kidd, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:
Milwaukee has fired coach Jason Kidd, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018
Bucks assistant coach Joe Prunty will be installed as interim coach, league sources tell ESPN. He will coach Bucks against Phoenix tonight.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018
Bucks made move on Kidd based upon dropping into the 8th seed in the East, frayed relationships in organization and general non-alignment, league sources tell ESPN. Bucks job will be most sought after of offseason, largely because of @Giannis_An34.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018
Per ESPN’s Chris Haynes, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks’ young superstar, is “devastated:”
Sources: Jason Kidd hasn’t been officially told yet. Giannis Antetokounmpo is devastated. https://t.co/FGaqQybJtn
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 22, 2018
After an illustrious playing career and a one-year stint as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, Kidd took over as the Bucks’ head coach in 2014. He coached Milwaukee to a cumulative 139-152 record.
Kidd has been on the hot seat for some time now. In June, ESPN reported that some of the Bucks’ higher-ups were unsure of Kidd’s fit with the team.
