Marc Stein: J.B. Bickerstaff is poised to take over in-season as an NBA head coach for the third time, league sources say, after Cleveland’s inevitable parting with John Beilein. Bickerstaff also had to step in midstream in Houston (37-34 in 2015-16) and Memphis (15-48 in 2017-18) previously
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JB Bickerstaff to take over as Cavs head coach
Adrian Wojnarowski: Cavaliers, coach John Beilein remain in discussions on his future with franchise — including on terms of a contract settlement, league sources tell ESPN. Both sides believe he’s coached his final game, but there’s no resolution yet. JB Bickerstaff would elevate to head coach.
Chris Fedor: #Cavs J.B. Bickerstaff was …
Chris Fedor: #Cavs J.B. Bickerstaff was outta the country during the break. GM Koby Altman was on the west coast. Others within the organization are — & have been — scattered around the country. The team was always planning to reconvene — and have a resolution Wednesday. When everyone is back
The Cavaliers will return from the …
The Cavaliers will return from the All-Star break with their first practice on Wednesday, when many team officials and coaches expect to have the Beilein cloud behind them, sources said. They are widely expected to promote associate head coach J.B. Bickerstaff to replace Beilein. He would be the Cavs sixth coach in the past seven seasons.
The Cavs’ next coach will be their …
The Cavs’ next coach will be their sixth in the last seven seasons. If a move happens before the end of this season, they would presumably promote associate head coach J.B. Bickerstaff to replace Beilein. He would also be a strong candidate to take over as the next permanent head coach. Bickerstaff spent time as interim head coach in Houston before he was the Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach for two years. His firing from Memphis prior to this season was a surprise around the league. His father, Bernie, is still a member of the Cavs’ organization.
According to those there, Love was …
According to those there, Love was upset by the timing of the punishment — after shootaround while he was in the training room and a few days after the Toronto incident — and the abrupt nature. Because of that, Love wanted a deeper explanation. He then came back onto the court and approached Altman, who was huddled in his usual spot off to the side, flanked by executives Jason Hillman, Andrae Patterson and assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Everyone decided to move the discussion into the film room.
“There was no altercation, there was no …
“There was no altercation, there was no screaming match,” Love said. “I was actually shocked when guys were telling me about the article and what had come out. I’d heard about everything about 10 minutes before. I didn’t know who it came from, it didn’t come from me. Like I said, there wasn’t anything that happened at shootaround that warranted something like that. “It was a conversation we had, but there was no blowup, there was no me talking about how much money I have. I’m an a–h—. But I’m not that big of an a–h—. … That was like a 2 out of 10. It was really nothing.”