Nate Bjorkgren, Pacers head coach, fired after one disastrous season
View Comments Expected to bring the Indiana Pacers into the "modern" era of coaching, Nate Bjorkgren had the plug pulled after his first year on the job, league sources tell IndyStar, as he was fired Wednesday. Bjorkgren went 34-38 in his only season as a head coach, hired from the Toronto Raptors where he had been an assistant under Nick Nurse and won the 2019 NBA championship. The Pacers won its first game in the NBA play-in tournament over Charlotte, but were blitzed by Washington, 142-115, failing to make the playoffs. While injuries certainly contributed to the Pacers limping to the ...
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