Chances of the Warriors facing coach Tyronn Lue and Cleveland Cavaliers for the fourth consecutive time in the NBA Finals went from infinitesimal to absolute zero Sunday morning.
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, dissatisfied with the team’s 0-6 start -- not entirely surprising after in the departure of LeBron James -- fired Lue and moved assistant coach Larry Drew into the role of interim head coach.
“I wasn’t surprised. Nothing really surprises me in the NBA,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Sunday in Brooklyn, 90 minutes before tipoff against the Nets. “I did feel bad for Ty.