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Several factors went into why Mike D’Antoni left the Houston Rockets, including a reportedly rocky relationship with the team’s owner.
On the surface, the breakup between the Houston Rockets and Mike D’Antoni was clean and amicable when he informed the team he’ll be moving on. A detailed post in The Athletic by Kelly Iko and Sam Amick, however, detailed several anecdotes that may have contributed to his departure.
As my fellow site expert, Anthony Duckett, shared recently, D’Antoni informed the organization of his intentions to move on into free agency shortly before the team’s plane was landing on Sunday afternoon.