The Houston Rockets pulled the plug on the Kevin McHale era earlier today after the Rockets began the season with a 4-7 record. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports first reported the firing, and also announced that J.B. Bickerstaff will become the interim head coach for the team.
The Houston Rockets fired coach Kevin McHale, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) November 18, 2015
Houston currently sits in 11th place in the Western Conference and has been plagued with the injury bug since the start of the season as Dwight Howard, Terrence Jones, Patrick Beverley and Sam Dekker—who just recently had back surgery—have missed significant time on the court.