Former Cavaliers assistant Jim Boylan is suing the team for age discrimination, Ben Axelrod of WKYC3 reported.
Boylan, 63, served as an assistant coach with Cleveland from 2013-2018 before being fired last summer. The ex-coach filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging that the Cavaliers "discriminate against employees and candidates for employment on the basis of age with respect to hiring, renewal, termination, pay, raises, benefits, and in terms and conditions of employment." The suit adds that the "defendants discriminatorily favor younger less qualified candidates and employees over substantially older employees."
According to court documents obtained by WKYC3, Boylan claims he was told that he was fired by Tyronn Lue, whom the Cavaliers fired on Oct.