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National Basketball Coaches Association cites 'level of disappointment' with Minnesota Timberwolves' hiring process

CHICAGO -- The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association spoke out Wednesday about its "concern and level of disappointment" with the way the Minnesota Timberwolves went about their coaching change earlier this week.

The statement came from NBCA president Rick Carlisle of the Dallas Mavericks and NBCA executive director David Fogel.

"It's always bittersweet when one coach is fired and another is hired. But this is not about individual coaches," their statement read. "We would be remiss not to acknowledge a deeper concern and level of disappointment with the Minnesota head coach hiring process.