The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their coach on Sunday and named assistant Larry Drew interim head coach. After LeBron James joined Los Angeles Lakers, the Cavaliers were off to a 0-6 start without him and their all-star player Kevin Love is injured and might not play for another month, which only made things worse for Lue and the Cavs.
Lue guided the Cavaliers to an NBA title in 2016 — Cleveland’s first pro sports championship since 1964 — and helped the team to four straight Finals. Also, assistant coach Damon Jones also was fired.
Twitter went frenzy over the firing of head coach Ty Lue.
Thank you Ty Lue, who put up with more shit than anyone even knows and literally put his health on the line to win. He also was part of greatest title in NBA history.
— NBACHOPZ (@Pchopz_) October 28, 2018
Ty Lue took over a team midseason & lead them to the NBA Finals & a CHAMPIONSHIP against a 73 win team. He then took that team back to the Finals.
He then dealt with his 2nd best player demanding a trade, a terrible return for said player, AND WENT TO THE FINALS AGAIN.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 28, 2018
Guess what, @cavsdan, this team would be 0-6 with Popovich coaching. The problem is talent & an organization that is so poorly run that the greatest player of all time left TWICE.
Firing Ty Lue is simply outrageous.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 28, 2018
Cavaliers are firing head coach Ty Lue after 0-6 start, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/LNhAhjqD1H
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 28, 2018
CAVS FIRING TY LUE LIKE IT'S HIS FAULT THEY SUCK ASS OR SOMETHING
— OSN (@OprahSide) October 28, 2018
LeBron: “Ty Lue… U know where to find me.”
Luke Walton: pic.twitter.com/kop6bYA6D4
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) October 28, 2018
The level of disrespect shown on here, and in some NBA media circles, to the job Ty Lue did over the last 3 seasons is outrageous.
Talk to any Cavs player and see what they say about the job Ty did.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 28, 2018
In memoriam of Ty Lue pic.twitter.com/FTRQNxa5hi
— Mario Hoxha (@albanianthunder) October 28, 2018
LeBron on Ty Lue’s dismissal in Cleveland: pic.twitter.com/Ih61Tt4TRj
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 29, 2018
Ty Lue is the only head coach to win a title in Cleveland in the last 54 years. He was nothing but professional and affable when it came to engaging with me on a variety of topics over the last three seasons. He cared to the point of driving himself to illness.
— Scott @ WFNY (@WFNYScott) October 28, 2018
Probably good for Ty Lue that he gets to escape while the ship is sinking and won’t have their 20-win record on his resume
— Dad (@fivefifths) October 28, 2018
After the Cavs fired Ty Lue, Cleveland will watch Hue Jackson today thinking… pic.twitter.com/X8Qnzbl4Zs
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) October 28, 2018
After firing Ty Lue, Cleveland planning to promote Larry Drew to interim coach, sources tell ESPN. Management meeting with Drew now.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 28, 2018
TY LUE FIREDDDDD! #Byebyebye
— Mary B (@BabersGreen) October 28, 2018
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