CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping coach Mike Brown – for now.
Team owner Dan Gilbert refuted a report Friday that Brown had been fired. He says the team is "going through the evaluation process" and stressed the team would not react emotionally after "unexpectedly" losing to the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs.
Cleveland had the league's best record for the second straight regular season but was exposed as an incomplete team by the Celtics, who beat them in six games.
The loss opened up the possibility of a major shakeup as two-time MVP LeBron James prepares for free agency.
James is eligible to opt out of his contract this summer, a move that set off a scramble for his services from New York to Miami to Los Angeles and, of course, back in Cleveland.