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Thursday 20 February 2020

Cleveland Cavaliers head
coach John Beilein watches
in the second half of an NBA
basketball game against the
Los Angeles Clippers, Sunday,
Feb. 9, 2020, in Cleveland. The
Clippers won 133-92.
Associated Press
Beilein

resigns as

Cavaliers

coach

after failed

NBA run

By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP)
— John Beilein didn't make
it through one NBA season.
Another college coaching
dropout.
Wildly successful at Michi-
gan and other stops in his
coaching career, Beilein
resigned Wednesday af-
ter just 54 games with the
rebuilding Cavaliers, who
can't seem to find the right
person to lead their team.
The 67-year-old Beilein
never got comfortable
during his short stint in the
pro game. The demands
of travel, lack of practice
time and a group of play- Svechnikov, Niederreiter help
ers who didn't respect him
or respond to his coach- Hurricanes beat Predators 4-1
ing style proved to be too
much, so he decided to
move on before the team
returned from the All-Star Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20), of Finland, celebrates after scoring against the Nashville Predators during the third
break. period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The Hurricanes won 4-1.
Associated Press
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