Jason Kidd Canned in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday.

Jan 22, 2018
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Image via Getty/Gene Sweeney Jr.

Jason Kidd
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Image via Getty/Gene Sweeney Jr.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski the Milwaukee Bucks have fired their coach, Jason Kidd.

Milwaukee has fired coach Jason Kidd, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018

In the meantime, assistant coach Joe Prunty will serve as the team's interim coach:

Bucks assistant coach Joe Prunty will be installed as interim coach, league sources tell ESPN. He will coach Bucks against Phoenix tonight.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018

The Bucks are currently 23-22, which is good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. In addition to that lackluster showing, Kidd reportedly "frayed relationships" within the organization:

Bucks made move on Kidd based upon dropping into the 8th seed in the East, frayed relationships in organization and general non-alignment, league sources tell ESPN. Bucks job will be most sought after of offseason, largely because of @Giannis_An34.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018

Since being traded to Milwaukee from Brooklyn for two second-round picks, Kidd was 160-168 and had helped lead his young squads to the playoffs twice (in 2015 and 2017) where they were eliminated in the first round.

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