Charlotte Hornets fire head coach James Borrego
The Charlotte Hornets are relieving James Borrego of his head-coaching duties after four seasons, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday morning.
According to Wojnarowski, Charlotte's dismal showing in last week's play-in tournament largely led to Borrego's dismissal. Although Borrego oversaw the development of Miles Bridges and reigning Rookie Of The Year LaMelo Ball, the big factor appears to be the team losing their first game of the play-in tournament as the No. 10 seed for the second season in a row.
Borrego was 138-163 over his four seasons in Charlotte. He oversaw the team's improvement year over year, with the Hornets going from 23-42 in 2019-20 to 33-39 in 2020-21 to 43-39 this season. The Hornets have also, however, now missed the playoffs for a sixth straight season.
The 44-year-old coach previously served as interim head coach for the Orlando Magic during the 2014-2015 season after Jacque Vaughn was fired with 30 games left in the regular season.
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