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The Memphis Grizzlies announced Friday that they’ve “parted ways” with head coach Taylor Jenkins after five-plus seasons.
“I’m genuinely appreciative of Taylor’s contributions to this team and this city over the past six seasons. This was a difficult decision, given the consistent and tangible development of our players and overall success under Taylor’s leadership. I wish Taylor the very best moving forward,” Grizzlies president and general manager Zach Kleiman said in a statement.
An interim head coach has not been named.
The Grizzlies are 44-29 this season, good for the fifth seed in the Western Conference. On Thursday, Memphis lost on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-104, and has lost five of its last seven games.
Over Jenkins’ five-plus seasons in Memphis, the team is a combined 250-214 in the regular season and 9-14 in the postseason. The Grizzlies have made the playoffs in three of the past five full seasons and are on pace to make it four in the past six.
Jenkins is the second NBA head coach to be fired this season, the other being Mike Brown (Sacramento Kings).
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