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Bulls Fire Coach Tom Thibodeau With $9M Left On His Contract

The Bulls fired coach Tom Thibodeau with roughly $9M remaining on his deal. Bulls GM Gar Forman said, "As we looked ahead and evaluated how we as a team and an organization could continue to grow and improve, we believed a change in approach was needed." Iowa State coach and former Bulls player Fred Hoiberg is "widely considered the front-runner to replace Thibodeau." This comes after a second-round playoff exit and amid Thibodeau's "tumultuous relationship with management" (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 5/28).

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