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Cavs take over No. 2 spot behind Celtics

Could it be? Could we have gone a whole week without a coaching firing? At the time of this writing, Memphis' Marc Iavaroni was still employed and Minnesota's
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Could it be? Could we have gone a whole week without a coaching firing? At the time of this writing, Memphis' Marc Iavaroni was still employed and Minnesota's Kevin McHale hadn't been shoved from the front office to the bench to right out the door.

George Karl is not in trouble, but he may need to tinker with the once white-hot Nuggets, who have lost three in a row for the first time this season. Maybe Denver vice president Mark Warkentien should check in with Detroit and see if Richard Hamilton is available.

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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI’s “Open Floor” podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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