Report: Washington Wizards Have Fired Flip Saunders

Update - 12:18: CBS Sports reports that Randy Wittman will take over as the interim head coach for Washington.

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Original - 12:00: The Washington Wizards have fired head coach Flip Saunders, a source has told Yahoo! Sports.

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Saunders had led the Wizards to a 2-15 start before his termination. While expectations were low for the young team entering the 2011-12 season, the Wizards expected to see improvement after their young players had gained another year of experience under their belt.