Frank Vogel is out as the coach of the Pacers. Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports
Frank Vogel will not be fired, but the Indiana Pacers asked him not to stay.
“Frank’s not getting fired. His contract is up and I just made the decision not to renew it,” Pacers president Larry Bird said at a press conference Thursday morning.
Vogel became head coach on an interim basis Jan. 30, 2011, replacing Jim O’Brien and was granted the full-time job July 6, 2011. Vogel compiled a 250-181 record, five NBA playoff appearances, two Central Division championships and two trips to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Bird said Vogel asked repeatedly to be allowed to stay during a 30-minute conversation Thursday morning after they spoke previously on Wednesday.
Bird said the Pacers will do what is necessary financially to get the right guy, but expectations are unchanged building around Paul George.
–Steph Curry did not participate in three-on-three drills or scrimmage with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, and coach Steve Kerr deemed the reigning NBA MVP unlikely to play in Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Trail Blazers on Saturday in Portland, Ore.
Curry was present for the practice session but did not appear to participate in any segment of the workout, shooting from a stationary position and giving no indication he was ready to test his ailing knee.
Diagnosed with a sprained knee ligament on April 24, Curry sat out the final two games of the first-round series against the Houston Rockets and missed the two Warriors wins over the Trail Blazers in Oakland, Calif.
The Warriors’ initial timetable for Curry was to merely re-evaluate his status on May 9, two weeks from the date that general manager Bob Myers confirmed the severity of Curry’s injury.
–Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall underwent surgery on both knees, the team announced.
Wall underwent surgery on his left knee to remove calcium deposits. He also had an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee to clean out loose bodies.
Wall had issues with both knees over the second half of last season. The surgery was performed in Cleveland by Dr. Richard D. Parker.
Wall, 25, averaged 19.9 points and 10.2 assists last season with 49 double-doubles in 77 games. The timing of the surgeries figures to knock him out of the Olympics. Wall is one of 30 finalists for the team.
–The Philadelphia 76ers named Marc Eversley as vice president of player personnel and appointed Ned Cohen as associate vice president and chief of staff, the team announced Thursday.
The 76ers also promoted Brandon Williams to vice president of basketball administration.
Eversley was vice president of player personnel for the Washington Wizards over the past three years. Cohen has worked in various roles in the NBA front office since 2004, while Williams has worked for the 76ers since 2013.
