Source: Del Negro set to be fired
CHICAGO -- The
Chicago Bulls are set to announce the firing of coach
Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday, according to a source.
Sources said that Bulls general manager Gar Forman met with Del Negro on Monday. As part of the Bulls' organizational meetings over the past couple of days, Forman also met with other members of the Bulls hierarchy about Del Negro's future. Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf spoke to Del Negro over the weekend, when the coach made an argument to keep his job.
Del Negro has one year worth approximately $2 million remaining on a guaranteed three-year contract.
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