Timberwolves fire Rambis

ByReuters

Updated 12/07/2011 at 17:14 GMT

The Minnesota Timberwolves fired head coach Kurt Rambis after a last-place overall finish that stretched the struggling team's play-off drought to seven seasons.

Kurt Rambis answers questions during a news conference that announces Rambis as the new head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team at the Target Center in Minneapolis, August 11, 2009

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Rambis, who had two years left on his contract, posted a 32-132 record over two seasons with the Timberwolves, including a league-worst 17-65 mark last season.

"It is always hard to make these decisions. It is especially hard when it involves somebody of Kurt's reputation," David Kahn, Timberwolves president of basketball operations, said in a statement.

"Even so, this is the right time for us to make a head coaching change now that we've identified our roster and its specific needs."

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Rambis became the ninth coach of the Timberwolves in August 2009 after having been an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers for seven seasons.

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