It’s rare to see the coach of the year in any sport get canned.
This is what exactly happened to George Karl and he admits it still affects him to this day.
“I don’t have a lot of bitterness other than I don’t understand. But not understanding — when you are working in a world of millions, millions, and millions of dollars, there’s a lot of things I don’t understand.
“There’s a lot of contracts we give players that I don’t understand. There’s a lot of trades that I don’t understand. There are a lot of decisions I don’t understand.
“I can’t deny there’s an anger and frustration. But there’s much more celebration in my heart than anything else.”
Karl will be a analyst for ESPN this upcoming season.