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Hear from Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn as he talks about the firing of Kevin McHale. Minnesota says good bye to the basketball legend after a long tenure.
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" And it was sudden it was over the last three and half weeks an organization that. And it took the job. You know there was some history here before I. I -- about it know what would occur next year and the -- Kevin and I felt that respect. I have for. Organization that there should be only one candidate to start with the that we should. Rapidly it. He should be the coach. And I promise everybody did no matter. He will be conducted with respect and dignity in any. -- did. -- so it wasn't some sort of you know epiphany. I just felt dead do it was time to make the decision wanted to. What we'll make him. It because I thought we needed to make a decision in. Want this unique. An exercise in many -- mean this sincerely. Want this become an exercise and things that Kevin. Do because he didn't nobody knew anything. We're about this -- about to say. Kevin has done some. -- things with this franchise. And I can speak to that is somebody who watched from a distance for many years. He took this team to Western Conference finals once. And he made this into a -- Those who have great successes now we can make any measurement. Good thing I truly believe that. He did some remarkable things here."