Cavs dump coach Lue

Tyronn Lue, who coached the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2016 NBA title, was fired Sunday (Monday Phl time) after the club’s latest loss in a leagueworst 0-6 start, the club confirmed.

The announcement by Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman came after Indiana beat Cleveland 119-107 with associate coach Larry Drew being promoted to interim coach.

“This was a very difficult decision,” Altman said. “It is especially so, considering Coach Lue’s time with us over the last four years, including four straight trips to the NBA Finals.”

Former associate coach Lue took over the LeBron James-led Cavs in January 2016 after the mid-season firing of Dave Blatt and guided Cleveland to its first NBA crown and the first for any team in the city since the 1964 NFL Browns.

But James departed in the off-season for the Los Angeles Lakers and little was expected of the Cavs this season.

“We have respect and great admiration for Ty, not only as a coach, but a person,” Altman said. “We thank him for the many ways he has contributed to our success, wish him the best and he will always be remembered for leading a very special Cavs team back against the odds to win the title in 2016.

“This is a different team equation, though, and one that we felt needed a different voice and approach that required this change.”