Jeff Van Gundy Lands Clippers Job After Winning Title With Celtics, per Report

Mar 12, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

What a year it has been for Jeff Van Gundy, who went from being fired by ESPN last summer to winning a championship with the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Now the former head coach, who served as a senior consultant for the Celtics this past season, has a new job as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday morning that Van Gundy will be Ty Lue’s lead assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers.

ESPN Sources: Jeff Van Gundy — who spent the season as senior consultant for the NBA champion Boston Celtics — has agreed on a deal to become the lead assistant on Ty Lue’s Los Angeles Clippers’ coaching staff. https://t.co/cUPKmRxuzh

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2024Van Gundy, who is 62, spent 16 years with ESPN before being let go after the 2023-24 season. Before that he had had long stints as the head coach of the Knicks and then later the Rockets.

Published Jun 18, 2024|Modified Jun 18, 2024

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