Dan Majerle out as Suns assistant coach
Jan 22, 2013, 5:07 AM | Updated: 5:18 am
The Phoenix Suns coaching staff continues to change, as Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro tweeted Monday night.
Dan Majerle is out as Suns assistant coach, sorry about the misspelling on the first one
— John Gambadoro (@Gambo620) January 22, 2013
Majerle, who played eight seasons with the Suns and is one of the most popular players in franchise history, became an assistant coach in 2008 and guided the Suns summer league teams in Las Vegas for four seasons.
Majerle’s status was up in the air after the Suns fired head coach Alvin Gentry Friday and named player development coordinator Lindsey Hunter as the interim coach Sunday — bypassing both Majerle and Elston Turner, who has 14 years of assistant coaching experience in the NBA.
Majerle will be paid in full for the rest of the season.
The team was also planning a Dan Majerle Fathead promotional giveaway for the January 30 game against the Los Angeles Lakers, but that is now in doubt due to Majerle’s departure.
Hunter will make his debut on the Suns bench Wednesday night in Sacramento against the Kings.
