Speaking candidly for the first time since being fired in November, former Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale said he was "really, really surprised" to be let go in an interview with TNT's Inside the NBA.
Adam Wexler of KPRC-TV Sports captured McHale's comments. The Rockets unceremoniously dumped the Hall of Fame forward 11 games into the 2015-16 season despite McHale having led the team to a Western Conference Finals berth the year prior. Houston was 4-7 at the time.
"We got off to a tough start and I came in and I sat down [and] they said 'You're fired.