As a guest analyst on TNT’s Inside the NBA studio show before Tuesday night’s Rockets/Warriors game, former head coach Kevin McHale spoke publicly about his firing from the Rockets for one of the first times since his November dismissal.
“I kind of wish I was sitting in Oracle (Arena) getting ready to play Golden State … I think,” McHale said jokingly after being introduced.
When asked if he was surprised by Houston’s decision to fire him after a 4-7 start, McHale said:
“Yes. I went in and had said we had a rough camp.