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Rick Pitino fired as head coach of Louisville Cardinals Basketball

THe Louisville Cardinals have fired head basketball coach Rick Pitino, and athletic director Tom Jurich.

According to WAVE reporter Kent Taylor, Pitino and Jurich were both fired after Jurich refused to fire Pitino.

According to sources, Tom Jurich was asked to fire Rick Pitino, refused, both were fired

— Kent Taylor (@KentTaylorWAVE) September 27, 2017

It also looks like Pitino tried to leave for the NBA, but that was unsuccessful.

Rick Pitino has probed NBA teams on return as a head coach in recent years, but there's been no interest in him.