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Rick Pitino Is Leaving Greece To Focus On Coaching Job In United States

Rick Pitino announced last week that he is stepping down as head coach of Panathinaikos.

According to reports, Pitino is hoping to land a job in the NBA as either a coach or in a player personnel or advisory role.

Here is Pitino’s announcement:

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Pitino turned down a job to be coach and president of Panathinaikos:

Pitino wants to return to a full-time pursuit of a job in the NBA — coaching, player personnel or an advisory role, he said. https://t.co/asJVbzyULP

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2019