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Sources: Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno resigns citing mental health

Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno has resigned, citing mental health, sources told ESPN on Monday.

Bayno, 58, began a leave of absence two weeks ago and worked through terms of a departure with the organization in recent days.

Bayno has privately described a need to step away from the pressures and workload of the NBA grind amid the pandemic, especially in the aftermath of several personal losses, including the loss of both parents.

His mother died in April 2020 after being diagnosed with cancer. His father died in 2019.

Bayno also has lost multiple close friends in the course of the pandemic.