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Stotts Foiled Again as Hornets Hire Steve Clifford

Former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts is still looking for a job after the Charlotte Hornets re-hired Steve Clifford as head coach.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report on Clifford’s hire.

ESPN Sources: Steve Clifford has agreed to a deal to return as the Charlotte Hornets’ coach. Clifford, one of league’s most respected coaches among his peers, led Hornets to two playoff trips in a five-year run that ended in 2018.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2022

Clifford originally served as Charlotte’s head coach from 2013-18 and led the Orlando Magic from 2018-21.