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Suns Allow Coach D'Antoni to Talk to Other Teams

Posted May 5, 08 11:50 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Phoenix Suns granted permission for coach Mike D'Antoni to talk to other teams, with the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks apparently the leading suitors. General manager Steve Kerr confirmed Monday that D'Antoni can speak with other NBA teams about coaching vacancies but indicated he still wants to persuade the coach to stay with the Suns.

"As we continue to convey, we value Mike D'Antoni as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and would like him to continue leading this basketball team," Kerr said in a statement issued by the team. "Because he has requested to speak to other teams about their head coaching vacancies, we have granted him permission."

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Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni, center, gives instruction as guard Raja Bell, right, Shaquille O'Neal, left, walk by during the second half of Game 5.   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni reacts to his teams play against the Philadelphia 76ers' during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 28, 2008, in Philadelphia.   (AP Photo/H. Rumph, Jr.)
Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash (13) talks with head coach Mike D'Antoni during a break in their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
In this April 27, 2008 file photo, Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni yells at the referees in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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