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Nets fire coach Frank after team's 0-16 start

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Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:05pm EST
New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank yells at an official during the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, April 9, 2008. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank yells at an official during the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, April 9, 2008.

Credit: Reuters/Aaron Josefczyk

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets have fired coach Lawrence Frank after the team lost their first 16 games, the team said on Sunday.

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Assistant coach Tom Barrise was scheduled to lead the team against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, the Nets said in a statement. A loss by the Nets would tie the NBA record for the worst start ever.

Frank had a 225-241 record in six-plus seasons with the New Jersey team.

"His dedication to the game as well as his work ethic are to be both admired and appreciated," Nets president Rod Thorn said in a statement.

(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by John Mehaffey)
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