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Cleveland Cavaliers hire David Blatt as new head coach, LeBron James is now a free agent, Blatt his hiring comes after Cuyahoga County voters renew a $270 million sin tax on alcohol and cigarettes to fund pro-sports stadiums upkeep, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitGerald, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, wants sin tax monies linked to wins, a proposal Mayor Jackson opposes, Blatt replaces Mike Brown, who replaced Byron Scott, both Brown and Scott are Black, Brown is a two-time Cavs head coach who coached LeBron James, who now plays with the Miami Heat, who won NBA titles in 2006, 2012 and 2013 and lost the 2014 NBA title to the Spurs

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New Cleveland Cavaliers head basketball coach David Blatt By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog, Tel: (216) 659-0473  K athy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Cleveland Cavaliers hired David Blatt on Friday to become the franchise's 20th head coach, replacing Mike Brown, who is Black and was ousted by Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert in May after the Cavs compiled a less than mediocre winning record and did not make the playoffs this year. He beat out closest contender Tyronn Lue, an assistant coach for the controversial Los Angeles Clippers.  Though Blatt, 55, has no NBA experience, he has experience as an international coach and

It's time for Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert to either put up or shut up as he looks for a new head basketball coach to replace the ousted Mike Brown

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Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team owner Dan Gilbert Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).   Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Leaders In Black Digital News . Tel: 216-659-0473    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio -Once again the Cleveland Cavaliers are searching for a new head coach after another poor season. Mike Brown was fired last month and for the second time in four years by owner Dan Gilbert.  Cleveland, as a major American city, is a pro sports teams kind of town, and winning, whether it is basketball, football or baseball,  is part of the ambiance of it all, at least from the standpoint of Cavaliers fans.  Gilbert has now changed head basketball coaches four times and general managers three times over the nine years he has been the owner of