Tyronn Jamar Lue is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Lue played point guard for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was selected 23rd overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1998 NBA draft. He won two NBA championships in his first three seasons as a player with the Lakers.
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Tyronn Jamar Lue is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. He also formerly served as the headCoach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lue played point guard for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was selected 23rd overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1998 NBA draft. He won two NBA championships in his first three seasons as a player with the Lakers. In 2009, Lue became Director of Basketball Development for the Boston Celtics. In 2014, he was hired by the Cavaliers as associate head coach. In 2016, he became head coach of the Cavaliers, replacing the fired David Blatt. He led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.
LUE was fired by Cleveland in October 2018. Luer is a member of the NBA Hall of Famer, who played for the Lakers and the Washington Wizards between 1998 and 2002. He has a son, Tyronn Lue Jr., who plays for the New York Knicks and the New Jersey Nets. He attended Raytown Senior High School in Raytown, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a degree in sociology. He finished his career tied with Dave Hoppen for most games with 30 or more points. He played in the NCAA All-Star Game for the Cornhusker team in 1996. He went on to play for the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks.
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