Slumping Milwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason Kidd

Milwaukee • The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.Assistant coach Joe Prunty was serving as head coach for Monday night’s game against Phoenix.It was a surprising end to Kidd’s three-plus season tenure in Milwaukee, when the Bucks made the playoffs twice. Giannis Antetokounmpo turned into an All-Star under his watch. The Bucks were considered an emerging force in the Eas