Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff will miss Wednesday’s home game vs. the Chicago Bulls for personal reasons, the team announced, via Kelsey Russo of The Athletic.
Lead assistant Greg Buckner will fill in for Bickerstaff, who is expected to return for Friday’s road game against the Charlotte Hornets. Buckner, who played in the NBA from 1999-2009, is in his first season with Cleveland.
The Cavs (20-37) have lost three straight, and five of six, and sit in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.
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