The Charlotte Bobcats asked for and received permission to interview Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Nate Tibbetts for their head coaching job, the Cavs confirmed Tuesday.
Tibbetts, 35, was retained by the Cavaliers after they fired head coach Byron Scott and replaced him with Mike Brown last week. Tibbetts also interviewed with the Bobcats last spring before they hired Mike Dunlap.
Dunlap lasted a single 21-61 season in Charlotte before the Bobcats fired him last week.
Before joining Scott’s staff, Tibbetts was a successful development-league coach.
— Reported by Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer (Blog)
