BASKETBALL
Miami Heat fired their coach, Alvin Gentry, after a late-season slump cost the team an NBA play-off berth, while the Denver Nuggets' coach, Bernie Bickerstaff, was fined $10,000 (£6,200) by the NBA for abusing the referees during his team's season-ending loss on Tuesday.
BNBA PLAY-OFFS: Eastern Conference: Orlando 82 Boston 77 (Orlando lead best-of-five series 2-1). Western Conference: Utah 95 Houston 82 (Utah lead best-of-five series 2-1).
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