Cavaliers’ Jewish coach Lindsay Gottlieb is making history in her new role Gottlieb was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California in 2016.
Cleveland Cavaliers bring in a Jewish general manager. Didn’t David Blatt coach there? Koby Altman, the interim GM for the past five weeks, will have to deal with some turmoil surrounding the LeBron James-powered NBA finalists.
David Blatt, fired as Cavs coach, to accept an NBA championship ring Blatt, an Israeli American, was fired several months before Cleveland went on to win the title in a history-making series against the Golden State Warriors.