Fratello and Bickerstaff share the same basketball soul, which stresses defense first. “Every coach talks defense,” said Fratello. “But what do you practice? Some teams spend 10-15 minutes ...

Mike Fratello’s Cavaliers of the mid-90s took the expression “winning ugly” to a whole new level. The Lenny Wilkins squads of the late-80s and early-90s made basketball a thing of beauty.

Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello won’t return as an analyst on Cavs broadcasts this season on Bally Sports Ohio, with Bally opting for a two-man rotation of Austin Carr and Brad ...

Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello is receiving the NBA’s Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. The winner each year is selected by the NBA Coaches Association. Fratello, 75, has been ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Mike Fratello, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach and now NBA broadcaster, along with Marc Glassman, owner of Marc’s discount retail stores, won’t be quitting their day jobs ...

Kudos to former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello, who believed in ugly basketball and helped turn it into a thing. At least, he did when it came to coaching the 1995-96 Cavs. Despite an 89 ...