Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Johnson will resign

Utah Jazz trainer Jerry Sloan as well as assistant coach Phil Johnson may resign at any press conference later on Thursday.

More particulars will be posted as they turn out to be available.

The media comes after the particular Jazz lost in order to Chicago in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, where former Jazz players Kyle Korver and also Ronnie Brewer assisted the Bulls escape Utah with the 91-86 win.

After the video game, Sloan didn't come out of his office to get a postgame interview right up until about a 50 percent-hour after their team lost for your 10th time within 14 games.

The actual Hall of Famer, who typically talks to correspondents about 10 moments after the last buzzer, had held it's place in a discussion together with general manager Kevin O'Connor.

"We simply had something we'd to discuss," Sloan said, "and also we'll talk for you all later upon about that." A major part of the particular discussion, however, has been the possibility of your trade in the whole shebang.

Sloan had agreed upon a one-12 months contract extension upon Monday that might have kept him in Utah through the 2011-12 time of year. He has 23 seasons of service with the Spruce, making him the actual longest-tenured trainer in any associated with America's four main sports.