The Warriors fired assistant coach Darren Erman because of what the team called "a violation of company policy," making him the second assistant to leave the bench in as many weeks.
General manager Bob Myers said firing Erman was not a basketball decision, but rather one made by the organization and unrelated to the recent reassignment of assistant coach Brian Scalabrine. Myers would only indicate that Erman, 37, had committed a serious violation that he declined to reveal.
Head coach Mark Jackson said he remained confident in his staff, which now is down to three assistant coaches following his decision to remove Scalabrine from the bench last week due to a "difference in philosophies" along with Erman's firing.