By Jeremy Harness

The Warriors have fired head coach Mark Jackson after three seasons at the helm, amid internal strife and strife.

The firing comes after the Warriors finished a season during which the team won 51 games and made the playoffs for a second straight year before losing to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games.

According to numerous reports, the reason behind the dismissal was the fact the Jackson did not get along with team management, particularly owner Joe Lacob.

Jackson had issues with some of his assistant coaches in the past season, including Brian Scalabrine, whom Jackson re-assigned to the Warriors’ D-League affiliate due to “differences in philosophy.”

Regarding the short list of candidates, the Warriors are reportedly looking at Steve Kerr as well as Stan Van Gundy.