Phoenix Suns fire Frank Vogel after early playoff exit in coach’s first season

Team were swept in playoffs by Minnesota Timberwolves.

OVER AND OUT: Head coach Frank Vogel of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs. Pic: Christian Petersen, Getty Images

Frank Vogel’s tenure as coach of the Phoenix Suns is over after one disappointing season that ended without a playoff victory.

The franchise fired 50-year-old Vogel on Thursday, less than two weeks after the Suns were swept from the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves.