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Mike D’Antoni, the former Lakers head coach, and his wife, Laurel, sold their Manhattan Beach home for $9.5 million. The couple bought the property in April 2013 for $6.9 million, records show, and listed it in March 2015 at $9.8 million. The sale price was nearly 40% more than what they paid, according to the Los Angeles Times. The three-storey contemporary, built in 2003, stands on a corner walk street and has complete or partial ocean views from most bedrooms and public areas. D’Antoni replaced interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff in 2012. He signed a three-year, $12 million contract to become head coach of the Lakers. The newspaper said he led the team to a 67-87 record before resigning after the 2013-14 season. The Times described D’Antoni as 64 years old and said he was in contention for the Denver Nuggets head coaching vacancy that off-season. The newspaper added that D’Antoni coached the Phoenix Suns from 2003 to 2008, winning NBA Coach of the Year in 2005, and the New York Knicks from 2008 to 2012.
D’Antoni and his wife had relocated to West Virginia that spring. The job went to Michael Malone, formerly head coach of the Sacramento Kings.