Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno resigning from his position citing mental health

Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno is resigning from his position citing mental health.

Per ESPN, Bayno, 58, began a leave of absence two weeks ago and worked through terms of a departure with the organization in recent days.
Bayno has privately described a need to step away from the pressures and workload of the NBA grind amid the pandemic, especially in the aftermath of several personal losses, including the loss of both parents.
His mother died in April 2020 after being diagnosed with cancer. His father died in 2019.
Bayno also has lost multiple close friends in the course of the pandemic. He didn’t rule out a future return to coaching, sources said.
Bayno, an assistant with the Pacers since 2016, had worked under former coach Nate McMillan and remained on staff with the hiring of the franchise’s new coach, Nate Bjorkgren.