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• Pacific Notes: Kerr, Milojevic, Bridges, Allen, Dinwiddie
Warriors coach Steve Kerr will miss tonight’s game at Utah so he can attend the funeral of former assistant coach Dejan Milojevic in Serbia, writes Kendra Andrews of ESPN. Kenny Atkinson will run the team in Kerr’s absence. Assistant coaches Chris DeMarco and Ron Adams, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and basketball operations consultant Zaza Pachulia […]...2024
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• Atkinson to coach Warriors-Jazz as Kerr attends Deki's funeral in Serbia

Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson will coach the team on Monday as Steve Kerr and others are in Serbia for Dejan Milojević‘s memorial service....2024
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• Warriors' Steve Kerr attends Dejan Milojevic's funeral in Serbia; Kenny Atkinson to coach vs. Jazz on Monday

Milojevic, a Warriors assistant coach, died last month after suffering a heart attack...2024
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• Steve Kerr will miss Warriors’ game in Utah to attend Dejan Milojević service
The Golden State Warriors will be without coach Steve Kerr on Monday night in Utah, as Kerr has traveled to Belgrade, Serbia, to attend the funeral services for assistant coach Dejan Milojević. Kenny Atkinson will be the acting head coach for the game against the Jazz. Milojević, 46, died after suffering a heart attack at a team dinner in Salt Lake City on Jan. 16. The NBA postponed two Warriors&#...2024
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• Bucks Hire Doc Rivers As Head Coach

The Milwaukee Bucks have hired Doc Rivers as head coach to replace Adrian Griffin. Rivers previously served as an informal consultant to Griffin at the prompting of the Bucks. Talks between Rivers and the Bucks on him becoming head coach began on Tuesday. The Philadelphia 76ers parted ways with Rivers after the 2023 playoffs after three seasons with the franchise. Rivers won The Finals in 2008 wit...2024
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• Report: Warriors' Atkinson candidate for Bucks job after Griffin fired

Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson reportedly is considered a candidate for the Milwaukee Bucks' head-coaching job if the Doc Rivers plan doesn't fall through....2024
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• Timberwolves’ D’Angelo Russell throws shade at former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson
D’Angelo Russell’s career took a turn for the better once the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with him, sending him to the Brooklyn Nets in efforts to unload salary and carve up a vacancy at point guard. Despite suffering an injury that kept him out for a stretch of the 2017-18 season, the now-Minnesota Timberwolves […] The post Timberwolves’ D’Angelo Russell throws sh...2020
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• Kyrie Irving wants Tyronn Lue to become Nets coach?
The Brooklyn Nets surprisingly fired coach Kenny Atkinson on Saturday. Now it’s becoming clearer why, with reports indicating that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving already has an eye on whom he’d like to become the Nets next coach. According to Yahoo Sports’ Vincent Goodwill, Irving prefers that the Nets hire Los Angeles Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue to become the head coach next season. Irving, ...2020
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• Nets Part Ways With Head Coach Kenny Atkinson
The Brooklyn Nets have elected to part ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson. The decision, according to a statement from the team, was mutual. Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will replace Atkinson on an interim basis. Atkinson served as the head coach of the Nets for three full seasons prior to the injury-ravaged campaign and showed […] The post Nets Part Ways With Head Coach Kenny Atkinson app...2020
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• Kyrie Irving out indefinitely after reaggravating shoulder injury
Kyrie Irving is out indefinitely after reaggravating his shoulder injury. Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson confirmed the news on Tuesday. Irving is set to see a specialist this week, ESPN’s Malika Andrews reports. Atkinson also wouldn’t say whether Irving might be out the rest of the season. The 26-year-old guard has already missed 26 games this season due to his shoulder injury, which caused hi...2020
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• Kyrie Irving re-aggravated shoulder injury, will see specialist this week
Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving will see a specialist this week after re-aggravating the right shoulder that sidelined him for 26 games earlier this season. Irving was nearing a return to the court after suffering a right knee sprain on Feb. 1. Unfortunately for Brooklyn, coach Kenny Atkinson announced on Tuesday that Irving will now remain sidelined while he goes for further evaluation. Si...2020
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• Kyrie Irving to practice on Saturday, undergo evaluation afterward
Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving hasn’t played since the middle of November due to a right shoulder injury, but he’s set to finally get back onto the court. Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters Friday that he’s “pleased with how we’re progressing” and that Irving will practice Saturday and be evaluated afterward, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Alex Schiffer of The Athletic als...2020
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• Kyrie Irving appears behind schedule in recovery from shoulder injury
Kyrie Irving has not played in a game since Nov. 14, and it does not appear that he’s on the verge of a return over a month later. Irving has been sidelined with what the Nets are calling a right shoulder impingement. That injury has lingered, and on Monday, Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson revealed that Irving hasn’t even been cleared for contact yet. According to Ian Begley of SNY, the expecta...2019
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• Nets pondering Spencer Dinwiddie’s role when Kyrie Irving returns
The New York Post’s Brian Lewis ponders the role that stellar Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie will have when injured All-Star Kyrie Irving returns. Lewis notes that former Net Paul Pierce has proposed one possible solution on ESPN: Irving could start at shooting guard while Dinwiddie keeps rolling at the point-guard slot. Brooklyn boasts a 11-6 record with Dinwiddie at the helm since Irving wen...2019
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• Nets swingman David Nwaba suffers torn Achilles
Nets swingman David Nwaba suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during Thursday’s loss in San Antonio, league sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link), Nwaba will undergo surgery on Friday to repair the tear. While neither Charania nor Haynes offers a timeline for Nwaba’s recovery, it seems safe to assume he’ll miss the re...2019
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• Nets G Nwaba suffers torn right Achilles in loss
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson felt "ill" in delivering the news that guard David Nwaba suffered an Achilles injury in Brooklyn's 118-105 loss to the Spurs in San Antonio on Thursday....2019
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"Multiple reasons were cited, mostly a reported […] The post Bucks begin talks with Doc Rivers on coaching vacancy; Kenny Atkinson on radar appeared first on Hoops Wire."

2023
"The franchise was down to three candidates – Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson, former Raptors coach Nick Nurse and Adrian Griffin – who has been the assistant at […] The post The Major Role Giannis Played in Hiring Bucks’ New Coach Adrian Griffin appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"Lakers coaching search: Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts, Kenny Atkinson enter final round of interviews, per reports"

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"Warriors hire former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson as Steve Kerr's lead assistant, per report"

2020
"The Nets and coach Kenny Atkinson have "mutually agreed" to part ways, the team announced Saturday."

2019
"Nets coach Kenny Atkinson felt "ill" in delivering the news that guard David Nwaba suffered an Achilles injury in Brooklyn's 118-105 loss to the Spurs in San Antonio on Thursday."

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"Nets’ Kenny Atkinson goes crazy, has to be restrained after getting tech (VIDEO)"

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"“We all make a mistake if we just think Kyle’s a shooter,” Kenny Atkinson, an assistant with the Hawks for four seasons before becoming the head coach of the Nets last spring, said Friday."

2016
"The Nets are hiring Kenny Atkinson—a top assistant for the Atlanta Hawks—as their next head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"The flipside of Walton's rocket ride up the ranks of candidates is that he hasn't paid his dues like Cleveland's Tyronn Lue, Miami's David Fizdale, Atlanta's Kenny Atkinson and San Antonio's Ime Udoka and Becky Hammon, among many others."

• Daily Dime: The latest on the Finals, LeBron James, the coaching carousel and more
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Free throw shooting has never been better on the NBA’s biggest stage, and that’s not the only thing to know from our latest notes from around the league. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. Free for all LON...2023
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• Nets, coach Jacque Vaughn agree to multiyear contract extension
The Brooklyn Nets and coach Jacque Vaughn have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. Terms of the extension were not disclosed. Here’s what you need to know: Vaughn is in his first year as head coach of the Nets after being promoted to the role following Steve Nash’s firing in November. During his head-coaching tenure, Brooklyn has gone 32-19 in 51 game...2023
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• RUMOR: Hornets’ eye-opening stance on Miles Bridges max contract could lead to departure
The NBA offseason is ramping up as teams across the league prepare to make adjustments to their rosters. It’s been a tough stretch for the Charlotte Hornets lately, especially after Kenny Atkinson backed out on becoming the new head coach. Now, the front office is in contract talks with breakout star Miles Bridges and rumors […] The post RUMOR: Hornets’ eye-opening stance on Mile...2022
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• REPORT: The 2 finalists for HC that Kenny Atkinson beat out before deciding to bail on Hornets
Kenny Atkinson made headlines on Saturday after it was reported that he decided to turn his back on the Charlotte Hornets after he was offered the job as the team’s head coach. Atkinson has opted to remain with the Golden State Warriors as Steve Kerr’s top assistant. According to ESPN’s NBA guru Adrian Wojnarowski, the […] The post REPORT: The 2 finalists for HC that Kenny ...2022
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• Timberwolves’ D’Angelo Russell throws shade at former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson
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• Will the Nets pick Tyronn Lue as their next head coach?
Tyronn Lue is expected to receive serious consideration to become the next head coach of the Nets, with oddsmakers in Las Vegas listing him as the early favorite, writes Greg Logan of Newsday. Brooklyn will be in the market for a coach once the season officially ends after parting ways with Kenny Atkinson last weekend. Lue’s previous experience coaching Kyrie Irving in Cleveland makes him an obvio...2020
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• Kyrie Irving re-aggravated shoulder injury, will see specialist this week
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• Nets swingman David Nwaba suffers torn Achilles
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• Back from suspension, Wilson Chandler makes Nets' debut vs. Sixers
Forward Wilson Chandler will plays his first game for the Nets Sunday night, following a 25-game suspension to start the season. Chandler tested positive for the banned PED Ipamorelin in August. He signed a one-year, veteran’s minimum contract (for $2.6 million) with Brooklyn over the summer. Chandler’s inaugural game as a Net will be against his previous team, the Sixers. He and Nets coach Kenny...2019
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• Nets waive veteran guard Iman Shumpert
The Nets will waive veteran swingman Iman Shumpert, league sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Brooklyn is currently carrying 16 players but will have to get back down to 15 after this Saturday’s game in Toronto, when Wilson Chandler‘s 25-game suspension ends and he becomes eligible to be reinstated. The Nets, who have posted a 9-4 record since Shumpert entered the lineup, ...2019
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• Wild NBA final day features Wolves dysfunction, LeBron crowning himself, and Mac McClung going off
Plus: Pelicans draw short stick in West while Casey and Silas coach their final games The regular season finale in the NBA tends to be a bit wonky just because 80 games are usually enough to sort out the standings; the 82 is just icing on the cake to tie things together nicely. Here’s what the play-in and playoff schedules look like following 1,230 regular season contests: ...2023
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• Kyrie Irving out indefinitely after reaggravating shoulder injury
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• Kyrie Irving re-aggravated shoulder injury, will see specialist this week
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• Kyrie Irving to practice on Saturday, undergo evaluation afterward
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• Iman Shumpert odd man out after Wilson Chandler returned from suspension
Veteran guard Iman Shumpert became a victim of league rules when the Nets were forced to make a tough decision last week, waiving the 29-year-old after having him on the roster for less than a month. Brooklyn was required to create an open roster spot with forward Wilson Chandler set to return from a 25-game suspension, leaving the team with the choice of waiving a player or working to find a suit...2019
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• Taurean Prince proves his worth to Nets vs. former team
Taurean Prince was happy to deliver one of his best games of the year against the Hawks, writes Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Prince had 23 points, seven rebounds and hit 5-of-7 shots from beyond the arc Wednesday as the shorthanded Nets defeated his former team. “I was 100 percent motivated, especially being the team that traded me away. That was part of it,” Prince said. “… There’s just a lo...2019
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• Kyrie Irving resumes on-court exercises in return from shoulder injury
Nets guard Kyrie Irving has started to do some on-court exercises as he continues to rehab from a right shoulder impingement, head coach Kenny Atkinson said, as relayed by Colin Martin of SNY. Irving has missed the past eight games and will sit when the team hosts Miami on Sunday, with the Nets accruing a 6-2 record over that stretch. Atkinson said, via Martin: “First thing about Kyrie, he started...2019
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• Kyrie Irving has started on-court work in return from shoulder injury
The Brooklyn Nets have not given a timetable for Kyrie Irving’s return from a shoulder injury, but he does appear to be closer to making his way onto an NBA court. The Nets guard has not played since November 14 after hurting his shoulder in a November 12 game. He’s already missed eight games in a row and is set to miss a ninth on Sunday. However, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson says Irving has begun on...2019
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• Garrett Temple says he joined Nets because of Kyrie Irving's leadership
Kyrie Irving is developing into the team leader in Brooklyn that the Celtics hoped he would be last year, according to Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report. Irving frequently strategizes with coach Kenny Atkinson during games and has taken a proactive approach in helping his teammates improve. Although he has missed the last eight games with a shoulder impingement, Irving has made a difference on the...2019
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• Report: Kenny Atkinson reneged with Hornets due to family reasons

Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson backed out of an agreement to become Hornets head coach....2022
• RUMOR: The real reason Kenny Atkinson ditched Hornets coaching gig, revealed
After a bizarre turn of events, it was confirmed on Saturday that Kenny Atkinson had decided to bail on his deal with the Charlotte Hornets to be the team’s new head coach. Instead, the 55-year-old opted to remain with the Golden State Warriors as Steve Kerr’s top assistant coach. As it turns out, Atkinson’s family […] The post RUMOR: The real reason Kenny Atkinson ditched ...2022
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• Kenny Atkinson: Kyrie Irving out at least two more games
Kyrie Irving’s lingering shoulder issues will prevent him from seeing live game action for at least two more contests, according to Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson. Irving, who has missed the last nine games, will not join the Nets on the team’s upcoming two-game road trip and instead will remain in Brooklyn to rehab his injury, Atkinson shared following Tuesday’s practice. Irving’s slow r...2019
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• Joe Tsai completes purchase of 49 percent stake in Nets
Mikhail Prokhorov has officially sold a 49% stake in the Nets to new minority owner Joseph Tsai, according to Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg (Twitter link). Soshnick writes that the Nets received an overall valuation of $2.35 billion in the transaction, a new NBA record.“As a lifelong sports fan, I am very proud to join the Nets ownership and the NBA family,” Tsai said in a statement, per the Nets’ o...2018
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• Overlooked No More, Brooklyn Nets' Sean Kilpatrick Is the Real Deal
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• Meme Mania: What Every NBA Team Should Be Most Thankful for This Thanksgiving
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• Do the Los Angeles Lakers Have the Best Bench in the NBA?
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• How Screwed Are the Brooklyn Nets Without Jeremy Lin?
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• Golden State Warriors Must Get Defensive and Friday NBA Takeaways
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• Warriors hire former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson as Steve Kerr's lead assistant, per report
Atkinson spent last season with the Los Angeles Clippers...2021
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• Atkinson out in Brooklyn as sides agree to part
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• Lakers coaching search: Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts, Kenny Atkinson enter final round of interviews, per reports
The Lakers are coming close to naming a new head coach...2022
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• Kyrie Irving 'soured' on Kenny Atkinson, wants Ty Lue as next Nets coach, per report
Atkinson also wasn't particularly eager about coaching Kyrie and Kevin Durant moving forward...2020
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• Hornets to hire Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as next coach, per report
Atkinson coached the Nets from 2016-2020...2022
• Kenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach after four seasons
Hours after a victory against the Spurs, the Nets replace coach Kenny Atkinson with Jacques Vaughn...2020
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• Warriors, Steve Kerr gets massive boost with potential Kenny Atkinson hiring
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will have more back-up in his coaching staff next season as the team is closing in on acquiring former Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson to be the team’s lead assistant. It was Shams Charania of The Athletic who broke the news via Twitter Wednesday. The Golden State […] The post Warriors, Steve Kerr gets massive boost with potential Ken...2021
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• Nets fire Kenny Atkinson: Top coaching candidates to replace him in Brooklyn
A lot of coaches will be chomping at the bit to work with two superstars in a big market...2020

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2. Los Angeles Lakers

3. Cody Rhodes

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• Meme Mania: What Every NBA Team Should Be Most Thankful for This Thanksgiving
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• Do the Los Angeles Lakers Have the Best Bench in the NBA?
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• How Screwed Are the Brooklyn Nets Without Jeremy Lin?
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• NBA Summer League 2016: Top Takeaways from July 9 in Las Vegas
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• 1 Reason to Get Excited About Every NBA Lottery-Bound Team's Future
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• Bucks Hire Doc Rivers As Head Coach
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• Bucks narrow coaching search to finalists with Nick Nurse, Kenny Atkinson on short list, per report

The Bucks parted ways with Mike Budenholzer after their first-round playoff exit...2023
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• Wild NBA final day features Wolves dysfunction, LeBron crowning himself, and Mac McClung going off
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• Kenny Atkinson decides to snub Hornets HC job after winning title with Warriors
After winning the championship with the Golden State Warriors, assistant coach Kenny Atkinson was set to become the next head coach of the Charlotte Hornets. He was going to try his hand at building a true playoff team centered around LaMelo Ball. Now, that won’t be the case. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Atkinson will […] The post Kenny Atkinson decides to snub Hornets...2022
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• The leading candidate in Hornets head coach search, revealed
The Charlotte Hornets coaching search now features a front-runner. After the Los Angeles Lakers hired Darvin Ham, someone they were very interested in, they are reportedly zeroing in on two former head coaches: Mike D’Antoni and Kenny Atkinson. One of those names is starting to emerge as the likely candidate to be hired. According to […] The post The leading candidate in Hornets head c...2022
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• Sources: Bulls eyeing assistants still in playoffs
In addition to interviewing former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson for their vacant job, the rebuilding Bulls are interested in assistants involved in the playoffs, including Milwaukee's Darvin Ham, Denver's Wes Unseld Jr. and Miami's Dan Craig, sources say....2020
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• Will the Nets pick Tyronn Lue as their next head coach?
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• Nets-Kenny Atkinson fallout: Kevin Durant's concerns, DeAndre Jordan's starting spot among details to emerge
The Nets fired Atkinson early Saturday morning, and news of what happened is starting to leak out...2020
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• Head coach Kenny Atkinson, Nets agree to part ways
Head coach Kenny Atkinson and the Nets have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Saturday in a press release. Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will take over as the club’s interim head coach. Nets general manager Sean Marks said in a statement: “After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the tea...2020
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• Kenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach in shocking move

It is rumored some of the Nets players wanted him gone. You can guess who has that kind of power....2020
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• Brooklyn Nets' Top Trade Chip Holding Up His End of Bargain
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• Meme Mania: What Every NBA Team Should Be Most Thankful for This Thanksgiving
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• Linsanity a Memory, Nets Offering Second Act for Jeremy Lin and Kenny Atkinson
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• NBA Tiers of Contention: 10 Teams That Can Make Lottery Reservations Now
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• NBA Summer League 2016: Top Takeaways from July 9 in Las Vegas
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• Wednesday NBA Roundup: Warriors Officially Own 'Best Team Ever' with 73 Wins
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