Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash responds to a call throughout the 2nd quarter of the video game versus the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center on October 31, 2022 in New York City.
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The Brooklyn Nets parted methods with head coach Steve Nash on Tuesday, following the star-laden group’s 2-5 start to the NBA season. The choice was shared, according to the group.
“I wish the Nets all the success in the world and the Nash’s will be rooting for our team as they turn this season around,” Nash stated in a message published to his Twitter account Tuesday.
Nash, a Hall of Fame gamer who won 2 NBA MVP awards, has actually coached the Nets given that 2020, leading them on 2 not successful playoff runs.
Jacque Vaughn will take control of as interim head coach, according to The Athletic’s ShamsCharania The Nets strategy to work with suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka to take control of the task full-time, he added, pointing out sources. The Celtics suspended Udoka for the season for breaking group policies that supposedly included an improper relationship with a female staffer. Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA Finals previously this year, eventually losing to the Golden State Warriors.
Celtics head coach Ime Udoka (left) did not concur with a referee (right) in the 2nd quarter throughout a video game in between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors, Game Six of the NBA Finals at the TD Garden in Boston on June 17, 2022.
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Nets General Manager Sean Marks stated it was “an immensely difficult decision” to part methods with Nash, however that, after assessing the start of the season, the modification was considered essential.
“We want to thank Steve for everything he brought to our franchise over the past two-plus seasons,” Marks stated in a declaration. “Since becoming head coach, Steve was faced with a number of unprecedented challenges, and we are sincerely grateful for his leadership, patience and humility throughout his tenure.”
The group has actually had a hard time both on the court and off, in spite of a lineup of high-paid stars consisting of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and BenSimmons Durant supposedly promoted Nash’s ouster in the offseason as reports swirled that he might leave the group.
NBC Sports reported that both Durant and Irving were dissatisfied with the group management. Irving, who declined to get a Covid vaccination, wasn’t provided a long-lasting agreement extension.
Irving drew criticism from Nets owner Joe Tsai over the weekend after he promoted an antisemitic movie and book on social networks Thursday.
