Nets Rumors: Steve Nash ‘Likely to Avoid’ Being Fired; Kevin Durant Still Supports HC | Bleacher Report

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Assuming the Brooklyn Nets are unable to overturn a 3-0 series deficit, head coach Steve Nash may not be the scapegoat for the team’s first-round exit in the NBA playoffs.

NBA insider Marc Stein reported Monday that he spoke to a source that said Nash “is likely to avoid being rendered management’s fall guy for the Nets’ meek playoff showing, noting how much madness (and, frankly, absurdity) that the former Hall of Fame point guard faced during his second season as a head coach.”

According to Stein, Nash doesn’t yet appear to have lost the faith of two key figures within the organization—governor Joe Tsai and star Kevin Durant:

“My personal sense is that Nets owner Joe Tsai is far too impulsive and unpredictable to read in terms of how he’ll react to a lopsided first-round ouster. Nash landed the Nets’ job with no prior coaching experience largely because he had the backing of Kevin Durant as well as the gravitas to manage a team built around the mercurial Durant and Kyrie Irving. There is no evidence in circulation—yet—to suggest that Nash is in some sort of jeopardy … as long as he retains the support of Tsai and (more importantly) Durant.”

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. 

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