Steve Nash has been fired as Brooklyn Nets head coach following their poor start to the 2022/23 NBA season – but star duo Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving ensured the role was a poisoned chalice
Steve Nash’s tenure as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets is over.
On Tuesday, reports emerged that the two-time MVP had mutually agreed with the franchise to leave his post amid a 2-5 record to open the 2022/23 NBA season. Many expected Brooklyn to compete for a championship this year with Nash leading a stacked roster headlined by All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons.
Back when he was hired in September 2020, Nash’s surprising arrival was supposed to signal the beginning of a new era in the Eastern Conference; a move designed to unsettle the NBA landscape. With Nash at the helm and two established and bona fide superstars in Durant and Irving wreaking havoc on the court, the world appeared to be their oyster.
However, his 26-month spell in Brooklyn will be remembered as a turbulent time. Nash has had to endure, overcome and ultimately navigate a number of off-court dramas and distractions stemming from his two stars.