Brooklyn Nets Fire Steve Nash as Team Flops, Irving Stirs Uproar

The Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Steve Nash after the team started the NBA season with one of the league’s worst records and amid swirling controversy around star guard Kyrie Irving.

Since becoming the team’s coach in 2020, “Steve was faced with a number of unprecedented challenges, and we are sincerely grateful for his leadership, patience and humility throughout his tenure,” Nets General Manager Sean Marks said in a statement Tuesday.