Didn’t expect to write that headline.
The Nets came off an easy, wire-to-wire win over the Spurs on Friday night looking good. Caris LeVert had his first career triple double of 27-10-11 and Dr J made his first appearance at Barclays Center. The big coaching news was that Kenny Atkinson had inserted Wilson Chandler into the starting lineup, replacing Taurean Prince.
Then Saturday moring arrived and everything changed. Atkinson was out after four years. It was mutual, Sean Marks explained, and players weren’t “involved.