In an exclusive report, The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Alex Schiffer detail the final days of Kenny Atkinson’s tenure, suggesting two team meetings last week — one at halftime of Tuesday’s game against the Celtics in Boston, the other the next night after the Grizziles blew them out at Barclays — led to the ouster.
In particular, Charania and Schiffer write, the second meeting saw players level charges both against the coach and each other. No one, the two write, held back.
Atkinson walked into the postgame locker room, sat down in a chair and told his players and staff: It’s time to air out our grievances.