Atlanta Hawks interim coach Nate McMillan is in hot water following his controversial comments about the league and the New York Knicks on his zoom call with reporters on Wednesday.
NBA meted McMillan a $25,000 fine on Thursday in what was termed as “detrimental public comments asserting bias by the NBA relating to the 2020-21 Playoffs.”
This stems from McMillan saying the league wants the Knicks to be in the playoffs. The Hawks interim coach has included this message in his pep talk with his team.
“Absolutely, I’ve talked about that to the team a lot.