Amid the scrutiny of Kyrie Irving’s promotion of an antisemitic movie and book, the Nets made a stunner of a move Tuesday by parting ways with head coach Steve Nash. The team is also close to replacing Nash with embattled former Celtics coach Ime Udoka. Such a headline-grabbing move caught everybody in the NBA world by surprise, including Brooklyn star forward Kevin Durant.
When did Durant find out about the news? Right after, as it turns out, his afternoon nap.
“About 1:15, I woke up from my nap, turned to the right and seen it on ESPN,” Durant said.