The Brooklyn Nets are mutually parting ways with coach Kenny Atkinson, the team announced Saturday morning.
“After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the team,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement Saturday.
Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will sever as the team’s head coach for the rest of the season.
At 28-34 the Nets are seventh in the Eastern Conference standings.
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