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Brooklyn NetsInterim Nets coach Jacque Vaughn gives concerning Ben Simmons injury update

The Brooklyn Nets will be without Ben Simmons for at least their next two games, according to interim head coach Jacque Vaughn. Vaughn said at Nets practice Thursday that Simmons will not travel with the team for matchups against the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets this weekend as he deals with soreness and swelling in […]

Brooklyn NetsKevin Durant explodes for 31 points in return but still has jokes after Nets' tough loss

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant made his much-awaited return on Thursday night. He hasn’t played since January 15 when he sprained his MCL. The Nets, however, fell to the Miami Heat, 113-107. While he admitted there are no moral victories after the game, Durant seemed to have maintained his sense of humor. Maybe he’s just […]

Brooklyn NetsThe reason for Kevin Durant's extended absence from Nets, revealed

Kevin Durant is back. We won’t get the KD vs. Jimmy Butler matchup we had hoped for, but that’s only because it’s the Miami Heat star who’s out of the lineup for Thursday’s showdown between the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat. Durant is set to return to the floor after missing the last 21 games […]

Brooklyn NetsMajor Ben Simmons questions deflected by assistant coach Jacque Vaughn

Right now the Brooklyn Nets are just trying to survive. Playing shorthanded, missing four key starters, it’s been some tough sledding. Kevin Durant looks like his return is imminent. He figures to be back on Thursday vs. Miami or Sunday vs. Boston. We still don’t know when Ben Simmons will return, as he’s dealing with […]

Brooklyn NetsReport: Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving want high-profile coach like Gregg Popovich, Tyronn Lue

Some new insight has been provided regarding the Brooklyn Nets’ search for a new head coach. As it turns out, team superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are reportedly favoring a new coach that has an established name in the business, such as Gregg Popovich or Tyronn Lue. This report comes via ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan: […]

Brooklyn NetsJoe Harris endorses Jacque Vaughn to remain as Nets head coach

As it stands today, Jacque Vaughn remains the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. However, Joe Harris has no problem if he is given the full-time job moving forward. In fact, he would love it. According to the Nets swingman, Vaughn has done an excellent job during his time as both an assistant coach […]

Portland Trail BlazersNets coach concedes defeat to Damian Lillard, who is 'changing the game' with Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard’s superhuman performance inside the bubble in Orlando has earned the praise and respect of Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn. Following the Blazers’ down-to-the-wire 134-133 win over the Nets on Thursday, Vaughn described Lillard as a transcendent talent who has been changing the game. The 45-year-old player-turned-coach was particularly […]

Brooklyn NetsRUMOR: Nets GM Sean Marks interested in keeping Jacque Vaughn as head coach

With the Brooklyn Nets considering all their options for their head coaching vacancy, it also means Jacque Vaughn has a chance to get the role on a permanent basis. Now, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, general manager Sean Marks has actually a motivation to upgrade the status of the Nets’ interim […]

Brooklyn NetsJacque Vaughn reveals what his relationship is like with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving

Brooklyn Nets interim head coach Jacque Vaughn says his relationship with superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is only going to get better moving forward. Jacque Vaughn says his relationship with KD and Kyrie is good and growing. — NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) July 4, 2020 Multiple reports stated Durant and Irving didn’t have the best rapport […]

Brooklyn NetsRUMOR: Jacque Vaughn considered favorite to coach Nets in 2020-21

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski believes Jacque Vaughn is under serious consideration to be the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2020-21. While the Nets are expected to conduct a coaching search, Woj is taking Vaughn “against the field.” “He’s the head coach. They didn’t make him interim coach. I think the Nets are considering the […]

Brooklyn Nets5 best candidates for the Brooklyn Nets head coaching job

The Brooklyn Nets will take part in the restart of the 2019-20 NBA season. After that, however, they will start their search for a new coach after firing Kenny Atkinson in early March. According to a recent report from The Athletic, the Nets “have every intention of giving Vaughn a true shot at getting the […]

Brooklyn NetsREPORT: Nets' plan for interim head coach Jacque Vaughn, revealed

Jacque Vaughn took over for Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson just one week before the NBA had to suspend its 2019-20 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vaughn only coached the Nets for two games, though he is set to resume his duties when the NBA returns this July in the Orlando bubble plan. […]

Brooklyn NetsNets GM Sean Marks gives update on coaching search amid coronavirus hiatus

After recently parting ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has provided an update on what the team is doing right now with regards to their search for Atkinson’s replacement. According to Marks, the team has decided to likewise place their search on hold temporarily in the midst of the […]

Brooklyn NetsNets' Jacque Vaughn's first big move as head coach revealed

Jacque Vaughn is taking over as interim head coach for the Brooklyn Nets after the team and former head coach Kenny Atkinson mutually agreed to part ways on Saturday. Vaughn will make his coaching debut on Sunday, and he has already made his first lineup change. Vaughn will start DeAndre Jordan over Jarrett Allen at […]

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