As Atkinson was getting his first crack as a head coach in the NBA during his short tenure in Brooklyn, Carroll joined him in his second year with the Nets, ahead of the 2016-17 season.
As ESPN’s Charles Barkley explained, “We were bragging about KennyAtkinson doing a great job in Brooklyn… Then [Durant] and [Irving] came and kicked him off the ship… This guy knows how ...
NEW YORK — KennyAtkinson does not get on an exercise bike to watch losses at 4:30 a.m. like he did early in his time as coach of the Brooklyn Nets. He has found that transition beneficial for ...