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Report: ‘Strong momentum’ towards Hawks retaining McMillan as head coach

Friday afternoon, Shams Charania reported there is ‘strong momentum’ that the Atlanta Hawks will remove the interim tag and make Nate McMillan their head coach following the postseason.

"There's strong momentum toward the Hawks making Nate McMillan their permanent head coach."

Our NBA Insider @ShamsCharania has the latest on Nate McMillan's status with the Hawks. pic.twitter.com/2ER45Ev9g2— Stadium (@Stadium) May 21, 2021

This comes as little surprise, as the Hawks went on a 27-11 run down the stretch of the season after McMillan took over, and finished with a 41-31 record and the No.