ATLANTA — It’s fitting that Wednesday’s win in Atlanta — where Kenny Atkinson served four years as an assistant before the Nets hired him — marked his first as the longest-tenured coach in the New York area.
“I knew you were going to ask that. I think it shows coaching is a tough business,” Atkinson said. “I really don’t know what to say. I don’t know if it makes me proud or sad for the other guys. I know this is a tough business, tough to survive in, especially in New York.”
Atkinson took over that honor technically on Tuesday, when the Devils fired head coach John Hynes.