Steve Nash is out as Nets head coach.
The exact mechanics of his exit are unclear — it has been simultaneously reported as a firing and a mutual decision — but that is an inconsequential detail in the grand scheme. The bottom line is the beleaguered coach is gone following a tumultuous offseason during which Kevin Durant tried to get him fired and amid a disappointing 2-5 start to the season which has been marred by Kyrie Irving’s latest controversy.
Jacque Vaughn has been named the Nets’ acting coach. But ESPN reports the franchise may make an immediate run at a permanent replacement such as suspended Celtics coach Ime Udoka or former Jazz coach Quin Snyder.