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Nets, coach Kenny Atkinson 'mutually agree to part ways'

The Brooklyn Nets are mutually parting ways with coach Kenny Atkinson, the team announced Saturday morning.

"After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the team," general manager Sean Marks said in a statement Saturday.

Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will sever as the team's head coach for the rest of the season.

At 28-34 the Nets are seventh in the Eastern Conference standings.