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Warriors Coach Kenny Atkinson ‘Emerging as Favorite’ For Hornets Job

The Charlotte Hornets are expected to meet with Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson to discuss the franchise’s head coaching vacancy, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson has emerged as a front-runner for Charlotte’s head coaching job and will meet again next week with Hornets officials, this time including owner Michael Jordan, sources tell me and @sam_amick.

Story at @TheAthletic: https://t.co/uZlhfZCbG4— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 3, 2022

Next week, Atkinson is set to meet with Hornets brass and the meeting could end in a job offer.