Kevin Durant praises Steve Nash’s Year 2 as Nets head coach: ‘I think he’s handling it all perfectly’

April 11, 2022 World Sports

It’s been a season like no other for the Brooklyn Nets. In a season filled with key injuries, dozens of different starting lineups, the James Harden-for-Ben Simmons trade and Kyrie Irving only playing in less than 30 games due to his refusal to be vaccinated and the City of New York’s vaccination mandates, Steve Nash has had quite a lot thrown at him this year.

Through it all, Kevin Durant has praised the Nets head coach for how he’s handled all the bumps and valleys this season and post-game Friday, the franchise’s cornerstone, he not only endorsed Nash for his job but said the head coach had handled it all “perfectly.”

“I think he’s done a great job. The last two years, he’s been dealt a wild hand: injuries, trades, disgruntled players, guys in and out of the lineup, and stuff that he can’t control,” said KD, his “disgruntled” player comment apparently referring to James Harden. “I felt like he’s handled it the best as he could.”