On Monday night, Brooklyn Nets fans had strong reactions to the news that the team hired a permanent head coach to take over for the 2023-24 season. After a slow start to the season, the Nets made an in-season decision to fire Jacque Vaughn at the All-Star break.
The team failed to make the playoffs with interim coach Kevin Ollie. The Nets finished with a 32-50 record on the season, which put them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
The Brooklyn Nets hired Jordi Fernandez
As previously discussed on HH, the Nets hired a Sacramento Kings assistant as their new leader:
ESPN’s NBA guru Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to break the news:
“Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets’ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, month-long search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings’ top assistant,” Woj reported.
Nets fans react to the hire
Here are the best takes on social media of the Nets hiring Fernandez.
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