Tag: Kenny Atkinson
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has been named Coach of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association. This award is separate from the NBA’s Coach of the Year which will be announced later. Atkinson replaced J.B. Bickerstaff as head coach in the summer and has orchestrated the Cavs’ surge to the top of […]
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected from Thursday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers for arguing a non-call. Tristan Thompson drove to the basket late in the third quarter and threw up a running banker against Obi Toppin. It appeared as though there was some contact, but no whistle was forthcoming as the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 60 games in a regular season for the first time in franchise history without LeBron James on the roster. Cleveland defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 127-122 to accomplish the feat. The previous high without James was 57 wins, done both in 1988-89 and ’91-92. The latter season was the last […]
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The Cleveland Cavaliers have one of the most talented rosters in the NBA, touting four players who have been named to All-Star teams in the recent past (Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, and Darius Garland) or have All-Star potential (Evan Mobley). The issue is […]
It was a strange turn of events that brought Steve Clifford back on the bench for the Charlotte Hornets (he was the team’s head coach from 2013-18). Originally, it was supposed to be Kenny Atkinson who took over for James Borrego after he was dismissed at the end of the 2021-22 season. However, Atkinson eventually […]
This offseason, a number of teams fired their head coach, but have already made a new hire. The Toronto Raptors are now one of those teams. They fired head coach Nick Nurse after missing out on the playoffs and have yet to find his replacement. Reports around the league say that Kenny Atkinson is a […]
After the Milwaukee Bucks’ season much sooner than expected, the team fired head coach Mike Budenholzer shortly after. When situations like this happen, it’s usually the head coach that gets the raw end of the deal. Budenholzer likely didn’t deserve to be fired, but someone had to pay the price. Now, Milwaukee has narrowed its […]
