Steve Nash has by no means been one to lose his mood. Nash performed with a cool demeanor all through his Hall of Fame taking part in days with the Mavericks and Suns on the best way to 2 MVP awards. He’s principally stored it chill on the sidelines since changing into the top coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2020 — regardless of being positioned in the midst of an goal chaotic state of affairs since being employed.
Nash was solely ejected twice as a participant all through an 18-year profession. On Wednesday night time in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks, Nash bought his first ejection as a head coach. With the Nets holding a slight lead within the third quarter, Nash beginning barking on the officers asking why they didn’t name a foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo as he plowed by means of Patty Mills. When Durant and Bobby Portis then bought tousled, Nash exploded and was hit with an ejection. Watch the video right here:
Nash was in full disbelief that he was really ejected. It’s wild to see one of many calmest and coolest figures over the twenty years of basketball lose his thoughts like that.
Nash’s ejection feels destined to spark a thousand memes. Here are a pair:
The Bucks received, 110-99. The Nets fall to 1-3 with the loss. Given that Durant requested for Nash to be fired coming into the season, perhaps it’s laborious responsible Nash for seemingly going by means of it proper now. The Nets are a tough watch, and nobody with this a lot famous person expertise on the roster has ever had as robust of a training job as Nash does this yr.