Charles Barkley Blames Kevin Durant And Kyrie Irving After The Nets Fired Steve Nash: “These Players Acting Like Idiots And Fools.”

Charles Barkley blasted Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and the rest of the Nets roster after Steve Nash was fired, as he said they acted like idiots and fools.

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The Steve Nash era in Brooklyn officially came to an end yesterday as the Nets parted ways with their head coach. Nash was doomed right from the start when Kyrie Irving said they didn’t really need a coach after he was hired, and, in some ways, you have to say the Nets put him out of his misery.

While any first-time head coach would love it if they went into a situation where the team had some star power, this Nets situation was really not one for a first-time head coach. There was way too much drama, and you needed a much stronger voice with a lot more cache to handle that locker room. Nash told GM Sean Marks that the players were not responding to him, which made it clear that a change had to be made.


Charles Barkley Blames Kevin Durant And Kyrie Irving After The Nets Fired Steve Nash

There was a lot of sympathy for Nash around the league, with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr saying neither he nor Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra would have succeeded in Nash’s position. Charles Barkley also came to Nash’s defense on Inside the NBA, as he said Nash is just a scapegoat.

(starts at 5:29 mark):

“First of all, Steve Nash is a scapegoat, let’s get that out of the way. Steve Nash is a scapegoat for these players acting like idiots and fools. It is really starting to be a joke, past being a joke.”

Barkley went on to add, “You let these players run this man off his job because they were acting like fools. This is all on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. Steve Nash is just a scapegoat. I don’t know if Steve Nash is Red Auerbach or whatever. This thing was never going to work when he (Irving) said, ‘We don’t need a coach.’”

“Nobody was talking about how bad of a coach Steve Nash was two, three years ago. All of a sudden these guys started acting like fools and jackasses and now, ‘Oh, Steve Nash can’t coach.’”

The coach always ends up being the fall guy, even if the players are to be blamed, as it is easier to get rid of one individual than retool an entire roster. The Nets will be hoping that perhaps a new face can get through to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but that would be quite difficult for anybody.

Former Nets assistant Ime Udoka has emerged as the frontrunner for the job, and he brings some drama of his own, as he is currently serving a one-year suspension with the Celtics. Perhaps Udoka, who has been there before, can handle these guys, or maybe the drama might just get completely out of control. It looks set to be another interesting season in Brooklyn. 

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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