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Trae Young Shows Love to Steve Nash Amid Hawks Head Coaching Search

Could former Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash be an option for the Atlanta Hawks?

Joey Linn

Trae Young Shows Love to Steve Nash Amid Hawks Head Coaching Search
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The Atlanta Hawks are currently in the market for a new head coach, having fired Nate McMillan with just two months remaining in the season. It has been a disappointing season for Atlanta, a team who currently sits one game below .500 at 29-30. Still with a shot at the playoffs, the Hawks hope a head coaching change can help them get there.

In a recently deleted Instagram post, Hawks star Trae Young posted himself wearing a Steve Nash jersey. Young has spoken openly about being a massive Steve Nash fan, but some have begun speculating if this is Young potentially endorsing the idea of Nash becoming the Hawks next head coach. From all the information that is currently available, it seems very unlikely that this is the case.

As previously mentioned, this post by Young has been deleted. It seems likely that he recognized it was being taken as an endorsement of Nash becoming Atlanta's next head coach, and decided to stop the spread of that idea. Additionally, as also previously mentioned, Young is a massive Steve Nash fan. Wearing the jersey of his favorite player is likely nothing more than that. Because people quickly read further into it, it makes sense why Young would take the post down.

Finally, from Adrian Wojnarowski's ESPN article, the current candidates named for Atlanta's head coaching vacancy did not include Steve Nash. While that does not rule out the former Brooklyn Nets head coach, it seems unlikely that he is being seriously considered. While Trae Young showed love to Nash by sporting his jersey on Instagram, the post likely had nothing to do with Atlanta's head coaching search.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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