Earlier this week, the Brooklyn Nets ousted head coach Avery Johnson (via ESPN New York). This comes after the Nets had lost 10 of their previous 13 games and Johnson had lost control of point guard Deron Williams.
In turn, D-Will continued to pad his reputation as the NBA's most toxic coach killer.
Per a report via Stephen A. Smith of ESPN New York, Williams claims to be an innocent party in the firing. Whether or not you believe him is one story, but D-Will was quick to defend himself, specifically against parallels drawn between Johnson and Jerry Sloan:
"First of all, I have not had one conversation with [general manager Billy King] about not being happy with Avery, wanting him gone, etc.," Williams told me Thursday, just hours after Johnson was fired. "It's not my fault. But as soon as I heard the news, I knew what was coming. I knew folks would blame me, would assume that it's history repeating itself because of what was said about Coach [Jerry] Sloan and me after he resigned.
The last thing I would want to do is get Coach Johnson fired. Any coach, for that matter."
Let's make one thing clear.
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Is Brooklyn Nets’ Deron Williams the NBA’s Most Toxic Coach Killer?
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