Damian Lillard defends Nets’ hiring of Steve Nash as head coach

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On Monday, Damian Lillard took to Twitter to campaign for former Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach David Vanterpool.

Now the associate head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Vanterpool has been added to the Houston Rockets’ list of candidates to fill the opening left by Mike D’Antoni.

All these Jobs open in the NBA … if David Vanterpool ain’t in one of these slots when the season start then people ain’t doing they job

One of the many replies Lillard received in response this tweet called into question the Brooklyn Nets’ hiring of Steve Nash as head coach, citing his race. Lillard defended the Nets’ decision, tweeting:

No he didn’t smh… this part of the problem . He’s a 2x mvp and has a relationship with their two best players. It’s about fit …

Someone then called into question Nash’s MVP awards, to which Lillard responded:

You allowed an opinion. I’ll take ONE fluke MVP … and he spent time on staff with an NBA team that KD was On

You allowed an opinion. I’ll take ONE fluke MVP … and he spent time on staff with an NBA team that KD was On https://t.co/Xlonc2TGvd

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October 5, 2020