Last season, the Brooklyn Nets received praise across the NBA for their team’s culture. The celebrations and support for one another helped carry the team into the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
But now it seems the culture has changed. Kyrie Irving’s recent comments about the team’s roster brought into question whether or not the change is for the better.
Despite the recent reason for concern, Kenny Atkinson has nothing but good things to say about his team’s chemistry. Prior to Brooklyn’s matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, Atkinson told reporters everything is going well behind closed doors, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post:
I love our locker room. I really do. I love our locker room, love the team we have. We’re not where we want to be right now, obviously. But I have great confidence that we’re going to get there.
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