Hollins gets vote of confidence from King
Second-Year Coach off “Hot Seat” as Nets Top Rockets at Barclays
Second-year head coach is a title only Lionel Hollins has held during the Nets’ tenure here in Brooklyn.
According to general manager Billy King, Hollins will get to hold on to that coveted moniker a bit longer, especially in the wake of Brooklyn’s 110-105 victory over the Houston Rockets Tuesday night in front of 13,319 paying patrons at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
“It’s funny because I think the report said it was management,” King intimated during a TV interview, referring to a rumor stirred by a Russian media outlet that Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov was actively seeking Hollins’ replacement during his visit to Brooklyn, where he took in Sunday’s loss to Golden State and Tuesday’s win over the Rockets.