Mentor faces pupil as Nets’ Jordi Fernandez coaches against Sacramento’s Mike Brown
Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez applauds his team during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Saturday, Nov 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Phil Long]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mentor faced pupil for the first time in Sacramento on Sunday when Jordi Fernandez’s Brooklyn Nets played Mike Brown’s Sacramento Kings. Fernandez was Brown’s associate head coach for the last two seasons, helping the Kings to a 94-70 record and reach a playoff berth in 2023 for the first time in 16 seasons. Brown believes the 41-year-old Fernandez is the perfect fit to lead a young, re-tooling Nets team that entered Sunday with a 6-10 record.
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