After Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson chose to forgo his chance at becoming the head coach of the Hornets, Michael Jordan and company are back to the drawing board.
Yet, this drawing board hadn’t been erased yet.
Reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, D’Antoni is meeting with Hornets owner Michael Jordan on Tuesday regarding the team’s head coaching vacancy.
Mike D’Antoni is set to meet with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan on the franchise’s coaching job today, sources tell ESPN. D’Antoni was the other Charlotte finalist before Kenny Atkinson changed his mind on accepting position and stayed in Golden State on Saturday.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2022
Along with Atkinson, D’Antoni was the other finalist for the Charlotte job before the organization opted for the Warriors assistant.
The former two-time NBA Coach of the Year last was a head coach during the 2019-20 season for the Houston Rockets before serving as an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets for the 2020-21 season.
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