The Brooklyn Nets have named Atlanta Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach, the team announced Sunday. Atkinson will continue with the Hawks until the end of the team's postseason ...

Sports Basketball Brooklyn Nets Kenny Atkinson, Nets players excited by competitive scrimmage Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson speaks to the media at the HSS Training Center in Brooklyn. Sept. 19, 2017.

For Nets legend and Queens native Kenny Anderson, that far-fetched fantasy became his reality as he crossed the bridge to spend four and a half seasons with New Jersey in the early to mid-90s.

The Brooklyn Nets parting with Kenny Atkinson fueled him. After winning Coach of the Year with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he explains just that.

Last season, the Brooklyn Nets were bad. They brought in a new head coach in Jordi Fernandez, relied on tons of young, inexperienced players and barely won over ...