Nets' Sophomore Disses Head Coach Steve Nash

It's been a rough year for Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash. At this time last year, he was expecting to have a championship-caliber team with a 'Big 3' of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. 

After scraping into a Play-In spot, and then suffering a first-round sweep out of the playoffs, he might enter this coming season without any of those 'Big 3'. And now, even little-used sophomore player Cam Thomas is clowning him in a televised Summer League postgame interview. 

Reporter: "I was talking to your coach Steve Nash & he's encouraging you to look for your shot & your teammates"

Cam Thomas rolls eyes "It is what it is"

Seems even sophomore Cam Thomas is tired of Steve Nash "coaching"#NetsWorld pic.twitter.com/CDfNxHVUzS

— Jeri Tsai (@JeriTsaiNets) July 10, 2022

After pouring in 26 points and handing out 7 assists in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks' Summer League team, Thomas was told by a reporter that Nash said "he's encouraging you to look for your shot and your teammates." 

Thomas immediately rolled his eyes, and replied "It is what it is."

Nash took a lot of heat from Nets fans during the disappointing 2021-22 season, now he's even getting it from his troops. Yikes. 

The fact a 20 YEAR OLD Cam Thomas doesn’t seem to respect 2x MVP Steve Nash as a coach says how awful he is at his job.

— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) July 10, 2022

I feel like Cam Thomas comes off worse than Steve Nash here https://t.co/biRpMzMhVO

— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) July 10, 2022

The 20-year-old Thomas played less than 18 minutes per game in his rookie season, scoring 8.5 points, while registering 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. 

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