Kenny Atkinson rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Injuries and suspensions

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Fantasy rankings and news

Schedules and games

Rumors and scandals

• NBA insider said the Cavaliers’ full potential could be held back by ‘injuries’
The Cavaliers enjoyed an incredibly successful regular season in 2024-25. In his first year as head coach, Kenny Atkinson helped lead Cleveland to a 64-18 record. That was #1 in the Eastern Conference. Despite being the East’s #1 seed in the postseason, the Cavs lost in the conference semi-finals to Indiana. Cleveland has kept the […] The post NBA insider said the Cavaliers’ ful...2025
Continue with Eastern Conference rumors
• Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson Rewatched Pacers Series ‘So Many Different Times Trying To Study’

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson rewatched the Indiana Pacers series “so many different times trying to study,” according to NBA reporter Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. The Cavaliers lost to the Pacers in the second round of the 2025 playoffs in five games, losing Games 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the best-of-seven series. “Kenny […] The post Cavaliers’ K...2025
See more Cleveland Cavaliers headline news
• Cavaliers' Darius Garland may not be ready for start of training camp after toe surgery
Garland said recently "I feel great" but coach Kenny Atkinson suggested he may not be ready for the start of training camp....2025
Read about Darius Garland latest news
• Cavs Don’t Expect Darius Garland To Be Ready For Training Camp

Two-time NBA All-Star Darius Garland says he feels “great” following toe surgery in June, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are not planning on him being ready when training camp opens this fall. That’s the word from Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, who told Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor that Garland is progressing well but probably will not be […] The post Cavs Don’t Expect Darius Garland...2025
See more articles Darius Garland news
• Darius Garland May Not Be Ready By Training Camp

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland is recovering from surgery on his left big toe. The surgery was done in early June and recovery time was expected to take four-to-five months. Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said that's something that the team won't rush Garland through. "It's going to be up to Darius and the training staff led by Steve Spiro," Atkinson said, "I don't expect him to, and I want h...2025
See also Darius Garland news
• Cavs’ Darius Garland Softball Game Lineup Includes Evan Mobley, Rich Paul, Kenny Atkinson

The celebrity softball game being hosted by Cavaliers guard Darius Garland reads like a who’s who of Cleveland sports personalities and NBA types. Probably because it is. The game is a way to raise funds for the Darius Garland Foundation, designed to “empower the next generation to chase their dreams,” per the official press release. […] The post Cavs’ Darius Garland ...2025
Click for news about Darius Garland breaking news

• NBA insider said the Cavaliers’ full potential could be held back by ‘injuries’
2025

Read about Eastern Conference injury report
• Cavaliers' Darius Garland may not be ready for start of training camp after toe surgery
2025

Continue with Darius Garland injury update
• Cavs Don’t Expect Darius Garland To Be Ready For Training Camp
2025

See more Darius Garland injury
• Darius Garland May Not Be Ready By Training Camp
2025

See also Darius Garland injury update
• Donovan Mitchell Vows Cavaliers 'Will Be Back' After Surprise Second-Round Exit

Donovan Mitchell promised the Cleveland Cavaliers would return stronger following their unexpected Eastern Conference semifinals elimination, as the 64-win team fell to the Indiana Pacers in five games. The Cavaliers became just the fourth team in NBA history to win 64+ regular season games without reaching the Conference Finals, according to ESPN Research. The top-seeded Cavaliers lost three cons...2025
Continue with Donovan Mitchell injury report
• Pacers vs. Cavaliers has shown there is one big difference between the two teams

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cavaliers will need to find their fight if they’re going to stay alive vs. the fiery and physical Pacers. Maybe you’ve been in a fight. Or maybe you’ve watched from a safe distance, a fight unfolding. I mean an abrupt fight, out in the world, not a match staged with tickets and accompanying odds. In the first stages, it’s that pantomiming of “will they...2025
See more articles Jarrett Allen injury status
• Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell Exits Game 4 Early With Ankle Injury
Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell missed the second half of Sunday night’s 129-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Sunday night because of a left ankle injury. Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said Mitchell will receive an MRI on Monday, and he is unsure of Mitchell’s availability for Game 5 on Tuesday. According […] The post Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell Exits Game ...2025
Read about Cleveland Cavaliers availability report
• Donovan Mitchell Sits Second Half Of Cavs' Loss With Ankle Injury, Will Have MRI On Monday

Donovan Mitchell missed the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 129-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers with an ankle injury. Mitchell is set to have an MRI on Monday. Kenny Atkinson said that he had "no idea" whether Mitchell would play in Game 5 on Tuesday. Mitchell felt discomfort in the ankle while warming up in the second half. The Cavs are down 3-1 in the series....2025
See more articles Donovan Mitchell injury update
• Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De'Andre Hunter Will Try To Play In Game 3
Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De'Andre Hunter will all try to play in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers, sources told Joe Vardon of The Athletic. All three players are listed as questionable. Garland has missed the last four games with a sprained toe. Mobley has been out with a sprained ankle, with Hunter suffering from a sprained thumb. "They participated in the walk-through and we're hoping f...2025
Read about Darius Garland
• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Kenny Atkinson’s long basketball journey led him to the perfect place with this year’s Cavaliers. The day Kenny Atkinson was fired the Nets beat the shit out of the Spurs, 139-120. It was March 6, 2020. Brooklyn stood at 28-34 with 20 games left in the season (or so they thought), a playoff team in the East, respectable when you consider their recently si...2025
See also Kyrie Irving injury status

• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
See more articles NBA Playoffs

2025
"Kenny Atkinson has been named the National Basketball Coaches Association's Coach of the Year in his first season as Cavaliers coach."

2024
"Bickerstaff went 170-159 in the regular season and 6-11 in the playoffs with the Cavaliers, who hired Kenny Atkinson."

2023
"The franchise was down to three candidates – Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson, former Raptors coach Nick Nurse and Adrian Griffin – who has been the assistant at […] The post The Major Role Giannis Played in Hiring Bucks’ New Coach Adrian Griffin appeared first on Basketball Forever."

2022
"Lakers coaching search: Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts, Kenny Atkinson enter final round of interviews, per reports"

2021
"Warriors hire former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson as Steve Kerr's lead assistant, per report"

2020
"The Nets and coach Kenny Atkinson have "mutually agreed" to part ways, the team announced Saturday."

2019
"Nets coach Kenny Atkinson felt "ill" in delivering the news that guard David Nwaba suffered an Achilles injury in Brooklyn's 118-105 loss to the Spurs in San Antonio on Thursday."

2018
"Nets’ Kenny Atkinson goes crazy, has to be restrained after getting tech (VIDEO)"

2017
"“We all make a mistake if we just think Kyle’s a shooter,” Kenny Atkinson, an assistant with the Hawks for four seasons before becoming the head coach of the Nets last spring, said Friday."

2016
"The Nets are hiring Kenny Atkinson—a top assistant for the Atlanta Hawks—as their next head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski."

2015
"The flipside of Walton's rocket ride up the ranks of candidates is that he hasn't paid his dues like Cleveland's Tyronn Lue, Miami's David Fizdale, Atlanta's Kenny Atkinson and San Antonio's Ime Udoka and Becky Hammon, among many others."

• Cavs Rumors: Oladipo, Wade, Tomlin, Enaruna
The Cavaliers currently have 13 players on standard contracts and it’s not yet clear how they intend to fill their 14th roster spot, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com writes in a subscriber-only mailbag article. As Fedor explains, head coach Kenny Atkinson‘s switch-heavy defensive system means another versatile wing will always be an option for the Cavs, […]...2025
Check it out Chris Fedor salary
• Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson On Jaylon Tyson: ‘He’s Like A 10-Year Vet’

There are things Jaylon Tyson offers that the Cavaliers will really need. Energy. Offense. Intensity. Ball-handling in a pinch. And with Isaac Okoro sent to Chicago in the Lonzo Ball trade, the Cavs will likely need Tyson more than ever. He is in line for Okoro’s minutes and coach Kenny Atkinson sounded as if the Cavs […] The post Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson On Jaylon Tyson: ‘He’s Like A 10-Ye...2025
Continue with Jaylon Tyson contract
• Cavaliers Officially Announce Sam Merrill Signing

Cavaliers guard Sam Merrill went from a 3-point shooting extraordinaire to a utility man and underrated defender in his first year with coach Kenny Atkinson. Now, Merrill will get another crack at doing the same sort of stuff. We knew this already, but the Cavs made it official on Sunday, announcing a multiyear contract. Unofficially, […] The post Cavaliers Officially Announce Sam Merrill Si...2025
See also Sam Merrill contract rumors
• NBA Rumors: Cavs, Isaac Okoro, Hawks, Trae Young, Knicks, Mikal Bridges

Cavaliers While the rumor mill is buzzing, the Cavaliers’ are likely to keep their core together unloess they get an offer that sweeps them off their feet, one opposing scout told Hoops Wire. “I can’t see them just throwing away a (64-18) season,” the scout said. “It was their first year under (Kenny Atkinson). De’Andre […] The post NBA Rumors: Cavs, Isaac...2025
See also Mikal Bridges
• The Pacers are racing past opponents (and cliches) in the NBA playoffs

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Indiana Pacers are proving you CAN run in the NBA playoffs. Tyrese Haliburton walked to the podium in Madison Square Garden about 40 minutes after he and the Indiana Pacers set multiple playoff records. In a Game 7 win against the New York Knicks to conclude the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Pacers couldn’t miss – they canned a postseason-be...2025
See also Indiana Pacers contract rumors
• Pacers vs. Cavaliers has shown there is one big difference between the two teams
2025

Check it out Jarrett Allen salary
• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
2025

Read about Kyrie Irving salary
• Ty Jerome Continues Breakout Season With Strong Game 1

In his playoff debut, Ty Jerome had 28 points to help lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-100 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round series. Jerome, a finalist for NBA Sixth Man of the Year, scored 16 points in the fourth quarter while shooting 10-of-15 from the field and 5-of-8 from three-point range overall. His playoff debut production fell just two points shy of Kyrie Irv...2025
See also Cleveland Cavaliers trade rumors
• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
2025

Read about NBA Playoffs contract
• 11 NBA iron men who played all 82 games this season, including an old and tiny Chris Paul

Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images The 11 NBA players to play all 82 games range from teenagers to one star in Year 20 of his career. Load management has been a dirty word in the NBA ever since Gregg Popovich started resting his starters during regular season games to keep the San Antonio Spurs fresh for their 2010s championship runs. These days, most of the NBA has realized the chase for...2025
Visit the page Chris Paul salary rumors

• Nae’Qwan Tomlin Turns Heads, Jaylon Tyson Shines As Cavs Start Summer Run

Cavaliers two-way big man Nae’Qwan Tomlin might be playing his way into next season’s plans. “He could be in our rotation next year,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said during Thursday’s NBA TV broadcast. And based on Tomlin’s Summer League debut, that doesn’t sound far-fetched. The 24-year-old forward erupted for 30 points in just 25 minutes, […] The post Nae’Qwan Tomlin Turns Heads...2025
Visit the page Nae Qwan Tomlin
• The Pacers are racing past opponents (and cliches) in the NBA playoffs
2025

See more articles Indiana Pacers statistics
• Donovan Mitchell Vows Cavaliers 'Will Be Back' After Surprise Second-Round Exit
2025

See also Donovan Mitchell statistics
• Rick Carlisle On Pacers' 3-1 Lead: We Haven't Done Anything Yet

The Indiana Pacers have a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals over the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Rick Carlisle wants his team to stay focused. "We haven't done anything yet," Carlisle said Sunday night. "We're going to keep approaching this like we have everything to prove," Carlisle said. "We know people don't believe in us ... the things about the scores and all that, it's meaningless. ...2025
Visit the page Rick Carlisle statistics
• Cavaliers Notes: Mitchell, Atkinson, Strus
Six-time All-Star Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell drew major praise from head coach Kenny Atkinson following a third consecutive masterful performance against the Pacers in their ongoing playoff series, this time in a win on the road, per Jamal Collier of ESPN. Mitchell chipped in 43 points, his second straight 40-plus point performance in the semifinal […]...2025
Click for news about Donovan Mitchell
• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
2025

Visit the page Kyrie Irving
• Darius Garland Misses Cavs' Game 3 Win With Sprained Toe
Darius Garland, who was recently in a back-and-forth with Tyler Herro, missed the Cleveland Cavaliers' 124-87 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 with a sprained toe. The margin of defeat represented the worse playoff loss in Heat history. Jarrett Allen scored 22 points, with De'Andre Hunter adding 21 points. Donovan Mitchell finished with 13 points. The Heat went up 15-6 to open the game before the...2025
Read about Darius Garland statistics
• Darius Garland Believes Biggest Difference From Last Season Is Cavaliers’ Camaraderie: ‘It’s Like A Brotherhood’
The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best record in the East this season. They were first in the NBA in points per game and offensive rating under first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson, who inherited the same core that JB Bickerstaff had. So why were the Cavaliers so lethal this year despite having the same roster as […] The post Darius Garland Believes Biggest Difference From Last Season Is...2025
Visit the page Darius Garland
• Ty Jerome Continues Breakout Season With Strong Game 1
2025

See also Cleveland Cavaliers scores
• Kenny Atkinson, Cavaliers Players Offer Strong Praise For Donovan Mitchell Before Playoffs: ‘He’s Taking A Very Unselfish Route’
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the No. 1 seed in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs. First-year head coach Kenny Atkinson got immediate buy-in from star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and that trickled down to everyone else on the roster. Mitchell averaged 24.0 points this season, his lowest scoring average since getting traded to the Cavaliers. […] The post Kenny Atkinson, Cavalie...2025
See more Cleveland Cavaliers statistics

• Pacers vs. Cavaliers has shown there is one big difference between the two teams
2025

Check it out Jarrett Allen
• Rick Carlisle On Pacers' 3-1 Lead: We Haven't Done Anything Yet
2025

Read about Rick Carlisle
• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
2025

Continue with Kyrie Irving
• Ty Jerome Continues Breakout Season With Strong Game 1
2025

Continue with Cleveland Cavaliers
• Cavaliers Clinch Top Seed In Eastern Conference
By defeating Chicago on Tuesday, the Cavaliers secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2016, as ESPN.com relays. “Yeah, I mean I think you celebrate these moments,” head coach Kenny Atkinson said. “You know, we’ll talk about going forward, what that looks like, but today, tonight we celebrate. And, […]...2025
See more Eastern Conference
• Jayson Tatum’s corny proclamation came back to bite him against the Cavs

Jayson Tatum celebrated a little too early against the Cavs. The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers showed what NBA basketball looks like at its best on Friday night, as the two top teams in the East provided a thrilling potential conference finals preview at TD Garden. This didn’t always look like an instant classic: the Celtics took a huge lead early in the first quarter before Cleveland ral...2025
Continue with Jayson Tatum
• 7 young NBA players making the leap this season

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Here are 7 young NBA players who showing significant improvement this season. It’s not too early to overreact to what we’re seeing from the start of the NBA’s 82-game grind. Trends historically begin to stabilize around the 20-game mark. While it would be unwise to suggest the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers will continue to be among the worst teams ...2024
Click for news about Milwaukee Bucks
• 3 NBA teams close to pushing panic button one week into the season

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The NBA season just opened, but these three teams should already be worried. The NBA’s 82-game regular season is so long and tedious that few teams are ever really out of it until after the All-Star break. Take the 2021-2022 Boston Celtics as the chief example: Boston was just 25-25 through its first 50 games, then finished the year 26-6 before running all ...2024
Read about Boston Celtics
• Hoops Wire Live: Cavs In Full Swing And Indeed Coming Out Swinging
It’s Cavaliers basketball and the moment you’ve all been waiting for — a home game. It starts with ex-coach J.B. Bickerstaff and his Pistons. But what about the Cavs themselves, and new coach Kenny Atkinson? Well, so far, so great after one game. I’ve covered that extensively already. As for the long season ahead and […] The post Hoops Wire Live: Cavs In Full Swing An...2024
• Daily Dime: The latest on the Finals, LeBron James, the coaching carousel and more
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Free throw shooting has never been better on the NBA’s biggest stage, and that’s not the only thing to know from our latest notes from around the league. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. Free for all LON...2023
Visit the page LeBron James

• Warriors hire former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson as Steve Kerr's lead assistant, per report
Atkinson spent last season with the Los Angeles Clippers...2021
See more articles Steve Kerr
• Atkinson out in Brooklyn as sides agree to part
2020
• Lakers coaching search: Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts, Kenny Atkinson enter final round of interviews, per reports
The Lakers are coming close to naming a new head coach...2022
Continue with Darvin Ham
• Kyrie Irving 'soured' on Kenny Atkinson, wants Ty Lue as next Nets coach, per report
Atkinson also wasn't particularly eager about coaching Kyrie and Kevin Durant moving forward...2020
See also Kyrie Irving
• Hornets to hire Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as next coach, per report
Atkinson coached the Nets from 2016-2020...2022
• Kenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach after four seasons
Hours after a victory against the Spurs, the Nets replace coach Kenny Atkinson with Jacques Vaughn...2020
Read about Brooklyn Nets
• Warriors, Steve Kerr gets massive boost with potential Kenny Atkinson hiring
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will have more back-up in his coaching staff next season as the team is closing in on acquiring former Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson to be the team’s lead assistant. It was Shams Charania of The Athletic who broke the news via Twitter Wednesday. The Golden State […] The post Warriors, Steve Kerr gets massive boost with potential Ken...2021
Continue with Steve Kerr
• Nets fire Kenny Atkinson: Top coaching candidates to replace him in Brooklyn
A lot of coaches will be chomping at the bit to work with two superstars in a big market...2020

1. Cody Rhodes

2. LeBron James

3. Los Angeles Lakers

. . .

229. Kenny Atkinson

• Meme Mania: What Every NBA Team Should Be Most Thankful for This Thanksgiving
2016

See more articles Phoenix Suns
• Do the Los Angeles Lakers Have the Best Bench in the NBA?
2016

See more articles Los Angeles Lakers
• How Screwed Are the Brooklyn Nets Without Jeremy Lin?
2016

Click for news about Brooklyn Nets
• NBA Summer League 2016: Top Takeaways from July 9 in Las Vegas
2016

Read about Summer League
• 1 Reason to Get Excited About Every NBA Lottery-Bound Team's Future
2016

Click for news about Brooklyn Nets

• Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson Rewatched Pacers Series ‘So Many Different Times Trying To Study’
2025

See also Cleveland Cavaliers
• Cavaliers' Darius Garland may not be ready for start of training camp after toe surgery
2025

Check it out Darius Garland
• Cavs Don’t Expect Darius Garland To Be Ready For Training Camp
2025

Visit the page Darius Garland
• Darius Garland May Not Be Ready By Training Camp
2025

Read about Darius Garland
• The Pacers are racing past opponents (and cliches) in the NBA playoffs
2025

Visit the page Indiana Pacers
• Report: Cavs Coach Kenny Atkinson Has Made Film Room ‘Second Home’ After Playoff Exit
According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has made the film room his “second home” since the team’s playoff exit. The Cavaliers lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of this year’s playoffs in five games. “Sources tell cleveland.com that Atkinson has made the film room his second […] The post Report: ...2025
Read about Chris Fedor
• Cavs President Of Basketball Ops Koby Altman Set To Meet With Media

Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman will soon meet with reporters to discuss the state of things following a playoff letdown. Altman and GM Mike Gansey, of course, deserve tons of credit for hiring the right coach in Kenny Atkinson and building a strong locker-room culture. They also put together a whale of a […] The post Cavs President Of Basketball Ops Koby Altman Set ...2025
See more articles Koby Altman
• Donovan Mitchell Vows Cavaliers 'Will Be Back' After Surprise Second-Round Exit
2025

Click for news about Donovan Mitchell
• Pacers vs. Cavaliers has shown there is one big difference between the two teams
2025

Visit the page Jarrett Allen
• Cavaliers Notes: Mitchell, Atkinson, Strus
2025

See more articles Donovan Mitchell

• NBA Rumors: Cavs, Isaac Okoro, Hawks, Trae Young, Knicks, Mikal Bridges
2025

Visit the page Mikal Bridges buzz
• Pacers vs. Cavaliers has shown there is one big difference between the two teams
2025

See more Jarrett Allen scandal
• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
2025

Check it out Kyrie Irving whispers
• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
2025

See more NBA Playoffs
• Jayson Tatum’s corny proclamation came back to bite him against the Cavs
2025

Visit the page Jayson Tatum whispers
• Donovan Mitchell Following Win Over Thunder: 'We Don't Win This Game Last Year'

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 129-122 on Wednesday night, winning their 11th straight game. The Cavs are now 32-4 on the season. "It just speaks to our growth. I told everybody after the game, as a unit, we don't win this game last year ... everybody that came in did something positive to affect the game, whether it was scoring, rebounding, defending, whatever it may be. T...2025
Continue with Donovan Mitchell buzz
• 7 young NBA players making the leap this season
2024

See also Milwaukee Bucks scandals
• Kenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach in shocking move

It is rumored some of the Nets players wanted him gone. You can guess who has that kind of power....2020
Check it out Brooklyn Nets whispers
• Brooklyn Nets' Top Trade Chip Holding Up His End of Bargain
2017

Click for news about Brooklyn Nets
• Meme Mania: What Every NBA Team Should Be Most Thankful for This Thanksgiving
2016

See also Phoenix Suns buzz