Forrie J. Smith, who plays Lloyd Pierce on Paramount Network’s neo-western drama Yellowstone, claims he was “kicked off a plane” because he refused to sit next to a passenger wearing a mask.
The two-time All-Star Young also fired back at the claim that he is supposedly a “coach-killer,” saying that “certain coaches just fit certain teams … it doesn’t make them bad or good.”
The Indiana Fever had their home opener against the Connecticut Sun on Friday night as the Fever debuted a new era of basketball. New head coach Christie Sides and 2023 number one overall draft pick Aliyah Boston took the court for the first time.
The Atlanta Hawks have parted ways with their head coach, Nate McMillan. Just a couple of seasons ago, McMillan replaced former Atlanta head coach Lloyd Pierce midway through the season.
Just 35 games into his second full season as the team's official head coach, Nate McMillan of the Atlanta Hawks, tonight's opponent for your Los Angeles Lakers, may be looking to move on.
According to a report from The Athletic, Young got treatment on his shoulder instead of going through the Hawks' shootaround. Because he didn't practice, Hawks coach Nate McMillan said Young would have to come off the bench that night or stay home entirely. Young decided to skip the game.
Note: not “can.” Just “should.” First of all, let’s be clear. There is zero smoke, much less an ember of fire, that suggests Mr. Rayford Trae Young is angling for an escape from Atlanta.
A champion will be crowned in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) today, as Tunisia’s US Monastir and Angola’s Petro de Luanda face off at noon ET. The
Last season, the Atlanta Hawks had high expectations heading into the year. After a slow start, which led to the firing of head coach Lloyd Pierce, it seemed Atlanta was headed towards another down season.
Pierce took over for four games when Carlisle was in health and safety protocols earlier this season
The Atlanta Hawks are in a similar position to last season. They were expected to be a play-in team last season but they had an awful run of injuries which prompted the Hawks front office to pull the pin on the Lloyd Pierce era as head coach of the franchise.
The Indiana Pacers introduced new assistant coach Lloyd Pierce to the media on Wednesday morning over zoom. Pierce was the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks
Indiana Pacers assistant coach Lloyd Pierce now has a Gold Medal after Team USA beat France in the Gold Medal game on Friday night. The Pacers congratulated Pierce on Twitter for the accomplishment. The final score was 87-82 (see Tweet below from The Players' Tribune).
Indiana Pacers assistant coach Lloyd Pierce now has a Gold Medal after Team USA beat France in the Gold Medal game on Friday night. The Pacers congratulated Pierce on Twitter for the accomplishment. The final score was 87-82 (see Tweet below from The Players' Tribune).
The Pacers are finalizing a contract with Lloyd Pierce that would make him Rick Carlisle’s top assistant.
After being bounced from the playoffs last night, the Celtics are making some substantial changes. Adrian Wojnarowski reported that general manager Danny Ainge is planning on stepping down, and head coach Brad Stevens will be moving into a full-time front office role.
The Atlanta Hawks fired head coach Lloyd Pierce this week. A story on the firing found that Trae Young, John Collins and Cam Reddish, essentially the Hawks’ core nucleus, did not like Pierce all that much.
Without the support of his players, especially Young, Pierce simply did not have the coaching résumé to justify staying on as Atlanta's head coach.
Firing Pierce was an understandable move, and Atlanta will likely be better off for it in the long term despite what Popovich says.
The Hawks hope assistant Nate McMillan will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The Hawks play at the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and Friday and then return home to host the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Pierce added he could coach against Denver.
It’s starting to feel like Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce could be on the hot seat, by the season’s end, as his team has struggled under his tenure with an overall record of 60-119.
These Atlanta Hawks for for real. They are only going to get better. And that’s scary for more prominent Eastern Conference teams moving forward.
The Hawks need to find more star power and a running partner to team up with their young star Trae Young, and the No. 6 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft is a good place to start.
Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce wants to see his team return to action in Orlando, positing that even 'meaningless' games have value for his young squad.
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