{"id":567310,"date":"2021-06-17T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567310"},"modified":"2021-06-17T18:06:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:06:44","slug":"fact-check-is-brooklyn-nets-head-coach-steve-nash-going-to-play-for-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-brooklyn-nets-head-coach-steve-nash-going-to-play-for-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Is Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Steve Nash Going To Play For The Team?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-is-brooklyn-nets-head-coach-steve-nash-going-to-play-for-the-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567310&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10104491682239662&#038;set=gm.518325102929956\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Steve Nash will be playing for the team against the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7217241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7217241\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7217241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-481x620-1.png\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-481x620-1.png 481w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-93x120.png 93w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-768x990-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-1536x1979-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-2048x2639-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM.png 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7217241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wojnarowski has not reported that the Nets plan to use Nash as a player. Coaches are not allowed to play in games under the current NBA rules.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn Nets are currently leading 3-2 in a series with the Milwaukee Bucks for a chance to advance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2021\">NBA Finals<\/a> despite not having one of their top guards, Kyrie Irving, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/depth\/_\/name\/bkn\">ESPN<\/a>. Now, a June 15 Facebook post claims Wojnarowski reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nets\/roster\">Nash<\/a>, the team\u2019s head coach and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nashst01.html\">former player<\/a>, will be stepping in to play the position in the next game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Brooklyn Nets will start Head Coach Steve Nash at PG tomorrow night vs. Milwaukee, per @wojespn,\u201d reads the post. \u201cNash is set to make history as the first Head Coach to participate in a playoff game since LeBron James in 2017-18 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.\u201d Below this text is an image of Nash in a Nets uniform.<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, no evidence Wojnarowski reported Nash will be playing in the next Nets game. No such report appears on his verified Twitter account,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Nash%20(from%3Awojespn)&#038;src=typed_query\">@wojespn<\/a>, or on any of his other verified\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wojespn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wojespn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> accounts. If the head coach of a basketball team was going to play in an NBA game, media outlets would have reported on it, yet no such reports could be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/search\/_\/q\/Steve%20Nash\">ESPN<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Steve+Nash+to+play+for+Nets&#038;source=hp&#038;ei=AB_JYMeYGvfF0PEPuJ6d-Ag&#038;iflsig=AINFCbYAAAAAYMktEBXIf-WiU2yAW1hzxgdmD63KoIZV&#038;oq=Steve+Nash+to+play+for+Nets&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEBYQHjoFCAAQsQM6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhDHARCjAjoLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6EQguELEDEIMBEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhCxAxCDAToFCC4QsQM6CAguELEDEJMCOgsILhCxAxCDARCTAjoCCC46AggAOgUILhCTAjoECAAQDToFCAAQhgM6CAghEBYQHRAeUJEHWOcoYLUpaABwAHgBgAGUAYgB1RaSAQQ2LjIwmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjHmLHqzZrxAhX3IjQIHThPB48Q4dUDCAo&#038;uact=5\">elsewhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets defeated the Bucks 114-108 in game 5 of the series on the night of June 15, the same day the Facebook post was shared. Nash did not play in the game, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mil-vs-bkn-0042000215\/box-score\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA\u2019s official website<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/08\/31\/fact-check-larry-bird-players-shut-up-play-damn-game\/\">(RELATED: Did Larry Bird Tell NBA Players To \u2018Shut Up And Play The Damn Game\u2019?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The claim that LeBron James played while coaching for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2017-2018 season is likewise false. James is listed solely as a player on the 2017-18 team\u2019s roster, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/CLE\/2018.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Reference<\/a>. The current NBA rules do not allow coaches to play in games, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/sports\/basketball\/nets\/ny-nets-nash-20210414-v5vdezqq6jcbjewesmav4cgdte-story.html\">New York Daily News<\/a>, further adding to the post\u2019s dubiousness.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbafaq.com\/salarycap.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Coon\u2019s NBA salary cap FAQ<\/a> website further explains the rule was implemented to prevent teams from trying to get around the salary cap.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Cowens was the last person to simultaneously play and coach in the NBA, doing so for the Boston Celtics during the 1978-1979 season, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/celticswire.usatoday.com\/2019\/03\/06\/dave-cowens-discusses-experience-as-last-player-coach-in-nba-history\/\">Celtics Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn Nets did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Steve Nash will be playing for the team against the Milwaukee Bucks. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280636,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-481x620-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Is Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Steve Nash Going To Play For The Team?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-567310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-17-at-4.16.16-PM-481x620-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Is Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Steve Nash Going To Play For The Team?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}