{"id":1069502,"date":"2020-03-10T14:51:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1069502"},"modified":"2020-03-12T01:22:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T06:22:40","slug":"video-of-kevin-durant-dunking-all-over-player-shows-achilles-is-looking-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/video-of-kevin-durant-dunking-all-over-player-shows-achilles-is-looking-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of Kevin Durant dunking all over player shows Achilles is looking strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nets have fired head coach Kenny Atkinson, after he helped rebuild the roster and culture that the team hasn&#8217;t seen in roughly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>They did so to essentially find a coach that&#8217;s a better fit to manage the ball-dominant skill sets and ego-driven personalities of Kevin Durand and Kyrie Irving. 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