{"id":745202,"date":"2026-05-27T09:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/745202\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:36:32","slug":"report-former-warriors-assistant-remaining-with-cavs-after-ecf-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/745202\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Former Warriors assistant remaining with Cavs after ECF loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Eastern Conference Finals, a pair of former <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/golden-state\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Warriors;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Golden State Warriors&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> assistant coaches squared off for the chance to punch a ticket to the NBA Finals. After four games, it was Mike Brown&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/new-york-knicks\/18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Knicks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Knicks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York Knicks<\/a> that ran away with the series, ending Kenny Atkinson and the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/cleveland\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cleveland Cavaliers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>&#8216; season by way of sweep.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being swept in the conference finals, Steve Kerr&#8217;s former assistant isn&#8217;t going anywhere. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2059358920263471574?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN&#039;s Shams Charania;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ESPN&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania<\/a>, Atkinson is set to return as Cleveland&#8217;s head coach next season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2059358920263471574?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@espn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@espn&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@espn<\/a> on X:<\/p>\n<p>Atkinson joined the Cavaliers in 2024, leading Cleveland to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in his first season. Atkinson was named NBA Coach of the Year in his first season as head coach of the Cavaliers. However, the Cavaliers were bounced in the second round of the postseason in five games by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/indiana-pacers\/11\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indiana Pacers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Indiana Pacers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Indiana Pacers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his second year in Cleveland, the No. 4 seed Cavaliers advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2018. After eliminating the No. 1 seed <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/detroit\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Pistons&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> in seven games, the Cavaliers quickly ran out of steam against the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Each of the Cavaliers&#8217; losses to the Knicks was by double figures, including a 37-point loss in Game 4 to end their season.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/5826\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donovan Mitchell;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Donovan Mitchell&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6514\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Evan Mobley;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Evan Mobley&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Mobley<\/a>, Atkinson will have to figure out how to push the Cavaliers to the next level in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>This post originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Warriors Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Warriors Wire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Warriors Wire<\/a>! Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WarriorsWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWarriorsWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/warriors\/2026\/05\/27\/report-former-warriors-assistant-remaining-with-cavs-after-ecf-loss\/90274053007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Report: Former Warriors assistant remaining with Cavs after ECF loss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Report: Former Warriors assistant remaining with Cavs after ECF loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the Eastern Conference Finals, a pair of former Golden State Warriors assistant coaches squared off for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":745203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3772],"tags":[7,306,305,193,3846,188,864,1409,2955,130,576,164,126,3627,3357,6,191,567,863],"class_list":["post-745202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-basketball","tag-cavaliers","tag-cleveland","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-clevelandcavaliers","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-eastern-conference","tag-eastern-conference-finals","tag-espn","tag-evan-mobley","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-kenny-atkinson","tag-mike-brown","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-shams-charania","tag-steve-kerr"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116645867287647207","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=745202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/745203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=745202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=745202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}