Mikhail Prokhorov planned Avery Johnson firing last week

AP Photo/Morry Gash. NEW YORK Avery Johnson was fired Thursday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who have fallen to .500 in their season of new surroundings and elevated expectations. General manager Billy King announced the dismissal in a statement.

This is from Avery Johnson's press conference in Brooklyn after being let go by the Nets on Thursday. He sounds like a coach who isn't happy but knows this is part of the business and knows that he is taking the fall for failings of the some players

From the blog Ball Don't Lie: Avery Johnson Jr. is the son of former Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson, and a sophomore in high school. All things considering, based on some of the more ribald responses we've seen from