Twitter Reacts to Nate Bjorkgren's Firing

The Indiana Pacers fired Nate Bjorkgren on Wednesday after one year on the job.

The Indiana Pacers moved on from head coach Nate Bjorkgren on Wednesday after just one year on the job (see Tweet below).

The Indiana Pacers announced that Nate Bjorkgren will not be retained as the team’s head coach.

More info:https://t.co/2d2BIaO1W5

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 9, 2021

President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard spoke to the media earlier in the afternoon on Wednesday after the firing.

"I would say this was a really tough decision, one that had a lot of thought behind it, a lot of deliberation," Pritchard said on Wednesday of the firing.

Here are some Tweets below about the firing.

Kravitz: Pacers admit mistake by firing Nate Bjorkgren, but will they learn from it? https://t.co/39NizhQNkp

— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) June 9, 2021

just because Nate Bjorkgren wasn’t the solution doesn’t mean Nate McMillan wasn’t the problem

— csb (@itsCSB__) June 9, 2021

Nate Bjorkgren is out as the Pacers head coach 🚨 (per @wojespn)

Meanwhile... Nate McMillan is in the 2nd round of the playoffs

— Overtime (@overtime) June 9, 2021

After just one season and a 34-38 record, the Pacers have decided to part ways with Nate Bjorkgren. pic.twitter.com/NtJBKOwFvg

— Pacers Nation (@PacersNationCP) June 9, 2021

Nate Bjorkgren is out in Indiana. pic.twitter.com/v2baDinZoJ

— theScore (@theScore) June 9, 2021

nick nurse and nate bjorkgren reuniting this summer to game plan a 50-point win over the pacers: pic.twitter.com/LFNYlDxom5

— alex (@steven_lebron) June 9, 2021

Pacers: “You can play for Nate Bjorkgren or you can get foot surgery & be out for the rest of the season.”

TJ Warren: pic.twitter.com/nEkZrjOS9H

— Dustin Brewer (@dstnbrwr) May 6, 2021

Pacers have fired head coach Nate Bjorkgren, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/Kqzja4vW0q

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 9, 2021

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