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Lakers receive permission to interview Golden State assistant coach Kenny Atkinson

Former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson looks on during a timeout in the first half against the Boston Celtics.
Kenny Atkinson went 118-190 in three-plus seasons as coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
(Mary Schwalm / Associated Press)
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The Lakers received permission to interview Golden State assistant coach Kenny Atkinson, sources confirmed to The Times.

Atkinson, a former head coach with Brooklyn, was on Tyronn Lue’s staff with the Clippers last season before joining Steve Kerr in Golden State.

Atkinson, 54, went 118-190 in three-plus seasons with the Nets. He’s regarded as one of the top developmental coaches in the NBA.

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He joins Milwaukee assistant Darvin Ham, Toronto assistant Adrian Griffin and former head coaches Mark Jackson and Terry Stotts as known candidates.

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