Hornets head coach Steve Clifford invites Steve Nash to Charlotte / News - Basketnews.com

Steve Clifford believes Steve Nash is great at handling issues and has invited him to join the Hornets organization for a while and give his thoughts.

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After being let go by the Brooklyn Nets earlier this week, coach Steve Nash has been a free agent. However, one of the league's head coaches might have hinted at the former player's next organization.

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Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford revealed that he has called Nash to talk with him about the situation he's experienced recently, and

"I talked to him that night for a while, and I've invited him to come down here," Clifford revealed. "I'm going to try to get him to come down here and spend a couple of days with us and kind of watch and give me his thoughts on things here."

The Hornets coach continued to praise Nash during the press conference.

"Nobody handles issues better than he does," Clifford told. "We talked on the phone for a while, and 5 minutes into the conversation he's asking me about our injuries. That's how he is."

Clifford has previously defended Nash, claiming that the last season's Nets foes were not his fault.

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