Boxing broadcaster Emily Austin finally dropped a bombshell on former Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash this week, coming clean about a secret she’d been keeping for years. On Tuesday, October 13, Austin, 25, told Nash to his face that she was behind a parody X (formerly Twitter) account about him while she was an intern for the Nets. Nash, a two-time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer, apparently had no idea.
The Burner Account That Fooled The Coach
Turns out, while Austin was interning with the Brooklyn Nets during Nash’s coaching tenure, she was simultaneously running a satirical X account called “Steve Nash’s Burner.” This account was posting jokes and commentary about the Nets and Nash himself, building up a loyal following among Nets fans. A lot of those fans even figured out Austin was the one behind it. The craziest part? Nash remained completely in the dark, even engaging with it “once or twice” as Austin later reminded him.
The whole “burner” run ended when the platform suspended the account, something Austin still looks back on as a rough moment from her college years. But hey, it was all leading up to this epic moment in New York City at an NBA on Prime event.
The Big Reveal And Nash’s Reaction
Austin walked up to Nash, reminding him that she used to intern for the team. She then hit him with the million-dollar question: “Do you remember Steve Nash’s Burner account on Twitter? You definitely engaged with it once or twice.” Nash, probably racking his brain, responded, “Yeah I think so why?” That’s when Austin delivered the punchline: “That was me.”
According to Austin, Nash immediately broke out laughing, saying, “No way, wow OK.” You can just imagine the look on his face, right? Video of the moment was later posted to X by Austin herself on October 14, 2026. What an absolute full circle moment for her.
Austin started her career in sports media interviewing athletes on Instagram Live while a student at Hofstra University. Now, she’s a broadcaster for DAZN and Most Valuable Promotions, covering championship boxing, international tennis, and basketball, interviewing some of the biggest names in sports. And Nash, who coached the Nets from 2020 to 2022, is now an analyst for NBA on Prime. He spent those coaching seasons with an intern running a burner account on him, totally unaware. He knows now.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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