ATLANTA — Atlanta Dream interim head coach Mike Petersen stepped down because of health reasons Saturday night and will be replaced by assistant Darius Taylor.

“For health reasons that the grind of the WNBA season will not allow me to adequately address, I have decided to step down from my coaching duties with the Dream,” Petersen said in a statement. “I want to thank the Atlanta Dream players, staff and ownership for the opportunity to be part of an amazing organization.”

Petersen took over the head coaching spot a week before the start of the season when Nicki Collen left to become Baylor’s head coach.

He was an assistant with the team since 2018 and has coached basketball for nearly 40 years at a variety of levels.

He will move into an advisory role for the team’s front office.