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If you haven’t heard already, Kyrie Irving does not take to trash talk kindly. The Brooklyn Nets star was jeered heavily by the Boston Celtics crowd during game one of the series. During the entire game, Irving was visibly heated, firing back at the Boston faithful with his own comebacks and middle fingers. The NBA, […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum banked the game-winning lay-up to beat the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday; however, he was surprised to be the one to deliver the buzzer-beater. According to Tatum, everyone on the Celtics thought Marcus Smart was going to shoot the ball. The veteran guard fooled two defenders with a fake and was […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has had his fair share of game-winning moments. He’s one player who doesn’t shy away from taking the big shot, especially when the stakes are enormous. But on Sunday, he was on the receiving end of a game-winning play, as Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum buried the Nets in Game […]

To say that Kyrie Irving is tired of all the trash talk would be a massive understatement after Game 1 against the Boston Celtics. The Brooklyn Nets guard was visibly frustrated with all the noise from fans throughout the game. After the heartbreaking loss, Kyrie Irving still had to hear it from one fan while […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell into a hole after a crushing Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Kyrie Irving was absolutely lethal. He went to a rocking TD Garden and dropped 39 points despite incessant boos raining down from fans in green the whole game. […]

Kyrie Irving and Boston Celtics fans really don’t like each other. If there was any doubt about the Boston faithful’s thoughts on Irving, their Game 1 against the Brooklyn Nets all but removed it. Irving and the home crowd got into it multiple times, with both sides trading barbs against each other. It was peak […]

On Easter Sunday, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving resurrected his elite play in Boston. He scored a game-high 39 points on an efficient 12-for-20 shooting. That includes hitting six shots from downtown. However, it was all for naught as the Celtics defeated the Nets 115-114 on a buzzer beater from Jayson Tatum. Shockingly, it […]

After watching Kyrie Irving’s impressive display in Game 1 of their playoff series with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James couldn’t help but mention the NBA’s snub of the Brooklyn Nets guard for its 75th Anniversary team. There were a lot of snubs for the NBA 75 team, and many argue that […]

The Brooklyn Nets squandered an opportunity to steal a win in Game 1 against the Boston Celtics. One of the main reasons they lost was Kevin Durant, their best player and the person who deserves the most credit for getting them into the NBA playoffs. Durant scored 23 points on 9-24 shooting and recorded more […]

The Brooklyn Nets dropped Game 1 to the Boston Celtics, but it wasn’t because of Kyrie Irving. However, he did made headlines on Sunday because of reasons beyond his incredible play. The seven-time All-Star product from Duke can be a bit provocative. He became one of the most controversial athletes in the NBA this season […]

The love story between Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving and fans of the Boston Celtics took a hilarious and bird-infested turn on Easter Sunday, which featured a 115-114 last-second home victory for the Celtics. During and after the game, Irving and Celtics fans could be seen exchanging pleasantries. Kyrie got me dead 🤣(via @_Shawn_gill33) […]

Everything has been looking up for the Brooklyn Nets recently – Kyrie Irving is finally eligible to play in home games, Ben Simmons appears on his way to returning at some point in the playoffs, and Bruce Brown has seemingly become a surprising spark on offense over the last few weeks. All of those good […]

Jayson Tatum will be the talk of Boston on Sunday night after sinking the Brooklyn Nets with his buzzer-beater in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The Celtics star was overcome with emotion after hitting the shot, but that didn’t stop him from immediately singling out the person who matters most to him. Right […]

While a lot of people are heaping praise on Jayson Tatum for his game-winner for the Boston Celtics, Draymond Green wants to focus on the real difference-maker for the team in the win over the Brooklyn Nets: Marcus Smart. Smart provided the assist that led to Tatum’s game-winner, and for Green, that is a critical […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum provided for quite a memorable moment in the late stages of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets. With the Celtics down one in the contest, Tatum emerged as the hero as he knocked down the buzzer-beating, game-winning shot to give Boston a 1-0 lead […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was in awe after Kyrie Irving almost won it for the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of their playoff series with the Boston Celtics. After trailing by as much as 15 points, the Nets battled back in the fourth quarter to keep it a tight contest. Irving stepped up […]

The highly anticipated NBA playoffs matchup between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets lived up to the bulling. The two star-studded teams took an incredibly close game down to the wire, ending with a Jayson Tatum game-winner. Kyrie Irving scored 39 points on 12-20 shooting in front of a raucous Boston crowd. Kevin Durant and […]

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka provided an update to the likelihood of big man Robert Williams returning from injury in the first round against the Brooklyn Nets. Via CelticsBlog’s Keith Smith: “He’s progressing nicely, coming along. But we’re prepared to play a series without him. If we get a surprise and he’s back early, that […]

In a rather unsurprising decision, the Brooklyn Nets have officially ruled out Ben Simmons for Game 1 of their first round playoff series with the Boston Celtics. While there were previous reports that Simmons could play for the Nets in Game 1 of their playoffs opener, recent indications suggest that the Australian playmaker is not […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. They play host to the Nets in Game 1 Sunday afternoon. Marcus Smart expressed his emotions ahead of the playoff run, saying that “moments like this” are what he lives for. The Celtics tweeted his […]

The Brooklyn Nets are preparing to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving form a pretty formidable scoring duo, but so do Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Which team boasts the better duo is certainly a point of contention among the rival fanbases. The […]

Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons still hasn’t played since he was acquired in the James Harden trade with the Philadelphia 76ers in February. The Aussie is reportedly dealing with back pain, but he’s about to take a massive step in the right direction as he aims a return to the court in the playoffs. Via […]

The Brooklyn Nets will take on the Boston Celtics in a premier first-round playoff matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Celtics prediction and pick.   This matchup was probably the worst-case scenario for both of these teams. A lackluster regular season led the Nets to a spot in the […]

After so much drama throughout the season, Kyrie Irving was finally allowed to be a full-time participant for the Brooklyn Nets after the vaccine mandate was lifted in the city of New York. It took an awfully long time, but in the end, you could say that it was Kyrie who emerged victorious in this […]

Right now, James Harden has an opportunity to win the first championship of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers. One of the teams that will be standing in their way will be the Brooklyn Nets — the same side that Harden turned his back on just a couple of months ago. Harden’s stint with the […]

It was previously reported that the Brooklyn Nets are hoping to get Ben Simmons back towards the latter part of their first-round playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics. Based on the most recent comments of coach Steve Nash, however, it sounds like the team isn’t very optimistic about this at the moment. Nash spoke to […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is public enemy No. 1 among Boston Celtics fans because of how his tenure in Beantown went down, and especially how it ended. While Irving once pledged his loyalty to the Celtics, it wasn’t long before he decided to team up with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. The Nets and Celtics […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics are preparing for a rematch of last year’s first round playoff series in the 2022 installment of the NBA Playoffs. One of the main storylines ahead of the series, aside from Nets star Kyrie Irving’s continued beef with Celtics fans, is the status of Ben Simmons. Simmons, who has […]

Every sport has their legendary figure. The “GOAT” if you will. MLB has Babe Ruth, NBA has Michael Jordan, NFL has Tom Brady, golf has Tiger Woods, and the list goes on for other sports. However, there is one athlete who’s importance to not just sports but the world rises above the rest. And today, […]

As recently as last week, it didn’t seem like there was much chance Ben Simmons would play this season. But over the last few days things may have shifted. Multiple reports surfaced on Thursday that Simmons is targeting a late-series return vs. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics. According to ESPN’s […]

Rumors have been swirling that Brooklyn Nets newcomer Ben Simmons could make his debut in the team’s playoff first-round series against the Boston Celtics, but Kevin Durant is simply preparing like it was just him and Kyrie Irving leading the way. Via Nick Friedell of ESPN: “I’m not expecting him to play,” Durant said after […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets 2022 NBA Playoff series instantly got more interesting following the Nets’ NBA Play-In Tournament win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brooklyn guard Bruce Brown told reporters that the Nets planned to go after Celtics big men Al Horford and Daniel Theis, the team’s primary rim defenders without the injured Robert […]

The Brooklyn Nets are inching closer and closer to the team debut of Ben Simmons. That could happen as soon as the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs when the Nets take on the Boston Celtics, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN in an appearance on Get Up. .@WindhorstESPN says Ben Simmons could make […]

Daryl Morey’s 2019 tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong created very serious tension between the NBA and China. Joe Tsai, who became the primary owner of the Brooklyn Nets less than a month before Morey’s tweet, allegedly tried to get involved. According to ESPN’s Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, people close to Morey believe that Tsai was […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn’t thinking too much on the “what ifs” amid reports that Ben Simmons could make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round playoff series. Tatum knows very well that Simmons will be a problem for the Celtics when he returns. After all, he solves one of the biggest […]

The Boston Celtics had an incredibly impressive turnaround during the regular season. At the end of December, things were not looking great for the franchise as they sat in 10th place with a record of 16-19 with rumors of the need to break up Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown circulating in the NBA universe. Boston […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing to meet the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Coming into the series, the Celtics are only a slight favorite because the Nets are not your typical No. 7 seed and will be a big challenge. The team from Massachusetts will need the help of […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. It is a battle between two old foes, as the Nets eliminated the Celtics last year in five games.   However, these are not the Celtics from last year and the same goes for the Nets. […]

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for a series versus the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics closed the season in a fantastic manner. They had a 17-5 record after the All-Star break, putting them first in the NBA in that regard.   While they started off slow, […]