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It’s completely possible that the Los Angeles Lakers would not be where they are right now if Anthony Davis were healthy. Unfortunately, the eight-time All-Star missed a significant part of the season, which has left the Lakers eliminated from playoff contention. This has been the case for Davis these past two seasons. This year, he’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets have made a pair of roster moves with a mind on the upcoming Play-In and hopefully playoffs. On Thursday afternoon, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Nets are waiving forward James Johnson. That should open up a roster spot to convert rookie Kessler Edwards to a standard NBA contract. The […]

Among the most conspicuous players left out in the NBA 75 list is Kyrie Irving. The Brooklyn Nets star point guard recently talked about that perceived snub in true Kyrie Irving fashion. Via HoopsHype: Kyrie Irving on NBA 75 snub: “I think I’ll leave it to the conspiracy theorists. I think I was on the […]

Kevin Durant has gotten used to life in The Big Apple. He has also perhaps gotten used to the unique feeling that most of the basketball fans where he lives still aren’t over the fact he snubbed their favorite team, the New York Knicks, for the much newer NYC basketball team, the Brooklyn Nets. And, […]

The Brooklyn Nets gave the New York Knicks some chances during Wednesday’s game, but RJ Barrett and co. couldn’t seize the win, despite building a big lead. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s big second-half comeback sparked the key run to give the Nets the 110-98 win in the battle of the boroughs and a massive […]

Kevin Durant was once seen as the potential savior of the New York Knicks. The possibility of him joining them in free agency seemed real. Now, the Brooklyn Nets superstar is one of the team’s main enemies. Spurning them for their in-city rival and playing up the rivalry between the two teams makes him one […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving channeled Kobe Bryant physically, mentally and spiritually during their big game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Irving showed off his Kobe-inspired attire in his postgame presser and so naturally, reporters asked him about it and what it means. Given how special the occasion is since it’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a huge comeback victory against the New York Knicks Wednesday night. During the game, some Knicks fans in Madison Square Garden apparently had some choice words for Nets superstar Kyrie Irving. Irving was not about to take it though, as he was seen having words back with a fan. The […]

Nothing like a crosstown rivalry to fire up opposing teams. The New York Knicks hosted the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and Madison Square Garden got rocking again. The Knicks set the tempo early on, taking a commanding 17-point lead after the first half. But the Nets hung tough, with Kevin Durant catching fire in the […]

The first round of the playoffs in the East could present some of the most enticing matchups of the entire postseason. The Miami Heat are close to finally securing the top seed in the conference, but they could be facing one of the toughest teams in the East if Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets […]

Kyrie Irving isn’t one to take any slander sitting down. The Brooklyn Nets guard showed exactly that on Wednesday night during their Subway Series matchup against the New York Knicks. With the Nets down 67-50 at halftime, Kyrie Irving and Co. clearly weren’t in the best of spirits walking back to the locker room. That’s […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been a thorn in the New York Knicks’ side for the past few seasons. He toyed with Knicks fans’ emotions when there was buzz about him going to New York. The fact that he did, but eventually ended up in Brooklyn made it sting a little extra as he […]

The New York Knicks take on their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, for an elite Eastern Conference battle on Wednesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Knicks prediction and pick.   The Nets are inching closer to the 7-seed in the East but will likely end the season as the […]

The Brooklyn Nets took care of business vs. the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. They now sit in 8th place and control their destiny. If Brooklyn win their next three games, they’ll lock up the 7th seed. That means your 2022 Nets would host a Play-In game, win and you’re in the playoffs, as a 7th […]

The Brooklyn Nets didn’t have their prettiest or most dominant win of the season against the Houston Rockets. That one was actually back on Jan. 12 when the old big three of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving thrashed DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls. It was a few months ago, but […]

Every season in the NBA, there are a handful of teams that are a big surprise, enjoying unexpected success. Conversely, there are always some teams that are massive disappointments. It obviously goes without saying that the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season would fall into the latter. They are of course less than two years removed from […]

The Brooklyn Nets will take any victory at this point to improve their position in the play-in tournament. On Tuesday night, they bucked a relatively slow start, punctuated by a silly scramble, to score a 118-105 win over the Houston Rockets. The Nets almost saw their 21-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter after the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been all sorts of dangerous since acquiring James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets in a trade centered around Ben Simmons. Harden has been a perfect fit alongside Joel Embiid, as the Sixers continue their ascent heading into the NBA Playoffs. The Sixers beat the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, 131-122 to […]

Looking for beautiful basketball with such purity that would make you love the game even more? This ain’t it. Even the Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets would agree. The two teams faced off at Barclays Center on Tuesday night and in the dying moments of the second quarter, it looked like they were just […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant recently received one of the biggest honors of his career when he was named as part of the NBA’s Top 75 players in league history. The NBA decided to follow it up with an epic token which KD clearly enjoyed receiving. The Nets star was gifted with an NBA Top […]

Kevin Love is a trailblazer when it comes to mental health in the NBA. The Cavs star was one of the first individuals to come out publicly about his mental health illness, which basically started a movement within the league. Love has now chimed in on the nasty rumors involving Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons […]

On Monday, Steve Nash shared the disappointing but not surprising update that Ben Simmons will be out through the remaining four games and the play-in tournament, set to tipoff on April 12. The Brooklyn Nets have been without the third All-Star on their roster ever since they traded James Harden and Paul Millsap for Simmons, […]

Can you feel the intensity? The urgency among NBA squads around the country is at an all-time high, and with good reason. With only a handful of games remaining, what teams will help their seeding chances with some much-needed wins down the stretch, and who will find themselves falling behind the pack? The Houston Rockets […]

If the playoffs started today, the Brooklyn Nets would be in the play-in tournament against the Charlotte Hornets. The winner of the play-in would go on to face the top seed in the Eastern Conference, currently the Miami Heat. Although the Nets have a long road ahead of them to even get to the first […]

Everyone falls for the random fake post at one point or another. Not even an ESPN analyst like Stephen A. Smith was spared when he spouted some fake news on the Brooklyn Nets. Stephen A. Smith was live on ESPN’s First Take earlier this week wherein he cited a “report” about how Nets guard Kyrie […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered the 2021-22 season as the odds-on favorite to win the NBA championship. But with four games remaining in their campaign, Brooklyn finds itself at 10th place in the Eastern Conference and in serious danger of missing the playoffs.   The Nets have lost three of their last four outings. Though they […]

A clip of Kyrie Irving dribbling the ball right before a game recently went viral. So much so, that even Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had to take notice. This isn’t just any other video of the Brooklyn Nets point guard casually dribbling the basketball, though. It was Kyrie showcasing his elite skills with […]

The Brooklyn Nets aren’t in good shape right now, fighting tooth and nail to try and lock down a No. 7 or No. 8 seed for the play-in tournament. Currently, they’re in 10th, which means Steve Nash’s squad would need to win two games in order to book their ticket to the postseason. But if […]

Things aren’t going to plan for the Brooklyn Nets this season. In fact, they really haven’t since the early days of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving-James Harden trio. Now, Harden is gone to Philly, while KD and Kyrie are trying to bring a title to the city. Between Durant’s knee injury that kept him sidelined for […]

The Brooklyn Nets have pretty much accepted that they’re going to be in the play-in tournament. But as it stands right now, the Nets will need to win two games in order to advance to the postseason. Despite Kevin Durant erupting for 55 points on Saturday, Brooklyn still lost to the Atlanta Hawks in a […]

Ben Simmons might make a return at some point this season. the Brooklyn Nets are certainly still hopeful. But they’re going to have to keep their season alive long enough to see that day. Because he won’t be available to them for the Play-In which begins on April 12. Simmons experienced a flare-up of an […]

On the most recent episode of ClutchPoints’ Nothing But Nets podcast, we got a very intriguing question from a listener. Martin from the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn wanted to know this: “How relieved are Brooklyn Nets fans that the New York Knicks are blowing their draft position, conceding relevance to the Nets for the foreseeable future?” […]

The Brooklyn Nets find themselves in some uncharted waters. According to FanDuel, they’re still among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. Yet if it weren’t for the NBA adding a play-in tournament, they wouldn’t even be playoff bound right now, which is crazy to think about. The Nets are tied for 10th place in […]

After being swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs last year, the Miami Heat were at one point running through the Eastern Conference this season, on track to finish with the number one seed. Injuries have been a factor for Miami since 2021-22 tipped off, but coach Erik Spoelstra has […]

The Brooklyn Nets really wanted this one. They wanted it badly enough that Kevin Durant played through what he said was a sore ankle and dropped a career high 55 points. In the end it wasn’t enough and the Nets fell to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks 122-115. The Hawks have now supplanted the […]

Despite their latest loss to the Atlanta Hawks that pushed them down to the 10th seed in the East, Kyrie Irving is not bothered by the Brooklyn Nets’ situation. After all, he is confident about what he and Kevin Durant can do. However, he admitted that for them to succeed, the rest of the team […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young is one of the best players in the NBA today, and it’s time to stop the disrespect on his name. When talking about the best young players in the NBA today, the name that often pops out in conversations are Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum and Ja Morant. Some are even […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks took down the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night despite the fact that the great Kevin Durant exploded for a career-high 55 points in another epic performance. Young wasn’t too bad himself, dropping a team-high 36 points as he led the Hawks to a hard-fought 122-115 victory over Brooklyn. Young […]

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 in a Saturday night Western Conference showdown. Trae Young led the Hawks with an impressive 36 point, 10 assist double-double performance. However, it was Nets’ star Kevin Durant who stole the show despite the loss.  KD finished with 55 points in the contest, setting a new career […]