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Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden is already one of the best NBA players of all time, but on Sunday, he added another record to his résumé by matching Larry Bird’s triple-double record. Harden had a revival of sorts after a rough start to the 2021-22 season, banking 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to […]

James Harden hasn’t looked like himself through the first two weeks of the regular season. The Brooklyn Nets star has been put under the spotlight amid the league’s new rule changes on drawing fouls. The struggles go beyond just losing his bread and butter foul baiting tactics. Through the first six Nets contests, James Harden […]

Brooklyn nets superstar Kevin Durant was assessed a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 on Sunday night after he got tangled up with Detroit Pistons forward Kelly Olynyk. The former MVP was tossed in the third quarter after a few above-the-shoulder hits on Olynyk as Durant was trying to fight off a screen. Watching the play closely, […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors took down the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time this season. But one of the highlights of the postgame interviews was about the NBA rule change and Brooklyn Nets star James Harden. Draymond Green: "Can I say how satisfying it's been to watch the game of […]

Entering the 2021-22 NBA season, the consensus opinion was the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks were the overwhelming favorites to claim the Eastern Conference championship. Others put them on a separate tier from the rest of their competitors, but there is one proven team that has overwhelmingly contradicted that statement early in the season. Hello […]

Now that Kyrie Irving has made it publicly known that he has no plans of getting vaccinated and abiding by the state of New York’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the Brooklyn Nets may have no other choice left but to trade the All-Star guard. In their quest to capture their first NBA title in franchise history, […]

The NBA has slapped Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant with a $25,000 fine for throwing the ball into the stands against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, per Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes. The league announces Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 for forcefully throwing the game ball into the spectator stands. The incident […]

At 3-3 to begin the regular season, we’ve already learned a few things about the Brooklyn Nets. But rather than react, it’s always more fun to overreact.  We brought you our 5 overreactions following the Nets home opener. Let’s see how much has changed after the subsequent five contests. An interesting element of the Nets’ […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a gritty victory against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, 105-98. Kevin Durant, as per usual, stuffed the stat sheet to get the W, posting 22 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists to help their cause. But according to the NBA crew chief officiating for the evening, Durant shouldn’t have […]

James Harden last won the NBA MVP in 2018 when he was suiting up for the Houston Rockets. However, his chances of replicating such success has been slowed down by the NBA’s new foul-baiting rules. Expectations were high on Harden to compete for MVP. After all, with Kyrie Irving still refusing to get vaccinated and […]

Just a few nights after Joe Harris broke the Brooklyn Nets’ franchise record for triples made, we had another milestone on Friday. This time, it’s courtesy of LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge has had quite the journey. The seven-time All-Star joined the Nets last season but only appeared in five games as he had to suddenly retire […]

Heat veteran PJ Tucker reveals the harsh reality of defending one of the NBA’s greatest scoring machines, Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets. On the latest episode of JJ Redick’s podcast, The Old Man & the Three, Tucker shares what it’s like to have the constant assignment of shadowing one of the game’s greatest scorers. […]

The James Harden haters were getting a little too comfy recently. One of the biggest storylines during the early portion of the 2021-22 NBA season has been league officials cracking down on “non-basketball” moves.  The Brooklyn Nets superstar, who holds the reputation as a player with all of the tricks of the trade in his bag, became […]

Joe Tsai, the billionaire owner of the Brooklyn Nets, recently spoke out on Kyrie Irving and how he feels about the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drama. The Nets owner also took aim at the droves of fans who protested outside of Barclays Center in support of Irving’s stance prior to the team’s home opener. Supporters of […]

Brooklyn Nets star LaMarcus Aldridge is now a proud member of the 20,000 points club alongside his teammates Kevin Durant and James Harden. Entering Friday’s contest with the Indiana Pacers, Aldridge needed just 10 points to reach the landmark feat. He finished with 21 points to help the Nets repel Rick Carlisle and Co. in […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered Saturday’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers with a 2-3 record and there’s no denying that the team has been a bit on edge after a rather lackluster start to the new season. Kevin Durant was not exactly in a great mood throughout the contest and at one point, the Nets superstar […]

Arguably the biggest highlight of the Charlotte Hornets’ early-season run was their 111-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. As it turns out, however, it might have come at quite a cost for the Hornets considering how hip-hop icon and New York native Jay-Z appeared to have attempted to recruit LaMelo Ball to The […]

The Brooklyn Nets (2-3) are getting set to take on the struggling (1-4) Indiana Pacers. Kevin Durant and James Harden will try to capture a bounce-back win after Wednesday’s 106-93 loss to the Heat. But no story looms as large as that of Kyrie Irving and his vaccination status. Steve Nash, speaking before the Pacers […]

The Brooklyn Nets haven’t exactly lived up to preseason expectations as a championship favorite over the first five games of the regular season. James Harden has admitted he’s out of shape following a summer spent rehabbing his hamstring, and is clearly adjusting to the league’s new officiating guidelines on unnatural movement from offensive players. Steve […]

The Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Nets prediction and pick. The Pacers and Nets will play Friday, with each team looking to get on the right foot after tough starts to the 2021-22 season. […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving broke his two-week silence with a cryptic Instagram post. The captionless post features the Lakota sun and earth symbol, a reference to Irving’s Native American heritage.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kai (@kyrieirving) The Nets point guard last addressed the sports world with an […]

The Brooklyn Nets haven’t looked like the NBA title contender most people viewed them as before the start of the season. They’ve lost three of their first five games and have a point differential of -33 in those contests. A major reason behind their struggles is the James Harden not looking like James Harden. The […]

The Nets dropped to 2-3 after they got spanked by Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and the rest of the Miami Heat on Wednesday. One of the key storylines early on this season for Brooklyn has been James Harden and his apparent struggles. We’ve grown accustomed to The Beard pretty much dominating games at […]

Kyrie Irving: NBA Champion, 7x All-Star, 3x All-NBA selection, 2012 Rookie of the Year, and former All-Star MVP. Elite layup package, deadshot from any distance, and arguably the best handles the league has ever seen. He’s known as the KAI, the Ankletaker, and of course, Uncle Drew. In this specific post, though, we’ll be look […]

Steve Nash has made no secret that this is an experimental time for his team. The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, 106-93. Brooklyn is now 2-3, having lost twice at The Clays. Steve Nash, Kevin Durant, and Co are looking for any spark rotational standpoint. “We lost a big piece. It’s […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant recently cleared the air about his honest take on his team continuing on without the services of Kyrie Irving. After another tough loss at home, this time against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, the former MVP revealed that it’s definitely been challenging not having their primary court general out there […]

With an offseason filled with more drama than the entire 17576475 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, the Brooklyn Nets are still navigating their way in the early goings of the new season. While Kevin Durant has been awesome as usual, his greatness hasn’t necessarily translated to wins. The Nets lost at home to the Miami Heat […]

Kevin Durant is in the midst of literally his hottest start to any season throughout his career. The Brooklyn Nets superstar is dominating right now, and at this point, he has no other choice with teammate and real-life BFF Kyrie Irving still unable to suit up for the team. As reported by Ira Winderman of […]

James Harden had another pedestrian showing in the Brooklyn Nets’ latest loss to the Miami Heat, but he wants everyone to understand why. In the Nets’ 106-93 defeat to the Heat on Wednesday, Harden failed to make his presence felt and finished with just 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. He shot four of […]

Brooklyn Nets teammates James Harden and Blake Griffin had the home crowd roaring after their alley-oop connection against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Bruce Brown knocked the ball away from Tyler Herro near midcourt, leading to a loose-ball play which the Nets ended up winning. Brown tossed the leather to Harden, who then lobbed it […]

The NBA is back and the regular season continues on Wednesday night. The Miami Heat will hit the road and take on the Brooklyn Nets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Nets prediction and pick. Miami is 2-1 heading into this contest. They’re coming off a big win at home […]

The Golden State Warriors have Stephen A. Smith believing again, so much so that he is predicting another championship for Stephen Curry and the Dubs when Klay Thompson returns. Smith went as far as to saying that the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are no match to the Warriors. While he sees Kevin Durant […]

If you drafted Kevin Durant on your fantasy squad this season, or you happen to have tickets to a Brooklyn Nets game on the second night of a back-to-back, there’s some potentially exciting news. It sounds like the team is more comfortable this season playing KD on consecutive nights, something it was hesitant to do […]

We’re only four games into the 2021-22 season, but Brooklyn Nets star James Harden is not playing up to the lofty standards the perennial MVP candidate has set for himself over the years. Maybe we should not be surprised. While many of us (understandably) focused on the Kyrie Irving vaccination situation, or the potential max […]

As Kyrie Irving continues to sit out for the Brooklyn Nets while refusing to get vaccinated, he has slowly gained a following in choosing to do so. Add Floyd Mayweather to that list. In a video posted on his Twitter account, Mayweather voiced his support for the superstar guard for the Nets. “Kyrie, what’s up? […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was happy to see his former teammate Spencer Dinwiddie healthy during their first face-off of the season. After being sidelined due to a torn ACL, Spencer Dinwiddie made his return to Brooklyn on Monday as the Washington Wizards took on the Nets at home. Overall, Dinwiddie was warmly welcomed by […]

Kevin Durant is a pretty serious guy. However, the Brooklyn Nets superstar could not help but smile when he was recently asked to comment about being included in the prestigious NBA Top 75 list. KD was fielding an interview following the Nets’ 104-90 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday when the topic of the […]

Steve Nash knows James Harden is not yet at 100 percent after spending the summer recovering from his hamstring injury. For the Brooklyn Nets coach, however, this shouldn’t be a cause of concern. According to Nash, he sees Harden recapturing his form sooner rather than later. And what does this mean for the rest of […]

Kyrie Irving has said he does not want to become a distraction for the Brooklyn Nets this season. Well, whatever your point of view on the matter of vaccines and vaccine mandates in New York City, the Nets star has ultimately presented a distraction for his team. The team’s decision not to allow Irving to […]