Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 139

Much has been made about Giannis Antetokoumpo’s rather peculiar free-throw routine. On Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks star was whistled for yet another 10-second violation on the line in Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets. There’s actually nothing out of the ordinary in Giannis’ routine at the charity stripe. The problem, however, is that he takes […]

The Milwaukee Bucks came into Game 3 ready to play after an embarrassing 39-point loss in Game 2 against the Brooklyn Nets. Giannis Antetokounmpo had to set the tone and did just that early on as he attacked the Nets and dropped a massive hammer on Blake Griffin. GIANNIS DOWN THE LANE 🔨 Bucks open […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks had high hopes after a shocking four-game sweep against the Miami Heat in the first round. However, the Brooklyn Nets have come in and stomped the Bucks to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. Stephen A. Smith got in on the fun, absolutely destroying Giannis for his struggles against […]

The Brooklyn Nets have taken a commanding lead in the second-round series as they are up 2-0 over the Milwaukee Bucks. Game 3 will head to Milwaukee, where the Bucks will need to defend home court to stay in the series. The Bucks need to make some adjustments to get themselves back into the series. […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been tremendous in the first two games of the team’s Eastern Conference semifinal against the Milwaukee Bucks. So good, in fact, some Bucks players already sound defeated as they face a 2-0 deficit against the Nets. Veteran forward P.J. Tucker has been assigned to Durant for vast portions of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Brooklyn Nets for Game 3 of this best-of-seven playoff series. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Nets-Bucks Game 3 prediction and pick. Brooklyn capitalized on their home court advantage and took the first two games of this series in convincing fashion. The Nets […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for a new head coach after firing Terry Stotts, and Brooklyn Nets assistant Mike D’Antoni is interested in working with another superstar point guard in Damian Lillard. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, D’Antoni has “serious interest” in the gig, but it’s unclear if the Blazers are reciprocating […]

It looks like Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is having another series battle aside from the one against the Milwaukee Bucks. Durant essentially called ESPN analyst Jay Williams a “f***** liar” after his revelation that KD allegedly once told him to stop comparing him to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Well, Williams has responded (via New York Post). […]

The Phoenix Suns have been one of the best surprises of the 2020-21 NBA season thus far. Preseason expectations had them pegged as a potential playoff team thanks to the addition of long-time veteran and part-time middling franchise savior Chris Paul. However, most saw them simply fighting for one of the bottom seeds in a […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley wants the New York Knicks to succeed and the Brooklyn Nets, well, not so much. During a promotion for the American Century Championship, Barkley talked to reporters and covered a variety of stuff–including the NBA of course. Sir Chuck expressed his delight to see the Knicks in the playoffs and the […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without James Harden once again in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a hamstring injury. Harden suffered the injury at the beginning of Game 1, which seemingly was going to level the playing field in this series, or perhaps even give the Bucks an edge in the second-round […]

The Brooklyn Nets have some wiggle room after taking a 2-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. That means James Harden will sit again in Game 3. Malika Andrews of ESPN reported Harden, who missed Game 2 with a hamstring injury, has been ruled out again for Game 3 on Thursday […]

The Brooklyn Nets have demolished the Milwaukee Bucks through the first two games of their series, and that’s with James Harden on the sidelines. You’d think it’s because of their overpowering offensive prowess, but Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are singing a different tune. The Nets are shooting an absurd 43.2% from three-point land, which […]

Even with all the doubt and criticism thrown against them, the Brooklyn Nets are putting a great case for them to be considered as favorites to win the title. On one hand, the Eastern Conference powerhouse is surging at the right time, thanks to Kevin Durant playing well. At the same time, there’s the steady […]

Blake Griffin on the Brooklyn Nets looks like a completely different player from the one that looked like an embarrassment with the Detroit Pistons this season. The 32-year old played uninspired basketball to begin his 11th NBA campaign with a Pistons team that was clearly headed for another bottom of the standings finish this 2020-21 […]

You hear that? That’s the sound of angry New York Knicks fans. Or frustrated, to say the least. The Knicks saw their inspired run come to a screeching halt after getting bounced out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. So the natural thing to do for Knicks fans: Troll Brooklyn Nets fans. The […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo can n0w breathe a little easier. The NBA has reportedly banned the free throw clock instituted by the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center to mock Giannis’ slow routine. Citing an unnamed source, the New York Post said the NBA doesn’t appreciate the subtle strategy of the Nets to get into the head of […]

Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Mike D’Antoni is getting a lot of interest from opposing teams right now. With the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and the Portland Trail Blazers all recently opening up the position for the head coach of their respective teams, it looks like D’Antoni ranks highly on their lists. As it appears, the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell into a 2-0 hole against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday after another dominating display courtesy of Kevin Durant and Co. After the game, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked to share his thoughts on KD, and apparently, Giannis is anything but surprised about Durant’s level of play right now. When asked […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant continues to show the NBA why he is considered one of the best offensive players the game has ever seen. If you want proof of exactly how sensational KD has been for the Nets, then look no further than his performance in the 2021 playoffs so far. Durant has basically […]

It has been a disastrous start to the second round for the Milwaukee Bucks. After losing by eight points in Game 1 to the Brooklyn Nets (final score wasn’t indicative of how much the Nets dominated), the Bucks followed up one dud with another, losing Game 2 by a final score of 125-86. Down 2-0, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are fresh off of a 125-86 thrashing of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. James Harden didn’t play a single minute and hasn’t scored one point in the series and the Nets haven’t had any issues, thanks in part to the remaining duo of […]

Kevin Durant just dunked hard on somebody, and it wasn’t on the basketball court. The Brooklyn Nets star was furious over a quote aired by ESPN reporter Jay Williams that claimed that he was disgusted to be compared to Milwaukee Bucks franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo. The quote in question was mentioned in a story Williams […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ second-round tilt against the mighty Brooklyn Nets was supposed to be a battle of Goliaths and perhaps one of the best series of the entire playoffs. The Bucks annihilated the Miami Heat in the first round and seemed primed to give the Nets their best shot with this upgraded roster after their […]

Based on NBA history, the Brooklyn Nets have no chance to win the NBA championship. Every single title-winning team throughout the past four decades of NBA history has fit a certain mold – one that isn’t shaped like this 2020-21 Nets roster. If Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving want to raise the Larry […]

Even Kyrie Irving himself couldn’t believe the level Kevin Durant is playing at for the Brooklyn Nets after more than a year out due to Achilles injury. Following the Nets’ dominant Game 2 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks–a showdown that saw KD score 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting–Irving reflected on Durant’s journey back and how […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is an unstoppable force of nature, and he showed just that to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. With 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter and the Nets ahead 93-65 in Game 2, Durant decided to toy with Giannis who was guarding him. As if wanting to say that […]

If there are still any doubts that the Brooklyn Nets are a weapon of mass destruction, their Game 2 blowout of the Milwaukee Bucks should exterminate all of those. The Nets tortured the Bucks on Monday with a 125-86 victory for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and company hardly […]

Channing Frye doesn’t see any hope at all for the Milwaukee Bucks in their second-round playoffs series against the Brooklyn Nets. In fact, the one-time NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers is predicting a sweep after Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. fell 2-0 to Kevin Durant and his tough star-studded Brooklyn team. "This is a broom." […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has a short memory. Or rather a selective one. After a huge Game 2 performance against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, the former MVP was reminded by NBA on TNT’s Jared Greenberg about the traumatic Achilles injury Durant suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals when he was still with the […]

The 41-point blowout win of the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 on Monday says a lot about the team’s punishing offense. It also says a lot about the Milwaukee Bucks’ anemic defense. Or at least that’s what a former NBA champion believes. The Nets annihilated, obliterated, incinerated the Bucks, 125-86 to take a commanding 2-0 […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo thought it was a good idea to try and block a dunk attempt by Brooklyn Nets star Blake Griffin. He was wrong. Griffin took flight in this turn-back-the-clock slam, and Giannis instantly regretted his decision to try and contest Blake at the rim (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter): BLAKE GRIFFIN POSTERIZES GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO! 🤯🔥pic.twitter.com/jFct3KcT4s […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is one of the best basketball players in the world, and it speaks volumes when you leave a player like Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in awe. That is exactly what KD did in Game 2 of their second-round showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks, as he totally embarrassed Giannis […]

Just 43 seconds into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Saturday, Brooklyn Nets superstar James Harden was forced to exit with a hamstring injury. The former MVP was unable to return and it was an unfortunate incident to kick off Brooklyn’s highly-anticipated matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. As it turns out, however, not […]

The Brooklyn Nets may be busy trying to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, but it doesn’t mean they’re not having fun off the court. On an episode of the 3 girls, 1 kitchen podcast, former pornstar Lana Rhoades said she recently made a trip to New York and […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Milwaukee Bucks for Game 2 of this second-round series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Nets prediction and pick. Brooklyn got off a to a hot start in Game 1 and secured the crucial victory by a score of 115-107. The Nets certainly had […]

The Brooklyn Nets took care of business in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Even without James Harden, their primary ball-handler, the Nets looked like the contending team they are. That’s the luxury of having three lethal superstars on a team, and that showed versus the Bucks on Saturday.  But […]

The Brooklyn Nets escaped Game 1 against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks after James Harden left with an injury. Well, Harden has officially been ruled out for Game 2 as he deals with right hamstring tightness, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN.  James Harden has been diagnosed with what the team is calling "right […]

The Milwaukee Bucks squandered a major opportunity in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. The Nets lost James Harden right at the start of the game due to a hamstring injury, but that didn’t stop them from stomping all over the Bucks in a 115-107 victory that wasn’t […]