Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 160

The Los Angeles Lakers are taking a “next-man-up” approach to the extended absence of Anthony Davis, and they’ll be heavily relying on off-season acquisitions to carry the load. Davis will be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks after an MRI on Monday thankfully revealed that the All-Star avoided the dreaded rupture of the Achilles tendon. On Tuesday, […]

The Brooklyn Nets have not had the best of luck with having James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving all available at the same time since the trade. Despite this, they have racked up a pretty impressive win-loss statistic against the better teams in the league. Per Marc J. Spears of ESPN, with the Nets’ […]

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant had to rise up from their seats after James Harden knocked down the clutch 3-pointer in the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the Phoenix Suns. Durant was out due to a hamstring injury while Kyrie Irving was experiencing some lower back tightness. But their injuries did not stop them from celebrating […]

James Harden is a good basketball player. Even without fellow superstar teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving due to injuries, Harden led the Brooklyn Nets to a hard-earned 128-124 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Harden finished with spectacular numbers of team-high 38 points, seven rebounds, and 11 assists. He took charge in […]

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden drained the go-ahead 3-pointer against Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns to complete a massive 24-point comeback. Without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, Harden carried the entire Nets on his shoulder by erasing a 24-point deficit. He capped off the comeback with his dreaded step-back 3-pointer near the 30-second mark […]

The Brooklyn Nets superstar trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden was whittled down to one on Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns, as Durant and Irving missed the game due to hamstring and lower back injuries, respectively. That didn’t mean they weren’t on the bench though, and Irving—always an interesting character—showed up in […]

Kyrie Irving did not suit up in the Brooklyn Nets’ duel against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday due to lower back tightness. While this alarmed Nets fans, coach Steve Nash believes there shouldn’t be any cause of concern. Per Malika Andrews of ESPN, Nash believes that Irving won’t be out for long. He added that […]

The Phoenix Suns will host the star-studded Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, only the Nets won’t be so star-studded. We already knew Kevin Durant was going to be out, but the Nets just announced that Kyrie Irving won’t play because of a back injury. With this in mind, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving hung 40 points on the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, but he will not play in the second leg of the team’s back-to-back Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns. The Nets announced Irving would be out with lower back tightness. Kyrie Irving (lower back tightness) will miss tonight's game […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving had another masterclass performance for his team when they visited the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. His production from the field definitely made life easier for his squad and left James Harden in awe as he heaped praise on his All-Star teammate after the win, via Michael Scotto. James Harden […]

Amid the team’s injury woes and clear lack of bench depth, the Brooklyn Nets have reached a deal to sign free agent swingman Andre Roberson. According to Shams Charania of the Athletic, Roberson is joining the Nets after the Oklahoma City Thunder opted not to re-sign him in the past offseason. Terms of the deal, […]

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets suffered a mild left hamstring strain in the team’s February 13 game against the Golden State Warriors. Now, head coach Steve Nash has provided a tiny sliver of additional info on Durant’s status going forward. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Nash did not provide an […]

The Brooklyn Nets turned to a veteran swingman in Iman Shumpert to fill in the last few spots on their roster after the blockbuster trade to acquire James Harden back in mid-January. However, Shams Charania of The Athletic revealed that the Nets also considered signing another veteran in Andre Roberson who is expected to bring […]

Kevin Durant successfully returned from a three-game absence and helped the Brooklyn Nets dismantle his former team, Golden State Warriors, at Chase Center on Saturday. However, his comeback bid is short-lived, as the two-time NBA champion is set to miss Brooklyn’s next two games due to a hamstring strain. KD will stay in New York […]

It’s safe to say that James Harden is finally in a comfortable position with the Brooklyn Nets. After nine seasons carrying the Houston Rockets, Harden was destined to place himself in a winning position elsewhere. Since Harden’s transition to Brooklyn, the Nets are favorites to win the NBA Championship this season. In an interview with […]

In the three seasons that he spent with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant brought home two NBA championships, a feat he was not able to accomplish when with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In addition, the experience he gained from playing with three potential Hall of Famers in Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green […]

The Brooklyn Nets traveled to San Francisco to face the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, marking the returns of superstar Kevin Durant and Hall of Famer Steve Nash to the Bay Area. Durant, of course, won two championships and two NBA Finals MVPs in three seasons with the Warriors, while Nash was a player development […]

Teaming up with Kevin Durant and playing against him does not hold much of a difference according to Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green.  Per Mark Medina of USA Today, Green opened up about his main takeaway about being on both sides of the spectrum with Durant. “Just how no one in the world can […]

Steve Nash is aware of the following point: History suggests that players who successfully made it back to the court after tearing their Achilles don’t return to their great forms prior to suffering the injury. Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant continues to show that that is not the case for him. Nets head coach Steve […]

For the second time this season, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Brooklyn Nets, succumbing to a 134-117 defeat at Chase Center on Saturday. After the match, Green acknowledged the much-improved Nets’ title chances and called them the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, per Anthony Slater of […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving admitted that he’s already discussed firm roles with the most recent Nets superstar addition – James Harden. Looks like that decision paid off big time, as evidenced by the Nets’ dismantling of the Golden State Warriors, 134-117, at Chase Center on Saturday. The Beard beautifully orchestrated the Nets’ offense, dishing […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr did not sugar coat things when he addressed what went wrong in his team’s disappointing 117-134 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center. Post-match, the multi-titled tactician acknowledged that it was their inability to contain Nets superstar James Harden that led to their downfall, per Marcus Thompson […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is currently going through the rigorous rehab process of recovering from his torn Achilles, much like what Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant did throughout the 2019-20 season. After returning to the Bay Area in his first game back since leaving for Brooklyn in the summer of 2019, Durant revealed […]

James Harden has always been a willing passer, which has actually been his strongest suit since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets early this season. Against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, The Beard made franchise history by being only the second Nets player since Deron Williams to record multiple 15 assists or more in […]

Injured Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson cheered his team on against the returning Kevin Durant and Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center on Saturday. Judging by the 3-time NBA champion’s body language as he watched from the sidelines, it’s pretty evident that he badly wants to be out there with his teammates, as they were […]

After the Golden State Warriors honored Kevin Durant with a touching tribute on Saturday, Stephen Curry decided to welcome his former teammate in a different way. After exchanging pleasantries with KD pre-game, Curry went straight to business by splashing a 3-pointer over his face. Approaching the nine-minute mark of the opening quarter between the Warriors […]

Saturday night’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Brooklyn Nets was the first time Kevin Durant returned to his former stomping ground. The Dubs honored KD with a moving tribute video prior to tip-0ff, but once the game started, the pleasantries were set aside. Just ask Warriors forward Kelly Oubre Jr., who swatted […]

Following James Harden’s trade to the Brooklyn Nets, an increasing amount of chatter began around the NBA on the ill-effects the transaction would have on the health of the league itself. Claiming that not only was the presence of another “super team” bad for the parity around the association, but Harden’s actions in forcing the […]

As promised, the Golden State Warriors did right by their former superstar Kevin Durant as they honored him with a touching tribute video when they welcomed the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center on Saturday. Welcome back to The Bay, @KDTrey5 💙 pic.twitter.com/RQHA09C4kY — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) February 14, 2021 The heartwarming clip, which was […]

Injured Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is expected to be out for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign after partially tearing his ACL last December. However, some fans are optimistic that he might be able to reinforce the Nets at some point this season, judging by how well his rehab process has been going so […]

Saturday night will feature a highly-anticipated matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Brooklyn Nets. For his part, first-year Nets head coach Steve Nash had nothing but high praise for Dubs superstar point guard Stephen Curry. According to Nash, he considers Curry to be one of the most important players in the history of […]

Kevin Durant’s long-overdue return to The Bay as a member of the Brooklyn Nets is finally happening this Saturday. The case can be made that the reunion doesn’t carry the same hype to it considering there will be no fans inside Chase Center to cheer or jeer their former superstar. Plus, it’s not even the […]

Kevin Durant’s story is still being written, but if he’s to hang up his sneakers today, he would be remembered as one of the greatest scorers of all time and one of the best to play for the Golden State Warriors. While his time in the Bay was filled with a mix of love and […]

The Golden State Warriors will finally match up against a Brooklyn Nets side that is now bannered by its newly-formed trio on Saturday night. With James Harden now on their corner, head coach Steve Nash’s squad is expected to come out firing once again as they look to score another win at the expense of […]

Brooklyn Nets star James Harden sported a Juventus jersey as he showed support to his fellow Adidas athlete in Juventus midfielder Paulo Dybala who is having a rough campaign in the 2020-21 season thus far. Dybala appreciated the gesture as he posted a video of Harden on Twitter: ✌@JHarden13 thanks for the support!! ⚪ ⚫ […]

The much-anticipated Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets showdown are full of headlines with the return of Kevin Durant, and Dubs head coach Steve Kerr gave his fair share of praise toward the new Brooklyn star. Before Friday’s showdown, Kerr recalled Durant’s dominance during his time with the Warriors, per Nick Friedell of ESPN. “I […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant elaborated Friday on the strangeness of the situation regarding his abrupt removal from a Feb. 5 contest against the Toronto Raptors. Durant was kept out of the starting lineup as the Nets awaited results on an earlier test for COVID-19. He still played, logging over 19 minutes before being pulled. […]

Ever since Kevin Durant left the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2019, we imagined an electric crowd welcoming him back to the Bay. The return is finally upon us nearly two years later with Durant clearing COVID-10 protocols on Friday, but that electric crowd won’t be present. Due to the NBA’s COVID-19 safety […]

Kevin Durant has played 18 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season since returning from an Achilles injury that sidelined him for more than a year. But his next game with the Nets will be more anticipated than the others because it comes against the Golden State Warriors, the team for which he played for […]