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The Brooklyn Nets are set to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday and they’ll be getting a much-needed reinforcement back in the lineup. While Kevin Durant is set to return for the Nets, Kyrie Irving will be out again due to personal reasons, per the team’s official Twitter account. Status Report Update: Durant […]

Finally, there’s some good news for the Brooklyn Nets as superstar Kevin Durant is expected to be available against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. However, it’s still unclear if the other half of the 7-11 duo, Kyrie Irving, will also return from his mysterious hiatus. Per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the one-time NBA MVP is […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving continues to remain mum on why he opted not to play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Judging by his head coach Steve Nash’s latest comments about the whole fiasco looks like the star-studded group still needs to work on communicating better with one another. Per USA Today’s Michael Scotto, Nash […]

If everything surrounding Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving wasn’t already strange enough, the man who is as polarizing as he is talented left even more for the basketball community to talk about after Thursday night. More on that in a second, though. As much as we want to see our favorite NBA players play every […]

Right after the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, the news of Seth Curry testing positive of COVID-19 mid-game broke out. That has created a ton of speculation and uncertainty. Joel Embiid is part of this story. As of writing, only Curry has tested positive for the virus as both the Sixers […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert has shut down notions that Kyrie Irving left everyone in the dark with his sudden decision to sit out the team’s match against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Per The Athletic’s Joe Vardon, LeVert revealed that the controversial Nets superstar actually informed his teammates in advance. Caris LeVert said Kyrie […]

The Brooklyn Nets came into Thursday matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers extremely shorthanded. However, despite missing no less than three of their starters, the Nets still somehow managed to upset the Sixers, who according to Philly head coach Doc Rivers, were fast asleep throughout the evening. Rivers did not mince words in his criticism of […]

After missing Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a personal issue, Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving is set to sit out another match. Per Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Irving won’t fly with the Nets for their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Kyrie Irving is not expected to join the […]

The Brooklyn Nets were extremely shorthanded on Thursday when they took on the Philadelphia 76ers in the Barclays Center. Nets superstar Kyrie Irving also sat out Thursday’s contest and it was later revealed that the six-time All-Star “just didn’t want to play” — something that Brooklyn head coach Steve Nash addressed after the game. Nash […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving failed to appear for the team’s game against the 76ers Thursday night and did not notify head coach Steve Nash of his absence or the reason for it. Speaking with reporters gathered before the contest, Nash explained that he was informed of Irving’s disappearance approximately 30 minutes before the […]

The Brooklyn Nets are heading into a difficult matchup against the 7-1 Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. To make the task even more challenging, they’ll have to defend their home court without one of their star players in Kyrie Irving. While it is unknown at the moment, he’ll the anticipated matchup against the 76ers on […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen had a tremendous showing Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz, and he joked a change in pasta sauce resulted in his big game. Allen, who finished the game with 19 points and 18 rebounds, said after the game he made a slight alteration in his pregame meal, one he believes […]

After Jarrett Allen posterized Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert twice—on defense and offense—the Brooklyn Nets center couldn’t help but giggle. Allen was clearly pleased with himself while the replay of him embarrassing Gobert played on the big screen. In the Nets’ dominant 130-96 win over the Jazz, Allen pounced on Gobert twice. The first […]

Despite the fact that he is already a NBA Champion and multiple-time NBA All-Star, now is the time for Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to truly prove himself as a legitimate force as the Eastern Conference franchise has already encountered some serious adversity early on in the 2020-21 regular season. Even with Irving previously […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant is currently on the sideline due to the league’s strict COVID-19 protocols, though the NBA veteran has yet to test positive for the “coronavirus” himself. Nonetheless, Durant will be forced to miss an extended period of time based on the league’s quarantine regulations while Nets head coach Steve Nash […]

The Utah Jazz travel to the Big Apple tonight for their first Eastern Conference matchup of the year against the Brooklyn Nets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Nets prediction. The Jazz come in with a record of 4-2, and they are 3-3 against the spread so far. They are […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is facing a 7-day quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Durant will miss the next four games and new head coach Steve Nash now has a tough decision to make. On the daily Locked On Nets Podcast, host Doug Norrie reacts to the news surrounding […]

The Brooklyn Nets seemed to be on track to prove that they were the team to beat in the Eastern Conference early in the season, only for them to lose four out of their past five games. Derrick Coleman, who spent five seasons with the Nets from 1990-1995 to start his career, believes Brooklyn’s struggles will […]

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash has the enviable position of having two capable big men at his disposal in DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen. At face value, the two seem to be jockeying for more playing time but Nash quickly dismissed rumors of a mini-drama brewing. While Jordan has remained the starting center for the […]

The Brooklyn Nets took a hard blow when they learned they would be without the services of Spencer Dinwiddie for the remainder of the season due to a partially torn ACL. While the story was definitely unfortunate, the Nets still have make on-the-fly adjustments to ensure that their still able to compete for a championship […]

It was announced earlier on Monday that Kevin Durant of the Nets will be sitting out a Tuesday game against the Utah Jazz this week, related to COVID-19. Now, he’s going to sit out a full week. This is a notable disruption to an NBA star’s season. It is part of the new normal in […]

The Brooklyn Nets may have the most potent offensive duo in the NBA in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Only one other team has two players that average over 26 points per game each, the Portland Trail Blazers with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. However, despite all that offensive talent, the Nets are now 3-4 […]

The Brooklyn Nets recently found themselves on a two-game losing skid after playing their seventh game of the season against the Washington Wizards. Despite the team’s struggles, Nets star Kyrie Irving took their recent losses in stride and directed his focus on the bigger picture which is winning a championship by the end of the […]

The Brooklyn Nets were defeated by the lowly Washington Wizards at home on Sunday afternoon with the new-look Eastern Conference franchise now below the .500 mark for the 2020-21 regular season. Adding to the agony of defeat over the weekend, both Nets All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and superstar forward Kevin Durant missed shots as […]

It is no secret that Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant and Washington Wizards All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook go way back to their time together as members of the Oklahoma City Thunder. With these two going from teammates to friends to enemies to rivals and everything in between over the years, the tandem of […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie won’t be returning to the court this season after partially tearing his ACL last week. While it certainly comes as a blow to the Nets’ impressive depth that they started to showcase, that hasn’t stopped Dinwiddie from planning for next season. After only six days of being diagnosed with the […]

Isiah Thomas gave his two cents on what the Brooklyn Nets need to do in order to be an “elite” team, placing emphasis on their need to be a better defensive team. “In order for this team to be an elite team…they’re going to have to continue to be a better defensive team.” @IsiahThomas on […]

Count Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash among those not impressed by Trae Young’s latest trick to get to the foul line. Irritated by Young’s habit of stopping short when coming over a pick to draw a penalty on the defender, Nash could be seen complaining to the referees during the Nets’ match against the […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving unsurprisingly leads the league as statistically the best pairing in the NBA early in the season. What comes as a bit of a shocker, however, is that the Phoenix Suns boast the second-best on-court partnership right now — and no, it doesn’t include Devin […]

The Brooklyn Nets were on the losing end of their New Year’s Day matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, 114-96. After the disappointing defeat, Nets veteran forward Jeff Green emerged as a rallying voice for Brooklyn, whose strong message for his teammate received the full backing of Nets superstar Kevin Durant. Brooklyn couldn’t find […]

The Brooklyn Nets suffered their third loss of the season on Friday, falling to the Atlanta Hawks, 114-96. After the lopsided defeat, Brooklyn coach Steve Nash was asked about his decision not to call timeouts during Atlanta’s runs, to which he responded with clear explanation — which prompted the backing of Nets superstar Kevin Durant. […]

The Atlanta Hawks scored a huge win against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, 114-96. Haws big man John Collins was one of Atlanta’s best players on the evening, and the 6-foot-9 power forward closed out the victory with a SportsCenter-worthy highlight play courtesy of a Trae Young dime. Young threw a rathe audacious alley-oop pass […]

The Brooklyn Nets are proving themselves to be a force in the Eastern Conference, as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are now healthy and ready to compete for an NBA championship. The NBA has seen that the Nets have no shortages when it comes to offensive production, as they put up 145 points against the […]

As far as Kyrie Irving is concerned, the Brooklyn Nets are still a force to be reckoned with even after losing Spencer Dinwiddie to an ACL injury. The Nets, who currently hold a 3-2 slate, will no longer have the scoring specialist at their disposal for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign. While some pundits […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving had high praise for San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon after she became the first woman to serve as head coach in an NBA game Wednesday night. Hammon took the reins from Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich after “Pop” was ejected during a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

The trade talks involving James Harden are still ongoing as the Houston Rockets look to carve out a new direction for the franchise. Even though not much progress has been made on a trade, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says there are five Eastern Conference teams that have made a “courtesy call” on Harden. When Harden originally […]

The Brooklyn Nets faced off against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night as the Hawks were aiming to remain undefeated following an impressive start to the season. However, despite the team putting up a whopping 141 points, they also gave up 145 points to Brooklyn. After the game, Nets head coach Steve Nash had a […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving unleashed his elite ball-handling, crossing multiple Atlanta Hawks players in his relentless pursuit for a smooth layup. Check the clip below to see Irving toy with the Hawks defense. John Collins may have been the only casualty, but Irving definitely got the others leaning. Trae Young was the last line […]

The Brooklyn Nets were the initial favorites to land James Harden when it was reported the Houston Rockets star requested a trade earlier in December. Harden had apparently labeled Brooklyn as his preferred destination, with some citing a desire to be reunited with Kevin Durant. However, the Nets do not appear to be very engaged […]