Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 167

The offensive end of the floor won’t likely be a problem for Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash, given that he has two of the most potent scorers in the league in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. This on top of the fact that he and his former coach Mike D’Antoni are both offensive maestros […]

Slowly but surely, Kevin Durant of the Nets is recapturing the form that made him one of the best players in the NBA before going down with an injury more than a year ago. But the Brooklyn Nets forward said that even though he has played well in his return, he can still get better. […]

The Golden State Warriors will be squaring off with a familiar face on Tuesday night to open the 2020-21 season; however, they could be without one of their key contributors. According to Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, Green is doubtful to play in Kevin Durant’s debut with the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 22. […]

Caris LeVert made his preseason debut for the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, and it was an impressive showing for the 26-year-old. After the Nets’ 113-89 blowout win against the Boston Celtics, superstar teammate Kevin Durant had nothing but praise for LeVert. For his part, Durant expressed exactly what he and the rest of the Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving couldn’t have chosen a better time to pull off his sage-burning pregame ritual. Now, he wants to do it the whole season. On Friday before taking on the Boston Celtics, Irving burned sage at the fan-less TD Garden. Of course, as everyone knows, the veteran point guard had an ugly […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving downplayed the significance of his first game back at the TD Garden Arena against the Boston Celtics on Friday. Shortly after Irving helped the Nets dismantle his former team, 113-89, in their second NBA preseason match, he discussed what went through his mind. He opened up about the situation on […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant also found it quite amusing that his teammate Kyrie Irving burned some sage before facing his former team Boston Celtics on Friday. KD had no qualms about Uncle Drew’s quirkiness and even blurted out a hilarious retort about the whole ordeal. Kevin Durant on Kyrie Irving saging the arena before […]

Ja Morant came up with a huge performance for the Memphis Grizzlies as they took on the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. The second-year guard led his team to a 128-106 victory over the Hawks, which left more than a few folks impressed — including none other than Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving. Irving was so […]

If there were any doubts surrounding Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s recovery from his Achilles injury, they can finally be silenced. In a preseason matchup against the Celtics, Kevin Durant showed his explosiveness with a couple of dunks attacking the basket. Joe ➡️➡️➡️ K pic.twitter.com/rwVk2J18kB — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 19, 2020 Kevin Durant's ferocious […]

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets are taking on the Boston Celtics in a preseason matchup at TD Garden. With Irving returning to TD Garden for the first time since he left the team, Paul Pierce believes Irving will have to deal with heckling from Boston fans until the end of his career. “We hold […]

Kyrie Irving is making his return to the TD Garden on Friday night as the Brooklyn Nets face the Boston Celtics in the preseason. Before the game on Friday, Irving was seen burning sage at TD Garden, causing fans of the Celtics to express their disdain for the All-Star point guard. Kyrie with what looks […]

Hall of Fame forward and TNT analyst Charles Barkley became the latest in the NBA ranks to criticize Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving for past comments regarding the media. Irving had initially refused to speak with reporters at the start of camp. The NBA subsequently fined Kyrie and the Nets, resulting in Irving calling […]

As of Friday morning, here’s where the Houston Rockets are on the James Harden trade front. On Thursday evening, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the Rockets were expanding discussions with possible trade partners beyond Harden’s preferred destinations of the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. Woj and Shelburne indicated that multiple teams from […]

With the Brooklyn Nets identified as one of James Harden’s preferred destinations, a potential Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Harden has sent shivers down the collective spine of the rest of the league. For Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, however, he hopes that the Houston Rockets do end up trading Harden to […]

Brooklyn Nets’ star Kevin Durant invited NBA dad and professional provocateur, LaVar Ball, onto his podcast–“The ETCS“–where, unsurprisingly, the two sparred over Ball’s insistence that he’s actually a strategic savant. Claiming that the secret recipe to success is actually implementing a”full-court press defense”, Ball himself was pressed by Durant time and again over the impracticability […]

As it turns out, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving is a huge Michael Jordan fan. Nope, not the Chicago Bulls GOAT, but Michael B. Jordan the Hollywood actor. Irving recently caught wind of Jordan’s latest hoops project, the Hoop Dreams Classic, and the Nets point guard shared his excitement about it via Instagram:   Jordan’s […]

Much has been made about how Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving—two ball-dominant superstars—will be able to co-exist with the Brooklyn Nets. NBA legend Reggie Miller, however, isn’t overly concerned about it. In an interview with Mollie Walker of the New York Post, Miller said Durant and Irving’s union shouldn’t be the Nets’ biggest concern. In […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash has expressed his desire to give Caris LeVert a Manu Ginobili-type role by coming off the bench. While most players aren’t fond of being part of the second unit, LeVert has expressed his belief that he has the tools to play any type of role. LeVert tagged his versatility […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a move that few teams have ever done, they acquired two superstars without trading away every asset and rotation player they had. In doing so they’re now able to field a really deep team that will become a nightmare for any team to matchup with this season. On the daily […]

Kevin Durant made his much-awaited debut for the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday following a full season on the sidelines recovering from a gruesome Achilled injury he suffered during the 2019 NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was an avid spectator of KD’s comeback game, and according to the three-time NBA champion shot-caller, […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has emerged as one of the most promising young players in the game today. Recently, the 21-year-old opened up about one particular area of his game that he wants to continue to improve on, and as it turns out, Morant is turning to Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving for some […]

Caris LeVert missed their first preseason game against the Washington Wizards on Sunday which understandably concerned Brooklyn Nets fans. Fortunately, according to head coach Steve Nash, the swingman is doing great and will participate in the team’s scrimmage on Tuesday. Nash, already aware of LeVert’s injury history, shared his optimism on the 26-year-old’s knee. To […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash has nothing but praise for his starting point guard Kyrie Irving. During a conference call with reporters on Monday, Nash said he was surprised by how much explosiveness Irving has in him–even surpassing his initial expectations. “I always knew Ky was a great athlete, incredibly mobile, and such a […]

Shams Charania of The Athletic has been coming up on the scene in being regarded as one of the top news-breakers in the NBA. He’s highly respected, thanks to his ability to beat nearly every media outlet to the punch and his credibility with most inside sources. Let Kyrie Irving tell it though, Charania was […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to begin the 2020-2021 season against the Brooklyn Nets on December 22, to the dismay of Draymond Green. When asked about facing the Nets on opening night, Green wasn’t afraid to speak his mind, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. Draymond Green, very much back in his comfortable media setting, […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has devised a new nickname for him and his new superstar teammate Kevin Durant. The Nets are banking on Irving and a healthy Durant to lead them into contention in the Eastern Conference, and Irving is hoping to deliver the goods like everyone’s favorite convenience store: “It’s a new […]

Preseason games usually aren’t highly anticipated, since this is a time when teams don’t give their starters heavy minutes as coaches tinker with their lineups just before the start of the regular season. But Sunday’s preseason meeting between the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards was different because it featured the return of Kevin Durant, who […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving clarified labeling members of the media as “pawns” in his first address since an Instagram story decrying his relationship with the press. Irving had a 17-minute media session on Monday during which he reportedly was upbeat and stated the “pawns” comment had to do more so with “protecting his […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving recently admitted that he is now willing to take back his ‘head coaching’ comments from a couple of months ago where he caused some speculations during the offseason, per ESPN‘s Malika Andrews. His change of mind may have been prompted as he got to spend more time and be under […]

The entire basketball world finally saw the Brooklyn Nets’ All-Star pairing of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving for the first time in their preseason opener against the Washington Wizards. After the game, Durant only had high praise for his new running mate in Irving, who showed out with a glimpse of his elite offensive skills […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden still wants a trade as he finally joins the team for practice, but nothing is imminent at this time as discussions haven’t gone anywhere. While Harden would prefer a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, a deal would likely require a third team in order to get done, per ESPN’s Ramona […]

Disgruntled Houston Rockets star James Harden continues to push for a trade to seek greener pastures heading into the 2020-2021 NBA season, per ESPN‘s Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski. The arrival of John Wall hasn’t changed Harden’s mind, even though Wall looked good in his return to the court over the weekend. Harden is finally […]

Sunday’s preseason game against the Washington Wizards marked Kevin Durant’s first game back from injury. Tons of players and fans expressed their joy in seeing the Brooklyn Nets star back on the floor after so long. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers joined the fun, too, as he expressed his excitement to see Durant […]

True to his word, Kyrie Irving once again opted to skip all the p0st game interviews on Sunday after the Brooklyn Nets’ 119-114 preseason win over the Washington Wizards. Irving stepped on the court for the first time in nine months after a season-ending surgery ruled him out of his first year in Brooklyn. It […]

Sunday’s preseason game against the Washington Wizards marked Kevin Durant’s first NBA game in over a year and half. After the outing, the Brooklyn Nets star admitted he had the jitters, but he tagged the experience as a “good step.” To recall, Durant suffered an  Achilles tendon injury in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA […]

With Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant back on the roster, Brooklyn Nets fans are pretty confident that their team will make waves this season. NBA icon Dwyane Wade has joined the legion of Brooklyn believers, noting that the team will be a “problem.” On Twitter, Wade shared his excitement over the return of Irving and […]

First-year head coach Steve Nash has the enviable task of picking his first five from a very deep Brooklyn Nets roster. While Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will definitely be starters, Nash is unsure of swingman Caris LeVert. He believes that LeVert is good at either being part of the starting line up or leading […]

With Kevin Durant back on the floor in their preseason game against the Washington Wizards, the Brooklyn Nets superstar forward encountered his former teammate Russell Westbrook. After the game, Durant could be seen sharing a moment with Russ, who was acquired by the Wizards in the offseason in a trade with the Houston Rockets for […]

Over 17 months since he signed with the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant scored his bucket for the team in their preseason game against the Washington Wizards. The first two points of likely many more for Durant was particularly noteworthy, as KD displayed the type of explosiveness many feared he would lack following a rupture of […]