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The Brooklyn Nets may be preparing to make a blockbuster offer for Houston Rockets superstar James Harden. According to Nick Wright of FS1, there has been “legitimate movement on the Harden front,” as Brooklyn is reportedly willing to offer anybody besides Kevin Durant in the deal, plus three first-round picks and pick swaps in a […]

The entire Brooklyn Nets team is still baffled by the recent absence of star guard Kyrie Irving. Head coach Steve Nash also stayed mum regarding the situation and insisted that he will just focus on his coaching duties to maximize the players available at his disposal. “Uhh, sure. Like I said, right now I got […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is a man on a mission. A lot of NBA fans seemed to have forgotten about Durant’s greatness after he missed action all of last year, but now that he’s officially back, he’s reminding everyone he’s still one of the best in the league when it comes to buckets. Durant […]

The Brooklyn Nets emerged with a 122-116 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, amidst all the Kyrie Irving “off the grid” brouhaha. For his part, head coach Steve Nash admitted that he was just happy to score a much-needed win. After the game, the rookie coach expressed his delight in the victory: Steve Nash […]

Against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant passed both Dwyane Wade and Elgin Baylor to claim the 28th spot in the all-time scoring list. Durant reached the milestone in the third quarter of their eventual 122-116 win over the Nuggets. Apart from Baylor and Wade, Durant also blew by Adrian Dantley […]

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving, who has missed the last several games due to “personal reasons,” was spotted in a virtual event prior to his team’s game with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Per Malika Andrews of ESPN, Irving was present in a virtual event for Manhattan District Attorney candidate Tahani Aboushi at 7 […]

The Kyrie Irving saga with the Brooklyn Nets is far from over. The star point guard has been out for the past three games, and his return to the team is questionable at best. Irving will miss his fourth straight game and is out for the next two matches at the very minimum after a video […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving could lose roughly $1.23 million in salary if he’s found to have violated the NBA’s health and safety protocols. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, if Irving is forced to enter “mandated isolation” due to breach of protocol, he would face a $410,000 salary reduction per game missed. If Brooklyn’s Kyrie […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray wishes the media would shed more light on Kyrie Irving’s good deeds, rather than focusing on his misgivings. Irving faces punishment after potentially violating the NBA’s Health and Safety protocols by attending his sister’s birthday party without a mask. “Uncle Drew” had already missed the team’s previous three games due […]

The Brooklyn Nets are surrounded by controversy at the moment given the surfaced video depicting Kyrie Irving alleging attending a 30-year-old birthday bash for sister Asia. Irving, 28, has missed the past three games for the Nets due to “personal reasons” with no timetable from the team announced. Nets general manager Sean Marks released a […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving stands to pay a steep price should he be penalized for violating the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols. Irving, who was allegedly without a mask at a family birthday party, could be fined upwards of $460,000 per game, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. The NBA has formally […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was seen maskless at an allegedly recent family birthday party during his mysterious absence away from the team. There is a strong possibility Irving won’t return to the floor for the remainder of the week, per ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews. Sources with @Malika_Andrews: As the NBA is expected to […]

The biggest question that has been left unanswered in the Brooklyn Nets’ camp over the past few days has been the whereabouts of superstar guard Kyrie Irving. The former NBA champion has missed the last three games for the Nets due to “personal reasons.” The NBA community, however, has responded with a ton of speculations […]

Landry Shamet has gotten off to a slow start with the Brooklyn Nets this season, which has prompted fans to criticize him on social media. With Shamet still trying to figure out his role with the Nets, Shamet fired back at a fan that had an ‘earth-shattering take’ on Twitter. Earth shattering take here from […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash didn’t like what he saw from his team in their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, per New York Daily News‘ Kristian Winfield. The Nets recently came out with a dismal performance to lose against the Thunder as they suffered their sixth loss of the season. Steve Nash called […]

As trade rumors surrounding Houston Rockets superstar James Harden continue to die down, it appears that some suitors have now turned their attention to Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. According to a report by Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, there might just be a Brad Beal sweepstakes brewing: Teams already widely known to have […]

The Brooklyn Nets got one of their superstars back on Sunday as Kevin Durant was finally cleared from his COVID-19 precautionary quarantine and was able to suit up against his old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The former MVP picked up where he left off before sitting out the past three games for Brooklyn and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder scored a huge win on Sunday night, defeating the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center, 129-116. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had himself another tremendous outing, as he went toe to toe against one of the best players in the league right now in Kevin Durant. After the game, SGA admitted that […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder are on a mission to prove their worthiness in the Western Conference at the start of the season. While they haven’t gotten off to the best of starts, the Thunder will continue to try and turn things around against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander figured the best […]

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 […]