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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 […]

The Atlanta Hawks travel to the Big Apple to face the Brooklyn Nets in a matchup between two high-scoring squads. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Nets prediction and pick. The Hawks remain undefeated at 3-0, coming off a victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Nets are in a little […]

The Brooklyn Nets recently suffered a big blow as they lost a pivotal piece in Spencer Dinwiddie who went down with a partially torn ACL injury. His absence could cause a big hole on the Nets roster and the team might potentially resort to a former player to get much-needed help especially on the offensive […]

The re-tooled Brooklyn Nets hit a major speedbump early in their 2020-21 NBA campaign when shooting guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s MRI revealed an ACL injury. Although the tear was deemed partial, the 27-year-old is expected to miss the rest of the season. Dinwiddie emerged as the top scorer for the overachieving Nets squad last season with […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie was an important part of the Nets championship hopes but now he’s potentially out for the year with an ACL injury. While Dinwiddie’s injury is a major loss for the Nets as a basketball team there’s another reason why it hurts for the franchise. On the daily Locked On Nets […]

The 2020-2021 NBA season finally commenced after a short two-month break following the recently-concluded 2020 NBA Playoffs. Entering another season, many new faces have already entered the league while several teams also reshuffled their players in the past few months. Amid the new dynamics all throughout the league, the NBA didn’t disappoint per usual as […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets have been linked in numerous speculations especially after James Harden added the New York-based squad as one of his preferred trade destinations. Despite all the talk over the offseason, no deal ever came to fruition between the two teams up to this day. Recently, Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie […]

Rookie coach Steve Nash knew coming in that his job as the new tactician of the Brooklyn Nets will be filled with challenges. Early into the NBA season, his first roadblock comes in the name of Spencer Dinwiddie who’ll be sidelined indefinitely after he partially tore his ACL on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. Dinwiddie’s […]

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant was ruled out of action on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets after suffering an ankle injury late in the second quarter. Morant, a second-year player who broke out in a big way as a rookie in 2019-20, picked up the injury after contesting a shot from Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot. […]

For Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie, 2020 will be ending far from what he has imagined. After just three games, the 27-year-old will be out for the remainder of the 2020-21 season due to a torn ACL which will require surgery. Dinwiddie broke his silence after the season-ending injury and took to his Instagram account […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant suffered a left ankle injury on Monday versus the Brooklyn Nets after landing on a Brooklyn player’s foot. He had to be wheeled off the court. Ja Morant is being wheeled off the floor in Brooklyn. He couldn't put any weight on his left foot. — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December […]

Three games into his career as a head coach and Brooklyn Nets tactician Steve Nash is managing loads like a seasoned veteran. Coming off a 106-104 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, Nash will rest both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving for his team’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Barclays Center on […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is out indefinitely after suffering a partially torn right ACL. Dinwiddie injured his knee in the third quarter of Brooklyn’s loss on Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets. He planted his leg awkwardly while driving at Hornets center Bismack Biyombo. The seven-year NBA guard was diagnosed with a partial tear […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will not play in Monday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzles after the Nets fell to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. However, Durant indicated Sunday he will attempt to play back-to-backs throughout the season: “I definitely want to be able to play back-to-backs,” Durant said, via Brian Lewis of the […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has suffered a partially torn ACL in his right knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. There’s reportedly no other damage, and Dinwiddie is expected to make a full recovery for the 2021-22 season. Dinwiddie suffered the injury early in the third quarter of the Nets’ loss […]

If Kevin Durant suddenly walked away from the NBA right now and called it a career, what would be his lasting legacy? What’s the first thing people would think of when his name gets mentioned? If you run a survey with those questions, chances are that it would yield a variety of answers. Some would […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier had himself a day on Sunday. Not only did he help the Hornets get their first win of the season and handed the Brooklyn Nets their first loss, but he also had one of the best dunks in the first week of the regular season. Rozier caught a body and […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen is apparently on double duty on Sunday evening against the Charlotte Hornets. Allen was called for an illegal screen, and rightfully so, though it might have been the Nets big man that ultimately made the call rather than the referee. How is that possible, you ask? As soon as Allen […]

Charlotte Hornets forward PJ Washington was somehow on the right side of an encounter with Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant — which isn’t often the case for anyone in today’s NBA. Not only did Washington get the better of Durant at the rim on Sunday evening, but he did so in impressive fashion. Perhaps […]

The Brooklyn Nets are shorthanded, at least for the time being. Spencer Dinwiddie went down while driving and clutched his knee early on in the third quarter of their game against the Charlotte Hornets. Spence goes down, but he is able to get up and limp to the bench. Scary. pic.twitter.com/xLjFNmH0aL — Talkin’ Nets (@TalkinNets) […]

Unsurprisingly, getting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together makes a team pretty hard to beat. However, their stellar play isn’t the only reason for the Brooklyn Nets’ blistering start to the 2020-21 season and why they suddenly look like title contenders. Despite a revamped coaching staff led by first-year head coach Steve Nash, Irving and […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash recently expressed his optimism on big man Jarrett Allen’s future in the league despite the short period of time that they have worked together thus far. The former Texas Longhorn is currently on the $3.9 million rookie deal he signed back in 2017 when he first came to the […]

The Christmas Day matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets was touted to be a contest between two of the top teams in the East. Unfortunately for the Celtics, they proved no match to the mighty Nets on the evening, with the game ending in a disappointing 123-95 blowout. Cs two-guard Jaylen Brown […]

It’s so far, so good for season one of the Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving Show. The two superstars are off to a historically hot start in their first two games together with the Brooklyn Nets. They teamed up to earn an easy Christmas Day victory over the Boston Celtics, 123-95, with the high-scoring, sage-burning […]

Kevin Durant put on a show yet again on Christmas Day, as the Brooklyn Nets pummeled the Boston Celtics en route to a 123-95 against fellow Eastern Conference contenders in the Boston Celtics. After the win, new Nets head coach Steve Nash had nothing but high praise for his superstar. As a matter of fact, […]

The Brooklyn Nets logged their second consecutive win to open the season, as they made easy work of the Boston Celtics to come away with an impressive 123-95 win. After the victory, Kyrie Irving was graceful enough to meet the press and took it as an opportunity to talk up Brooklyn’s playoff hopes this season. […]

Since the Memphis Grizzlies had no scheduled games on Christmas Day, Ja Morant spent the holiday as a willing spectator during the marquee matchup between Eastern powerhouse teams Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics. Much like most fans, last year’s Rookie of The Year was left enamored by the latest dynamic duo in the league in […]

Kevin Durant did not hold back on Christmas Day.  With the Brooklyn Nets taking care of the Boston Celtics in grand fashion, the highlight of the game was KD’s monster of an offensive display. Scoring 29 points on the night along with four rebounds and three assists, his 16-point third quarter for the Nets caught […]

Despite Houston Rockets star James Harden voicing his desire to join the Brooklyn Nets, head coach Steve Nash has made it clear that he’s not aware of any negotiations between the two organizations, per the Athletic’s Alex Schiffer: Steve Nash said there hasn't been any conversations or alerts about the Nets involvement in the James […]

The Brooklyn Nets have arrived after a season’s time involving the many debates in reference to competing for an NBA championship in 2021. While it’s only a small sample size of playing time so far this season, anyone with knowledge of the game would have to admit that the superstar duo of Kevin Durant and […]

After two preseason games of playing together, the Brooklyn Nets All-Star duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving finally saw the court for the first time in the regular season. As expected, there was a lot of buzz surrounding the chemistry of the two notable stars and how they would compliment each other’s style of […]