Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 172

Tom Thibodeau has been one of the hottest tickets of late, with several teams reportedly looking at the 62-year-old to become their next head coach. Interested teams include the New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, and the New York Knicks. For his part, Tom Thibodeau has now addressed the rumors, saying that at this point, there […]

NBA star Kevin Durant had time on Friday. The Brooklyn Nets forward replied to a tweet on Friday reacting to the impending Giannis Antetokounmpo free agency decision, only to mock it. Durant had been hastily burdened with questions about his NBA free-agency destination in 2019 and knows perfectly well The Greek Freak is bound for […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant was quick to jump into another fun interaction with a Twitter fan who rambled about Jalen Rose’s take. The former NBA player was of the opinion that Michael Jordant would score 40 points or more in today’s NBA. Knowing the fan was on his side, the Brooklyn Nets star added […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has just raised $110,000 for the All-In Challenge by Fanatics. For his part, the former MVP winner auctioned off his NCAA Player of the Year trophy, along with courtside tickets to a Nets game, and dinner with him to one of the two-time NBA champ’s favorite restaurants. The All-In Challenge […]

There has been some speculation in the past several weeks, due to the suspended 2019-20 NBA season, which could potentially be lifted and resumed this summer, that injured Brooklyn Nets All-Star forward Kevin Durant may re-join the team. Durant, 31, joined the Nets following three consecutive Finals appearances for the Golden State Warriors, signing-and-trading with […]

After the coronavirus pandemic shut down the Barclays Center indefinitely, Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai pledged to pay the venue’s employees through May. “With the aim of helping Barclays Center staff get through this difficult time, we commit to provide relief to hourly employees for the paychecks they would have earned it Brooklyn Nets regular […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be title contenders whenever the 2020-21 season starts since Kevin Durant will be in the lineup next to Kyrie Irving. The two-time Finals MVP was set to miss the entire 2019-20 campaign recovering from his Achilles tear. Multiple reports have said the Nets are expected to use their young assets to […]

Kyrie Irving just sent a warning shot to the rest of the NBA as he continues his rehab from a nagging shoulder injury that forced the Brooklyn Nets to shut him down for the season. While the Nets have been on record saying neither Irving nor Kevin Durant are expected to suit up if the […]

Ethan Strauss’ “The Victory Machine,” a book detailing the Golden State Warriors’ road to multiple winning seasons, set more than a few candles alight upon its release in April. One of the most controversial parts of the book stemmed from Kevin Durant’s tiff with Strauss after a story he had published for The Athletic — […]

At the time, scouts and draft analysts deemed the 2011 NBA Draft class one of the shallowest in history. Almost a decade later, it has become known as one of the most loaded, with No. 1 overall pick Kyrie Irving just one of a number of stars to come from that draft. While Irving has […]

The Brooklyn Nets parted ways with Kenny Atkinson in March. Rumors reveal that stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving weren’t seeing eye to eye with the former coach. As of this writing, the Nets are still scouting for a replacement. But in the latest rumor involving the Nets, both stars seem to have a liking […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant was not expected to make his return to the court this season after suffering a ruptured Achilles during last year’s NBA Finals. However, the suspension of play due to the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the NBA’s timeline back quite a bit, prompting questions about a potential Durant return. While Nets […]

Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, the Brooklyn Nets were in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 30-34. It was a fairly impressive record considering Kevin Durant played in zero games and Kyrie Irving appeared in only 20. Durant was always going to miss the entire 2019-20 […]

The Brooklyn Nets (formerly New Jersey) have never been fortunate to have that franchise-defining selection in the NBA draft. When you think about other teams such as Magic Johnson for the Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird for the Boston Celtics, Michael Jordan for the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers, or more recently, […]

Pundits have questioned whether or not the Brooklyn Nets superstar pairing of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving can co-exist, even before they could spend a second together on the hardwood. But as far as free agent Jamal Crawford is concerned, he believes the two could lead the Nets to its first title since moving to […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has dropped the trailer for “Basketball Country: In the Water,” a sports documentary he co-executive produced along with business partner Rich Kleiman and NBA players Quinn Cook and Victor Oladipo. Peep the trailer below via Durant’s Twitter. “Basketball County: In the Water” will debut on May 15 on Showtime. Excited […]

For most of their history, the Brooklyn Nets (formerly New Jersey) have not been a prime destination for free agents. A number of free agents of the past opted to go to their cross-river rivals in the New York Knicks. The majority of their franchise stars came from either trades or top selections in the […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors were going to host the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center for a fan-less game due to COVID-19, but the 2019-20 season was suspended a day before the contest after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. That game between the Warriors and Nets would […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant was one of the known NBA players to test positive for the coronavirus. While there were only a few details about Durant’s diagnosis, his business manager Rich Kleiman confessed that KD had to go through a “really scary” time after learning that he was coronavirus positive, per CNBC. […]

Recent reports of Jason Kidd being among the candidates to take over the Brooklyn Nets have fans wondering “what if” the Nets are forced to swallow their own decision only six years after the fact. Kidd, who played a giant role in the franchise’s surge in the early 2000s as a point guard, took the […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is the latest celebrity to join the #AllInChallenge, auctioning off a once-in-a-lifetime package for fans. The package, with a starting bid of $25,000, includes courtside seats to a Nets game at Barclays Center, a ride in Durant’s whip, dinner with the 10-time All-Star, and…his 2006-07 AP College Basketball Player of […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ 2019-2020 season is currently up in the air, as is the process for hiring their next head coach after the removal of Kenny Atkinson in March. However, Marc Stein of The New York Times reports the Nets are putting together a list of top coaching candidates, and one candidate is a real blast from […]

The Golden State Warriors franchise was established in 1946 (then the Philadelphia Warriors), and it has had a long line of success through the decades. However, it is a known fact that this team’s most successful stint came during the mid-/late-2010’s as they won an unprecedented three titles in five seasons. It was also in […]

The Nets organization have one of the richer franchise histories in all of basketball. The franchise was originally the New Jersey Americans. Since then, they have changed to the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on their current name of the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets have two ABA championships but zero NBA […]

ESPN analyst Jay Williams had a hard time defending his friend Kevin Durant during Tuesday’s edition of “First Take.” Williams, who takes part in “The Boardroom,” an ESPN+ show directed by Durant, has long been the star’s public defender on the ESPN platform — though he failed epically when addressing Draymond Green’s comments on how […]

While the Brooklyn Nets assured that Kevin Durant would not be returning this season despite the league’s extended hiatus, the superstar forward had been taking the right steps to round into form. Durant was taking part in three-on-three games before the NBA season came to a halt on March 11. Nets teammates Theo Pinson and […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has undoubtedly been one of the most talented players in the league for multiple years now. Yet, his bumpy track record with head coaches continues to be a stain on his resume and fuel a “coach-killer” perception.  After the Nets and Kenny Atkinson parted ways in early March and […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant understands Michael Jordan was an athlete who transcended sports. Durant also acknowledged Jordan transcends era. The 2013-14 NBA MVP said Jordan would be the best player in basketball if he were dropped into the league today during an interview with Jay Williams. This is a different era.@KDTrey5 says it doesn’t […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant knows how to operate on the block, so it’s no surprise that the four-time scoring champ holds a deep appreciation for that facet of Michael Jordan’s skill set. Durant shared some of his thoughts on Jordan with Jay Williams in a new episode of The Boardroom set to air Sunday […]

Michael Jordan is about as big of an NBA legend as they come. Therefore, it comes to no surprise that many of today’s stars grew up idolizing His Airness. Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was one of those people. Talking with Jay Williams on The Boardroom, Durant spoke on what separated Jordan from the rest […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is preparing to represent his country. However, despite being a Los Angeles native, that country happens to be Nigeria. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, Dinwiddie is going through the process of acquiring a Nigerian passport in order to play with the national team in international competition. Dinwiddie won’t be […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will not be playing this year, even if the 2019-20 NBA season eventually resumes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Durant’s agent Rich Kleiman told Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated he has not even spoken with KD about the prospect of returning, adding he did not feel it was very realistic: Mannix: One […]

How in the world is Vince Carter still playing basketball? At the ripe age of 42, Carter was still in the NBA chugging right along. Unfortunately, especially with the COVID-19 likely ending his career early, Vince Carter championship season run might be over — but more on that in a second. Carter, who has been […]

Although the city of New York already has the WNBA’s New York Liberty, the pursuit of (basketball) happiness is a whole different story. However, the perennially disgruntled sports town finally caught a break on Friday evening, as the Liberty were fortunate enough to select former Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu with the No. 1 overall […]

As an ABA franchise, the Nets have won two championships thanks to the heroics of Hall of Famer Julius Irving. However, since becoming an NBA team in 1976, the Nets have zero titles. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan will look to lead the Brooklyn Nets to the championship whenever the 2020-21 […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant looks as healthy as ever after recovering from the coronavirus. Recently, he went on a live video chat on Instagram with Los Angeles Lakers guard Quinn Cook, and pretty much seemed like his old self. For some reason, the discussion spiraled into a random game of 1-on-1 between Lance Stephenson […]

Kevin Durant’s turbulent last season with the Golden State Warriors brought plenty of fodder with local scribes. Among them, Ethan Strauss of The Athletic recalls how he was once confronted by Durant, who accused him and others of just wanting “to kiss [Stephen Curry’s] ass at his expense.” Strauss revealed how that interaction went down […]

The Toronto Raptors have only been an NBA franchise since 1995, but over that time, they have accrued quite a few rivals. No, there are no Lakers-Celtics or Knicks-Heat types of rivalries here, but the Raptors do have some teams that they have clashed with quite a bit. By now, we also know that Toronto […]

Former New jersey/Brooklyn Nets point guard Stephon Marbury had nothing but positive words to say about the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving pairing. In a recent interview with Heavy‘s Brandon Robinson on “Scoop B Radio,” the former Nets playmaker expressed his belief that the superstar duo will be pretty magical on the court. “I think […]