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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 […]

Former Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson has faced a slew of rumors to make sense of his sudden parting of ways with the organization. The latest is how his new star, Kyrie Irving, didn’t treat him with enough respect upon landing in Brooklyn, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Atkinson’s game […]

The Phoenix Suns are still seeking their first championship since joining the NBA in 1968, and haven’t made an appearance in the NBA Finals since 1993 — a five-game loss to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. And the team hasn’t even made the playoffs since the 2009-10 season. At the moment, though, the Suns […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie got riled up after Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry boldly proclaimed that he can drop 60 points against every guard in the league. The two-time NBA MVP was speaking in an Instagram live clip with his former teammate and now Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee on Friday. The […]

The New York Knicks are still reeling from the dumbfounding free agency swing-and-miss of two top-of-the-line stars in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, who chose to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. Some members of the organization were confident that Durant would have signed with the Knicks had he not suffered the Achilles injury that ended […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant made a quick request of NBA front offices upon learning that former center Nazr Mohammed is being considered as a candidate for a role in the Chicago Bulls’ revamped front office. The message was simple: hire more former players in NBA front offices. 🗣 More former players in the front […]

The NBA will hold a HORSE competition among various NBA and WNBA players, both active and retired. If DeMarcus Cousins is concerned, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant should sign in. Cousins, who spent a season with Durant in Golden State, said that the Nets superstar should defend his title. For those unaware, Durant won the […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie has a curious offer for Chicago Bulls ownership. The Bulls are currently in the midst of their search for a new executive vice president of basketball operations, and Dinwiddie has an interesting candidate in mind: himself. It’s come to my attention the @chicagobulls need a GM. If you say […]

NBA players could soon be forced to “refund” part of their salaries if the league decides to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Players could be forced to forgo a portion of their salary under the Force Majeure clause. A potential 25% of player salaries would be […]

When No. 16-seeded Derrick Jones Jr. took down No. 1 seed Kevin Durant in the opening round of the NBA 2k20 players-only tournament last Friday, the “upset”—the seedings were based on the players’ 2k ratings, not their video game ability—resulted in some major losses for gamblers, who are looking for anything to bet on as […]

The 2020 Hall of Fame class is one of the best we have ever seen, as NBA legends Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant have all been inducted. Garnett spoke on what it means to go into the Hall of Fame with Duncan and Bryant, as well as former WNBA star Tamika Catchings: “To […]

Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers recently spoke to Michael Lee of The Athletic about a variety of topics, and one of the more interesting items on the agenda is Dudley talking about the New York Knicks’ botched plans of signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last summer. According to Dudley, the Knicks could […]

On a re-airing of Syracuse’s 2003 national championship win against Kansas, the Orange’s head coach Jim Boeheim revealed that they came very close to landing a young Kevin Durant who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets. Boeheim revealed the tidbit in a Facebook Live video, which was conducted simultaneously to the re-run. The long-time Syracuse […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has proven to be a clutch performer on the court this season. However, that clutch gene did not seem to translate into the NBA 2K realm. His virtual alter ego failed to give Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell the W in his NBA 2K Player’s Only Tournament match against Rui […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was the betting favorite to win the NBA 2K20 players tournament, but he lost in the first round to Miami Heat high-flyer Derrick Jones Jr. and Minnesota Timberwolves veteran Evan Turner made sure he was there to let KD know he lost. Apparently, all 90’s babies are really good at […]

Rich Kleiman, the manager of Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant, admits it’s hard for him to imagine the 2019-20 season coming back. The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Four Nets players tested positive as well, including Durant. KD told Shams Charania of The Athletic […]

A Brooklyn Nets fan tragically lost his house to a fire and the only thing which survived was a Kyrie Irving Nets jersey. Fahad Suave not only received a donation from a group led by Dave Zenon, an assistant coach at The Patrick School — Irving’s old high school — but he also got that […]

While veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford expects Brooklyn Nets superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to have some growing pains, he believes the Nets are in good hands moving forward. Crawford, one of the best scorers in NBA history, thinks Durant and Irving can do anything they put their minds to with the Nets once […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum says Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving has the best handles of all-time. CJ is even putting Irving over NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Best handles ever. Obviously I excluded myself 🤣 I vote @KyrieIrving .. also Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf […]

During the 2013 NBA Draft (June 27, 2013), Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King facilitated a blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics. The deal sent Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry to Brooklyn and Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks, Keith Bogans, and Kris Joseph to Boston. Upon checking Celtics news, the C’S also […]

If you ask Brooklyn Nets’ guard Spencer Dinwiddie, there’s no need to search for a third star to flank the All-Star pairing of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant — they already have him. The backup and situational starting two-guard pointed to Nets mainstay Caris LeVert as the guy capable of carrying such role per Brian […]

Richard Jefferson spent two and a half years with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving in Cleveland. And according to Jefferson, Irving is an ‘assassin’ and a true disciple of the great Kobe Bryant. Speaking with ESPN’s Omar Raja, Jefferson shared his observations on the Nets star in those two years and a half years donning […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant is the betting favorite to win Friday’s NBA 2K tournament. The league has planned a players-only NBA 2K tournament in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown: These are the odds for Friday’s 2K tournament, per @SBD. @KDTrey5 is the favorite. pic.twitter.com/38xYnBUVUO — Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) April 1, 2020 Kevin […]