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The news of Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson’s firing dominated headlines on Saturday. In a development that came as a bit of a surprise, Atkinson was fired by Nets owner Joe Tsai, who called the coach after consulting with players, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. The team announced that they […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Kenny Atkinson mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the Nets without a permanent head coach as they jostle to stay in playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Atkinson reportedly lost the confidence of some players in the locker room. But the Nets are already being linked to a former head coach […]

The Brooklyn Nets and head coach Kenny Atkinson mutually agreed to part ways on Saturday morning. Although it is slightly unclear whether Atkinson was losing his grip on the job, anyway. Anthony Puccio of SB Nation and the Associated Press reported some of the players wanted Atkinson gone, though there is no suggested motive given: […]

The Brooklyn Nets made probably the most surprising move of the season on Saturday morning, electing to part ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson. The Nets released a statement (via Marc Stein of The New York Times) that said the decision was “mutual,” but come on now; we know that’s not how these things work, […]

In a rather surprising development, the Brooklyn Nets and head coach Kenny Atkinson have parted ways, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Jacque Vaughn will take over in an interim role for the remainder of the season. “After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a […]

Brooklyn Nets wing Caris LeVert has been on an absolute tear lately. Less than a week after exploding for a career-high 51 points in an overtime victory over the Boston Celtics, the former Michigan star hit another milestone. Caris LeVert notches his 1st career triple-double for the @BrooklynNets with 27 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST! […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant won’t be at the Chase Center when his Nets take on the Golden State Warriors, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Durant won’t play this season as he rehabs his Achilles tear. The two-time Finals MVP hasn’t been traveling with the Nets all season: The Warriors end this […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant says he misses the little things of being on a basketball team. Durant, who won’t play this season because of his Achilles injury, says aspects like going to practice and just being one of the guys on the team are things he’s missing: “I feel all right. It’s […]

Like many other basketball fans around the world, Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant saw the 3-point shot that Thomas Lee hit in the closing minutes of Jackson State’s recent win over UAPB. “Snacks,” as Lee is affectionately known among his peers and teammates, is actually the student manager for Jackson State. He had never […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 by the league office after going after the officials in Tuesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Smart notably was held back by his team after getting very heated from a call made by the referees. The defensive ace had to be […]

The future has a series of questions for the Brooklyn Nets, considering the return of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant next season will make this a completely different roster with very distinct expectations. Players like Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert, who have a prominent role with the team, could see it change in a few […]

The Memphis Grizzlies clobbered the Brooklyn Nets by 39 points on Wednesday night in Barclays Center, as they bested the likely seventh-seed in the Eastern Conference by a final score of 118-79. Late in the game, as the deep benchwarmers lit it up for Memphis, the team produced a noteworthy celebration by imitating a famous […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Chris Chiozza has had quite the journey to the league. After a four-year career at Florida, Chiozza went undrafted in the 2018 draft. Now, the second-year guard is on his third NBA team after first getting a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets last season. At the start of this season, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies destroyed the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, winning by a final score of 118-79. In the win, the Grizzlies set a new franchise-record with 20 made three-pointers: The @memgrizz set a new franchise-record with 20 threes made in the W at Barclays Center. Ja Morant: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 ASTJosh Jackson: 19 […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been cleared for three-on-three workouts with his teammates, according to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Durant ruptured his right Achilles tendon in Game 5 of last season’s NBA Finals. The two-time champion underwent successful surgery and has been sidelined since. While KD isn’t going to return […]

Following a meltdown in his recent appearance on ESPN’s First Take, renowned director and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee has heard from several people after being part of yet another Madison Square Garden fiasco. Lee said he’s heard from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, longtime friend Reggie Miller, Knicks legend Charles Oakley, and even […]

To say Brooklyn Nets small forward Caris LeVert was a man possessed on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics would be an understatement. LeVert not only finished with a career-high 51 points, but he scored 26 of those in the fourth quarter and all 11 of the Nets’ points in overtime to lead Brooklyn to a […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart leapt up high in the air to reject Brooklyn Nets third-year center Jarrett Allen on Tuesday in the two teams’ Tuesday night matchup. Smart, 25, then gave Allen the classic Dikembe Mutombo finger wag (via Taylor Snow). MARCUS SMART MUTOMBO'D JARRETT ALLEN 💀@smart_MS3 pic.twitter.com/DmsKayiPiF — Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) March 4, […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson won’t speculate whether stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will play in the 2020 Olympics this summer. Durant is recovering from his Achilles tear, while Irving will now begin the process of rehabbing from his shoulder surgery. Both All-Stars were named as one of the 44 roster finalists for […]

The Brooklyn Nets are having fun at the expense of the New York Knicks on Tuesday following the events which transpired on Monday at Madison Square Garden involving Spike Lee and Garden security. Lee was told he was using the wrong entrance for Monday’s game against the Houston Rockets. The director and die-hard Knicks fan […]

Like many other basketball fans, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant saw the 3-point shot that Thomas Lee hit in the closing minutes of Jackson State’s recent win over UAPB. “Snacks,” as Lee is affectionately known among his peers and teammates, is actually the student manager for Jackson State. He had never checked in to a […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant could play in the 2020 Olympics this summer, according to his business partner Rich Kleiman, and ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith isn’t happy about it. Durant was named as one of the 44 roster finalists for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Smith believes the next time Durant should play should be […]

Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant will not return to the court this season as he continues to rehab from a torn Achilles tendon. But the anticipation is building nonetheless. Durant has been making steady progress, with videos of his workouts surfacing on Twitter in recent weeks. A devastating injury such as an Achilles tear […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant could play in the 2020 Olympics this summer, according to his business partner Rich Kleiman. Durant was named as one of the 44 roster finalists for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Via The Washington Post: There’s actually a chance Kevin Durant returns to the court before the 2020-21 season. […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant’s business partner Rich Kleiman has no doubt that KD will be the best basketball player in the world again next season. Durant will miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear. Kleiman says the Nets are going to be a handful to deal with next season once […]

Former NBA forward Al Harrington says if weed-use was allowed in the NBA, that doesn’t mean players would come to the game high. The 16-year forward used Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant as a perfect example as how it could affect NBA players in certain situations. Here’s what he had to say about […]

Most NBA teams will have hit the 60-game mark by the end of this week, leaving only 22 games as the final stretch to determine their playoff fate. Teams like the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, and the Indiana Pacers have major questions to answer. The East has a lot […]

As part of an interview on a recent episode of “All The Smoke,” Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant made it clear that he is a supporter of marijuana. Durant, who is currently recovering from a torn Achilles, believes weed should be removed from the NBA’s banned substance list. Via Stefan Bondy of the New York […]

Let’s be clear: the Brooklyn Nets are highly unlikely to pursue Kyrie Irving trades this offseason. You don’t exactly sign a star in his prime to a max contract just to trade him a year into the deal. With that said, the Nets don’t need Irving. Irving dropped 50 points in his Nets’ debut. Albeit […]

Kevin Durant left the Golden State Warriors after three seasons to sign with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency this past summer. Durant’s business partner, Rich Kleiman, says the two-time champion left the Warriors for the Nets because he looked at it as another challenge and wanted to play with All-Stars Kyrie Irving and DeAndre […]

The Brooklyn Nets stood pat at the trade deadline, but that doesn’t mean other teams didn’t inquire about some of their players. According to Ian Begley of SNY, the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons both expressed interest in Spencer Dinwiddie, but the Nets obviously held on to the guard. Begley mentions Magic forward Aaron Gordon […]

Here’s a promising sign: Kevin Durant was spotted practicing pull-up jumpers as he continues to recover from a ruptured right Achilles that will sideline him until next season. In the clip posted by The New York Post’s Kristian Winfield from the Brooklyn Nets practice facility, we can see KD working on variations of quick pull-ups […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ championship aspirations have hit a snag. Both off-season superstar acquisitions, including Kyrie Irving, have been ruled out for the rest of the 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign. Sean Marks had to handle the fallout. Kevin Durant was not expected to suit up at all after rupturing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals, […]

Brooklyn Nets fans chanted “Wade don’t like you” to Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon on Monday. This is, of course, in reference to the Slam Dunk Contest where Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade was accused of rigging the scores for Derrick Jones Jr. as a judge. it sounds like some Nets fans are chanting […]

Brooklyn Nets players Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen are all names that rival NBA executives believe to be available in some form this summer, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The Nets could use those players in a package to acquire a third star next to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving: Several people mentioned the Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks went on WFAN in New York on Monday and expressed disappointment for Kyrie Irving’s injury-riddled debut season in Brooklyn. Irving has played just 20 games and has dealt with repeated knee and shoulder problems, culminating in season-ending shoulder surgery. Sean Marks on only having Kyrie Irving for 20 games this […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the season due to his shoulder injury. Irving and the Nets are still discussing a surgery date and which surgeon to use: Kenny Atkinson said that Kyrie Irving has not had his surgery on his shoulder yet. The performance staff, Irving and Nets […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says when he was younger, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was in “awe” of Kevin Durant. Brooks coached Durant on the Oklahoma City Thunder and remembers a young Giannis just being star struck while watching Durant warm up. Now, Giannis is arguably the best basketball player in the world […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob admits he still doesn’t understand why Kevin Durant left the Dubs for the Brooklyn Nets in free agency. Lacob will never say anything bad about Durant since KD brought the Warriors two more titles. However, he thinks the two-time Finals MVP made a mistake by leaving the Warriors: “I […]