Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 194

The Brooklyn Nets hosted the New York Knicks at Barclays Center on Thursday in a tightly contested matchup. During the game, a flashy pass from Spencer Dinwiddie was finished off by DeAndre Jordan for a one-handed dunk. The play was created by Dinwiddie exploiting Taj Gibson ball watching in pick-and-roll coverage. After engaging in deep […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has not played since Nov. 14 as he continues to grapple with a shoulder impingement. While there have been little signs to suggest that Irving is progressing towards returning to action anytime soon, Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson also denied that Irving has Thoracic Bursitis in his shoulder: Kenny […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving hasn’t played since Nov. 14 due to a right shoulder impingement. Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says Irving still hasn’t been cleared for contact. When asked by reporters if surgery has been explored as an option for Irving, Atkinson said, “I don’t think we’re there.” When asked if surgery has […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says small forward Caris LeVert is close to returning to the lineup. LeVert underwent successful surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb back in November: Kenny Atkinson says Caris LeVert did “a lot of contact” today. Said performance team basically thinks he’s “ready to go.” — Anthony Puccio […]

Brooklyn Nets superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving took less than the max so the franchise could sign DeAndre Jordan as well. Irving and Durant converted a chunk of their salaries into performance-based bonuses to create room for Jordan, according to Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report: This free-agency decision was made over FaceTime. Jordan recalls […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan says he talked to Kevin Durant a lot during the summer of 2015 after the whole Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Clippers free agency saga. Jordan says Durant was an outlet for him and that he will always appreciate KD for that. “He was an outlet for me,” Jordan told Bleacher Report. […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan caused quite the stir during the summer of 2015 when he backed out of his agreement with the Dallas Mavericks to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. Clippers fans were happy that Jordan decided to come back, but Mavs fans were upset and took a lot of shots at Jordan […]

Meditation has become a big part of Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan’s life. Jordan uses meditation to clear his thoughts and find peace of mind in the NBA. The Nets’ high-flyer says the practice of meditating has helped him immensely, via Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report: Jordan does not just have a room where he […]

Longtime Bronx-based rapper Fat Joe admitted he took a shot at recruiting Kyrie Irving to his beloved New York Knicks, noting his ultimate decision to join their rival across the bridge was “a mistake.” In an interview with Eric Woodyard of The Undefeated, Fat Joe admitted he begged the now-Brooklyn Nets point guard to don […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a tough start to the 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign and most pundits believed it would have gone tougher with superstar Kyrie Irving out for a prolonged period due to a shoulder issue. Brooklyn, however, has managed to solider on without their prized offseason acquisition, compiling a 16-13 record good for […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving hasn’t played since Nov. 14 due to a right shoulder impingement. Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters this past Saturday Irving still hasn’t been cleared for contact. According to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy, Irving could miss two-to-three more weeks: On Monday evening during Irving’s ‘Nike […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Garrett Temple, a representative of the NBA Players Association, gave his two cents about Isaiah Thomas’ recent suspension. The Washington Wizards point guard was banned for two games after confronting a Philadelphia 76ers heckler last week — an act Temple viewed as indefensible. “Two-game suspension, I feel like that’s a lot,” said […]

Kyrie Irving’s recovery from a shoulder injury has progressed slower than anticipated. The Brooklyn Nets have already ruled him out for Thursday’s game against the New York Knicks, but they had expected him to take some sort of contact by now, which he hasn’t been able to do yet, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. Irving […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert is nearing his impending return after participating in nearly every part of practice, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews. LeVert did contact work with some of the Nets’ coaches, though head coach Kenny Atkinson wouldn’t commit to a return date. The 25-year-old LeVert said he is getting close to a return […]

Spencer Dinwiddie is playing like someone worthy of All-Star recognition, but there is no better praise than the thought coming from a perennial All-Star stud like Kobe Bryant. The longtime Los Angeles Lakers icon told the Brooklyn Nets floor general he was “playing like an All-Star” before he went on to drop 39 points on […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has had a band of support for Most Improved Player thanks to his impressive averages of 22.7 points and 6.2 assists, along with recent 41- and 39-point efforts in the last two games. Yet the Brooklyn Nets point guard deflected attention from himself, rather promoting Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte’ Graham’s success, hailing him […]

The Brooklyn Nets are still missing the services of Kyrie Irving due to a right shoulder injury, but that hasn’t slowed down the team since Spencer Dinwiddie has been ballin’ out of his mind in the last three games. The 26-year-old 6’5″ combo guard has become the first Nets player since Devin Harris in 2008 to […]

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving hasn’t played since Nov. 14 due to a right shoulder impingement. Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters on Saturday Irving still hasn’t been cleared for contact: Kyrie Irving still not cleared for contact, Kenny Atkinson says — Mike Mazzeo (@MazzNYC) December 21, 2019 Irving has played in 11 games […]

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer and he could get paid handsomely. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, Harris could at least double his money as a free agent: “The phrase ‘at least double his money’ has been thrown around by league insiders,” Lowe said on The Lowe […]

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving hasn’t played since Nov. 14 due to a right shoulder injury. Irving is dealing with shoulder impingement. ESPN injury analyst Stephania Bell explained in detail exactly what Irving is going through at the moment, via Malika Andrews of ESPN: “There is a very small space at the top of […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is in the giving mood this holiday season. On Thursday, Durant gave out holiday gifts to 40 kids whose families are homeless. It was part of his charity’s annual tradition: In Manhattan yesterday, Kevin Durant gave out holiday gifts to 40 kids whose families are homeless. It was part of […]

The Brooklyn Nets have applied for a disabled player exception for the injured David Nwaba, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. If granted, the Nets could sign another player by opening up another roster spot. Nwaba suffered a torn Achilles early in the fourth quarter after trying to crash the offensive glass. Teammate Garrett […]

The injury bug has claimed yet another victim in the 2019-20 NBA regular season, as Brooklyn Nets guard David Nwaba is likely done for the year after suffering a torn right achilles tendon in their 105-118 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. The grim development was first confirmed by The Athletic’s Shams Charania […]

Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN analyst Paul Pierce says the Brooklyn Nets should play Kyrie Irving at the shooting guard spot next to Spencer Dinwiddie when he returns from his shoulder injury. Dinwiddie has been starting at point guard for the Nets while Irving has been out. He’s averaging 24.3 points and 7.4 assists […]

The Battle of New York is supposed to be one of the more exciting games in the calendar for the New York Knicks, and fans were understandably excited to see this on TV. However, TNT dropped the game as it holds no real value when it comes to drawing power. The Associated Press’ Brian Mahoney […]

The Brooklyn Nets faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, and while the Nets prevailed 108 to 101 in a tightly contested battle, Brooklyn point guard Spencer Dinwiddie had a strong reaction to a dubious foul call in the third quarter of the game. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1207128512076730369 As you can see, this certainly didn’t look […]

Spencer Dinwiddie is a curious fellow, and ESPN NBA analyst Jay Williams took quick notice of that during a recent episode of “The Boardroom,” asking the Brooklyn Nets guard about his peculiar Instagram bio description. The two shared a noteworthy exchange in a recent episode: Williams: “I was looking at your Insta bio and it […]

The Brooklyn Nets handed the Philadelphia 76ers a 20-point loss on Sunday, an effort led by Spencer Dinwiddie, who has taken the reins after Kyrie Irving went down to injury. Following the end of the game, Sixers star Ben Simmons praised Dinwiddie: “He’s aggressive. He’s very talented,” said Simmons, according to Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily. […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie got quite a rise out of the bench after he baptized Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris with a vicious poster on Sunday night. SPENCER DINWIDDIE JUST ENDED TOBIAS HARRIS’ CAREER pic.twitter.com/U1ySQjYXr0 — James Despo (@jdespo08) December 16, 2019 Dinwiddie scored 24 points and added six assists in a 109-89 […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has not let being injured prevent him from having fun on the sidelines. Durant hilariously mimicked Nets center DeAndre Jordan after Jordan used a sweet up-fake to free himself for an easy bucket during Sunday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. DeAndre hit the pump fake so KD did too […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran small forward Wilson Chandler admits he thought about retiring from the NBA during his PED suspension. Chandler was suspended for 25 games for violating the NBA’s Anti-Drug Program. He will make his Nets debut on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, but the swingman admits he almost called it quits, via Malika Andrews […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has missed each of his team’s previous 13 games due to a right shoulder injury. That absence doesn’t appear to be ending in the immediate future, which has brought Irving under the scope of criticism. But Nets general manager Sean Marks, who was integral in bringing Irving aboard during […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving has been out since Nov. 16 due to a right shoulder injury. Nets general manager Sean Marks says Irving’s shoulder recovery timeline is “somewhat up to him.” “I think the timeline for his recovery is somewhat up to him, but also up to his body and how that […]

The Brooklyn Nets are waiving forward Iman Shumpert, who was acquired last month as a reinforcement for the team’s depth, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Nets were 9-4 since Shumpert arrived, but released him due to the guarantees on his contract — money they were reluctant to pay. Shumpert, though a good […]

Brooklyn Nets second-year forward Rodions Kurucs is reportedly gaining some attention as a potential trade target. ESPN’s Bobby Marks reports at least two teams are “spending resources to conduct a full background check” on the young forward to determine if he’s a worthwhile trade target. While Kurucs showed some flashes in his rookie season with […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan had some fun with frontcourt partner Jarrett Allen ahead of theit matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jordan used an air-horn to mock combing and grooming Allen’s afro before the Nets and Hornets got ready to tip things off. DeAndre Jordan grooming his protege 😂 pic.twitter.com/3GGmDVpjJk — ClutchPoints […]

It has been well over a month since the New York Knicks suffered what was nothing less than one of, if not the worst series of events in franchise history. Nevertheless, it seems that reliving the agony will remain to be the case for the organization and its supporters for the foreseeable future. Just recently, […]

D’Angelo Russell admits he tuned out head coach Kenny Atkinson upon arriving with the Brooklyn Nets, largely in part from former experiences and situations that played out in his past. Atkinson had a reputation as a hard ass, a coach that is often keen to detail and picks at the issues in film sessions. Atkinson […]

During an Ask Me Anything Series on Reddit, Toronto Raptors rising star Pascal Siakam was asked who is the toughest player to guard in the NBA. Siakam went with Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles tear. […]