Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 195

Mikhail Prokhorov has held an ownership stake with the Brooklyn Nets for 10 years. However, the Russian-born billionaire is offloading the remaining 51% of his claim to minority owner Joseph Tsai at some point this month. For some, Prokhorov’s tenure with the team will be remembered simply by his willingness to spend money. For others, […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant addressed Team USA before practice on Thursday in El Segundo, California, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Durant is still recovering from the Achilles tear he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals. The two-time Finals MVP was wearing a brace to stabilize his leg. KD was on the […]

There’s nothing to Carmelo Anthony working out with Brooklyn Nets players in Los Angeles, as it’s just friends playing pick-up basketball, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving organized a mini-camp for Brooklyn players in Los Angeles. Anthony is joining the Nets players who are working out, […]

The Brooklyn Nets have undergone a massive roster overhaul this offseason, not only signing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, but also bringing in players such as DeAndre Jordan, Taurean Prince, Wilson Chandler, and Garrett Temple. Of course, Durant is set to miss all of the 2019-20 campaign while he recovers from a torn Achilles, but […]

The 2019-20 NBA season is fast approaching and former All-Star Carmelo Anthony is still without a team. Although he was recently seen working out with some players from the Brooklyn Nets, additional information has been released, which indicates that Melo is just hanging out with friends. One league source aware of Melo workouts with Nets […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says he’s happy for superstar small forward Kevin Durant, who signed with the Brooklyn Nets this summer after playing three seasons in Golden State. Green says Durant is his “brother” and deserved the right to choose where he wanted to play next after winning two championships with the […]

Carmelo Anthony has been participating in informal team workouts and scrimmages with Brooklyn Nets players in Los Angeles recently, according to Anthony Puccio and Ian Begley of SNY. Anthony is an unrestricted free agent. He hasn’t played in an NBA game since November. Ten-time All-Star and free agent forward Carmelo Anthony has been participating in informal team […]

New Charlotte Hornets point guard Terry Rozier dispelled the myth that there is any animosity between him and former Boston Celtics teammate Kyrie Irving. The man known as “Scary Terry” told Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report that he doesn’t hate Irving, and that he has been rather cool with him through free agency: “A lot […]

For NBA analyst Max Kellerman, Kyrie Irving’s return to Boston as a member of the Brooklyn Nets will be the most exciting game of the 2019-2020 season. Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Kellerman laid down the details of his argument. Apart from the history between the Celtics and Irving, Kellerman noted how huge a market […]

According to a report in the New York Post, the Brooklyn Nets will soon have a single owner. The new owner of the team –or governor, if Adam Silver gets his wish – has long been a minority owner of the team: Joseph Tsai, the Taiwanese billionaire co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba will soon buy […]

Apparently, the Bay Area isn’t the only place that new Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant elected to depart recently. According to former NBA small forward Jalen Rose, Durant “got upset” and left a high-rollers fantasy football league, one that features a slew of notable names from the basketball world. However, Durant isn’t the only one […]

Former Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough expects Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to get booed all night long when he returns to Boston to face the Celtics next season. Before the 2018-19 season started, Irving told Celtics fans at the TD Garden he was planning to re-sign with Boston. Fast-forward to today, and […]

CLUTCH Summary: Having played for the Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic Magic, Tracy McGrady is one of the best offensive players to have ever graced the NBA. A lengthy two-guard, McGrady will likely be remembered for his scoring outbursts more than anything else. Affectionately known as T-Mac, Tracy McGrady has a game that […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell returns to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets on February 5. Russell played two seasons for the Nets and made his first All-Star team last season. The lefty guided Brooklyn to the playoffs, but after the team signed star point guard Kyrie Irving in free agency this summer, […]

The 2019 NBA offseason saw a wild wave of changes, with more than 200 players finding new homes in free agency, whether it was by a signing or a trade. NBA stars were not shy to make moves, as some of the game’s biggest names will now suit up in a different jersey. These are […]

Revenge is a dish best served from former NBA player Mike Miller’s son. Former Cavs teammates Miller and Kyrie Irving were hanging out two years ago, with Miller’s youngest son, Mavrick, finding himself on the losing end of a viral video that saw the All-Star point guard cross him up and leave him in the […]

Your ankles aren’t safe around Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving even if you’re in a basement playing on a mini-hoop. Just ask Mike Miller’s son. The former sharpshooter recorded a video of his son getting crossed over by Irving while the two were playing in the basement: Kyrie dropped Mike Miller's son on […]

Golden State Warriors point guard D’Angelo Russell says he’s “getting to see a lot of different parts” about the business side of the NBA. Russell will be playing for his third team in five years next season. The new Warriors guard played two seasons each with the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. “Oh man, […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving and the fine designers at Nike have come together for the release of a SpongeBob-inspired line of shoes, according to B/R Kicks. Nike’s SpongeBob SquarePants x Kyrie collection is scheduled to be released on Saturday and will feature colorways related to five characters on the popular show: SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, […]

D’Angelo Russell credited his recent surge as an All-Star in the NBA to finally getting the opportunity to shine. The new Golden State Warriors addition was bound to make his mark with the Brooklyn Nets quickly after being traded by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017, though an early-season injury derailed that process. The shifty […]

Max Kellerman of ESPN’s First Take is known for his strong opinions and, well, takes on the sporting news of the day. On today’s episode of the show, Kellerman fired off a rather strong opinion on Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets, related to Durant’s historical stature were he to bring a championship to New […]

Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter Joe Harris had the best season of his career in 2018-19. After four years in the league, his breakout season came with a bang. He won the three-point contest, defeating the best shooter to ever play the game, Stephen Curry, in the final round. He led the league in three-point shooting by […]

CLUTCH Summary: Now with the Brooklyn Nets, as well as formerly with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant has already had a historically relevant career.  While not yet having a chance to leave his mark with the Nets, both the Thunder and Warriors benefited from Durant’s elite ability to get buckets. […]

The NCAA has continued to receive more criticism after releasing new certification requirements for player agents. The latest person to step out and criticize the NCAA is Rich Kleiman, Kevin Durant’s manager, as he took to Twitter to criticize the decision while praising Rich Paul in the process: I didn’t finish one semester of college…I […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is in the midst of recovering from the Achilles injury he suffered during the NBA Finals two months ago. While some people are optimistic that he can return as the same MVP-caliber player, one expert surgeon suggests otherwise. In an interview with Ian Begley of SNYTV, Dr. John Wilckens, chief […]

Brooklyn Nets fans have been optimistic about Kevin Durant’s impending return from a devastating right Achilles tendon injury. Unlike other right-handed players who have suffered the injury, Durant’s injury is not to the left Achilles, but the right — which brought speculation of a better chance for a successful return. The fan cited Dominique Wilkins, […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is already playing ball with some of his brand new teammates. Nets Daily writer Anthony Puccio reported that Irving and Caris LeVert, among other Nets, have been getting used to playing with each other already in California. Reportedly, Irving is the one who set up the hoop sessions. Kyrie Irving […]

New York Knicks guard Allonzo Trier and Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant are very close friends off the court. Trier and Durant have been good friends for close to a decade and attended the same high school. The Knicks guard visited Durant one day after finishing a workout in Los Angeles. Durant is recovering from […]

Kevin Durant says he still thinks about the night he tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. The former Golden State Warriors superstar, who is now on the Brooklyn Nets, is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. “Yeah, I still think about that night,” Durant told Chris […]

Steve Kerr is far better suited than most NBA coaches to guide a team in pursuit of multiple championships. He spent five seasons of his 15-year career with the Chicago Bulls, winning three consecutive championships in the late 1990s. He won two more rings with the San Antonio Spurs, too, even becoming one of the […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant says he’ll be “back playing at a high level” once he returns from his Achilles injury. Durant knows it’s going to be a long process, but the two-time Finals MVP is ready to put in the work. “Man, life is good,” Durant told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. […]

Rumors of Kevin Durant leaving the Golden State Warriors started to gain a ton of steam when he had that infamous dust off with Draymond Green earlier in the 2018-19 season. Obviously, those speculations turned into reality as KD signed a four-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets this offseason. However, even if he didn’t have […]

No one was shocked when Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving announced their plans to play together going forward. Rumors of their interest in forming one of the NBA’s most devastating scoring tandems in league history date back to last year, and reached a fever pitch after the pair was recorded sharing a hushed conversation at […]

Remember when Kevin Durant was bound for the New York Knicks? It was in early February, when the Knicks parted ways with Kristaps Porzingis, their long-awaited and ever-rare homegrown star, in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks that created enough cap space for them to sign two a pair of max-level free agents in free […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant admits he doesn’t know when he’ll be back from his Achilles injury. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. “I don’t know,” Durant told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. “Just like I didn’t know I was going to get hurt. […]

Superstar small forward Kevin Durant says the Golden State Warriors didn’t mishandle his calf injury during the 2019 playoffs. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. The two-time Finals MVP initially suffered a calf strain in the Warriors’ second-round matchup against the Houston Rockets. “Hell, no. How […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is still recovering from an Achilles injury, but it seems his rehabilitation process is going well. In a series of photos posted on Instagram, Durant can be seen working through a workout routine with some of his friends and trainers. What’s interesting about this is the fact that he is […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has stuck around long enough to see his team take a major turn in the right direction. Once a journeyman, Dinwiddie is now a key piece to a Nets team that will feature the tandem of point guard Kyrie Irving and forward Kevin Durant for years to come. As a […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Caris LeVert, entering his fourth year in the NBA—all with the Nets—is looking to reinvent his game and build off of his successful, albeit injury-shortened, 2018-19 season. Speaking about LeVert, point guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s trainer, Olin Simplis, mentioned working out with the Brooklyn teammates and how the former Michigan Wolverine standout is […]