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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. […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson is ready to throw Wilson Chandler into the fire right away when the veteran small forward’s PED suspension ends this weekend. Chandler signed with the Nets in free agency after playing for the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers last season. Via Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily […]

Kyrie Irving has been listed as out for Wednesday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, which will mark his 13th straight missed game due to injury. According to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, Wednesday’s absence will disqualify Irving from earning a $125,000 bonus for playing in at least 70 games this season, a bonus that was included […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant would love to bring a championship to his new team, but he’s also hoping to revitalize The Big Apple through basketball. Durant joined the Nets this summer, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. Unfortunately, the former No. 2 overall pick is expected to miss all of this campaign […]

At 31 years of age, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is currently in the 13th season of what has been an illustrious career. The two-time NBA champ has pretty much been through it all in the league, and there’s no denying that Father Time is slowly catching up with him, especially after his devastating Achilles […]

The Brooklyn Nets earned an impressive win against one of the West’s powerhouse teams, beating the Denver Nuggets 105-102 to improve to 13-10 for the season. Kevin Durant is happy to see his teammates playing well, especially Spencer Dinwiddie who finished with 24 points, four rebounds and eight assists. Durant tried to high-five the young […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen wants to take his game to the next level, and if there’s one player in the NBA he’d like to emulate, it’s Detroit Pistons’ Blake Griffin, as a teammate of DeAndre Jordan. Allen said that he and Griffin have a couple of similarities and that’s one of the reasons […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson said his heart goes out to colleague David Fizdale, who was recently relieved of his duties as head coach of the New York Knicks. Although the two franchises figure in a heated crosstown rivalry, Atkinson still felt bad hearing about Fizdale’s fate and the grim reality facing every underwhelming […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Terry Rozier had a crossover display on Friday night in his team’s home matchup with the visiting Brooklyn Nets, putting Nets wing Joe Harris on skates with a dribble move (via Dime). Terry Rozier got Joe Harris 👀 (via @NBA)pic.twitter.com/sll65TusgT — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 7, 2019 Rozier, 25, was acquired by […]

After a rookie campaign that saw him average 9.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals, expectations were that then-New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert could develop into a one of the better two-way role players in the league. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened for the former Georgia Tech guard as he hasn’t really improved […]

Rich Kleiman, manager and business partner of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, shared an image of former New York Knicks point guard Mark Jackson on Twitter this afternoon, likely in an attempt to petition for the Manhattan franchise to hire the ex-Golden State Warriors head coach for their vacant position. pic.twitter.com/AM7uxhZv8u — Ace (@richkleiman) December […]

Behind 23 points from Taurean Prince, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, a game which meant a lot to Prince. The Hawks traded Prince to the Nets in the offseason, so the swingman was “100 percent motivated” to defeat his old team. “I was 100 percent motivated, especially being the team that […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson thinks Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young may be watching highlights of Houston Rockets superstar James Harden at night. Entering Wednesday, Harden leads the league in free-throw attempts at 298. Young is sixth on the list with 146, a high number for a second-year player. Kenny Atkinson on Trae […]

Is Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving’s right shoulder injury more serious than we thought? It’s possible. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Irving could be out another week or two, possibly even longer than that. Spoke with both multiple #NBA sources and orthopedic specialists. The most optimistic expected Kyrie Irving to be […]

A whole lot of people doubted Trae Young at the time of the draft. He’s too small. He’s too slow. He’s not athletic enough. He won’t be able to hit those bombs against pro competition. Well, here we are, just over a year into his NBA tenure, and the Atlanta Hawks guard has developed into […]

As part of a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, rapper Fat Joe claimed that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined the Nets instead of the Knicks this offseason because they “didn’t want that smoke” of all that pressure: “Kyrie and Durant — they didn’t want that New York Knicks pressure,” Fat Joe said in his […]

Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kevin Huerter will return to the lineup for Wednesday night’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets after missing three weeks due to a left rotator cuff injury, according to a report from Kevin Chouinard of FOX Sports Southeast. The Hawks will be cautious with their approach to Huerter’s return. He’ll be […]

Renowned hip-hop artist and self-confessed New York Knicks fan Fat Joe has come out to say that he knows exactly why Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided against joining New York last summer and went to the Brooklyn Nets instead. According to the rapper, both Durant and Irving do not have what it takes to […]

Former NBA star and future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett is slightly surprised that Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant chose to play for the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks. Garnett told Stefan Bondy of theNew York Daily News that the two superstars would have revolutionized the basketball world if they could reestablish […]

Kyrie Irving’s decision to leave the Celtics in favor of the Nets this offseason was met with a fair amount of criticism from NBA fans. For Celtics icon Kevin Garnett, Irving simply didn’t have the “cojones” for Boston. Garnett gave a direct response when asked if he was surprised about Irving’s decision to leave the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have ruled out point guard Kyrie Irving for the next two games as he continues to deal with a shoulder impingement that has hampered him all year: Kenny Atkinson has ruled Kyrie Irving out for the next two games. He will not travel with the team (to Atlanta and Charlotte). Irving has […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant is Forbes cover model for their Class of 2020 30 under 30 list. The former No. 2 overall pick announced this news on Tuesday morning through his Twitter account, noting that he was honored for the recognition. I’m honored to be on the cover of this month’s @Forbes. Congrats to […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has yet to resume contact activities on the court after missing the last eight games due to a shoulder impingement. Irving will miss his ninth consecutive game when the Nets face the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon. Although Irving is working out on the court, he is not at […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has long been one of the most underrated players in the NBA, yet he might be leaving that role behind as the lead guard on a Nets team that has been playing extremely well of late – despite not having superstar Kyrie Irving in the lineup due to injury. With no real player […]

After an emotional game for the Boston Celtics at home against the Kyrie Irving-less Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the Celtics re-matched with their Atlantic Division rival on Friday evening on the road, losing by five points. However, starting point guard Kemba Walker was not thrilled with a perceived poor non-call by the officials late in […]

The Boston Celtics replaced Kyrie Irving with Kemba Walker, who is loved in Boston already since he seems to be the anti-Irving type. Walker, who is good friends with Irving, is hoping Celtics fans will move on from their hatred of Irving since he’s on the Brooklyn Nets now: Kemba Walker on good friend Kyrie […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says guard Spencer Dinwiddie is “playing as good as anyone in the NBA right now.” Dinwiddie put up 32 points and 11 assists on Friday against the Boston Celtics to help the Nets improve to 10-9 on the season: "He's playing as good as anyone in the NBA right […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has found a unique routine to playing well. After the Nets defeated the Boston Celtics on Friday at home, Allen told reporters that putting his feet up on his locker is helping him play better: What exactly is Jarrett Allen's routine? "Sitting in here with my feet up. Something about […]

If you’re a reporter covering the Boston Celtics, you might want to stop asking Marcus Smart about Kyrie Irving. After the Celtics lost to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Smart said he’s sick of hearing about Irving and wants people to focus on the players who are in Boston at the moment: Smart cont.: "we […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has missed the last eight games due to a shoulder injury, and he is set to miss his ninth consecutive contest when the Nets face the Miami Heat on Sunday, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Head coach Kenny Atkinson says that Irving has been doing some “on court work” […]

Kyrie Irving may have left the Boston Celtics on pretty bad terms and the fans may not exactly hold him near and dear to their heart, but it seems that at least one of his former teammates still has some love for him. Following the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the Celtics on Friday afternoon (a […]

Though he wasn’t with the team due to a shoulder injury, Boston Celtics fans hurled chants and boos in Kyrie Irving’s direction during Wednesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets inside TD Garden. The two teams met again on Friday afternoon, and Nets fans wanted to return the favor to Kemba Walker. Walker was fouled […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson is hoping to have more information about Kyrie Irving’s health status after Friday’s home game against the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Irving has been sidelined for eight games due to a right shoulder impingement. The former Duke standout was held out of his return trip to […]

Everyone is talking about the social media outburst Kyrie Irving had about Boston Celtics fans. It doesn’t paint a good picture of himself, and even Stephen A. Smith thinks that the Brooklyn Nets guard may have wet the bed a little with his actions. Smith and Max Kellerman talked about Kyrie’s actions on First Take, […]