Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 198

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, […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will miss the second half of their back-to-back showdown with the Boston Celtics on Friday. Kyrie has missed the Nets’ last seven games, including their visit to TD Garden against the Celtics on Wednesday, due to a shoulder injury. The team described his condition as a right shoulder impingement. Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving managed to get deafening boos even after failing to return to the TD Garden for the first matchup against his former team, the Boston Celtics. Teammate Jarrett Allen thinks the boos might have been 10 times worse had he traveled with the team or suited up to play. “He’s […]

Brooklyn Nets floor general Kyrie Irving has had a bad rap as a teammate after a 2018-19 season that fell well below expectations, one filled with turmoil, mood swings, and plenty of grim juju in a veteran Boston Celtics locker room. Iman Shumpert, once again Irving’s teammate after spending three seasons with him in Cleveland, […]

Marcus Smart was once again a huge part of the Boston Celtics’ Wednesday night victory against the Brooklyn Nets. So much so, that the home crowd at the TD Garden adored the 25-year-old some MVP chants during Boston’s 121-110 win against a Kyrie Irving-less Nets side. After the game, Smart shared his thoughts on what […]

It’s not the prettiest of returns to the TD Garden for Kyrie Irving as Boston Celtics fans let him know what they think of him throughout the game. While passion is an understandable part of the game, Jaylen Brown fails to understand why some of the Boston crowd decided to chant mean things about Kyrie. […]

The Boston Celtics crushed the Brooklyn Nets, 110-121. It was a dominant performance by the Celtics as they managed to stop a Brooklyn team that was strong even without Kyrie Irving. However, one of the more interesting talking points of the night was how Jaylen Brown tried and failed to contain shooting guard and former […]

Injured star Kevin Durant comes into the defense of his Brooklyn Nets teammate Kyrie Irving, who went on an epic rant on Instagram after getting booed at by Boston Celtics fans at TD Garden. Irving took it to his IG stories to criticize the fans who put more importance on the game than the actual […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving went on an epic rant on Instagram after seeing and hearing Boston Celtics fans boo him at TD Garden even if he was not there. Kyrie remains sidelined for Brooklyn due to a shoulder injury. However, despite his absence, fans of the Beantown team chanted “Kyrie sucks” during the Celtics-Nets […]

Boston Celtics fans made no bones about their feelings for Kyrie Irving during Wednesday night’s matchup between the Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, chanting “Kyrie sucks” during the team’s intro video. https://twitter.com/nicolecyang/status/1199846469840318464 The fans were hardly done making their voices heard, however, as the chants picked back up once play officially began. “Kyrie Sucks” chants at […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss his seventh straight game on Wednesday against his old team, the Boston Celtics. Irving is still out with a sore shoulder. Nets head coach Atkinson is unsure if Irving will play against the Celtics on Friday in Brooklyn: Kenny Atkinson is asked about Kyrie Irving potentially […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has said multiple times that the team’s shortcomings in the 2018-19 season can’t be solely placed on Kyrie Irving’s shoulders. That’s why Stevens doesn’t like all the hate which Irving is receiving right now with the Brooklyn Nets in town to face the Celtics sans Kyrie, who is out with […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan will not play on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics, the team announced. Jordan is out due to left ankle soreness. It’s the second straight game he’ll miss. Jarrett Allen will see extended minutes against the Celtics with Jordan out. The Nets are 9-8 on the season, good for seventh place […]

Kyrie Irving won’t play against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury. Some in Boston believe Irving is avoiding this game on purpose so he doesn’t have to deal with the Celtics crowd, who would have booed Irving. So, flyers of Irving with the word “coward” on them have gone up across […]

Despite everything that happened between Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics, which eventually led to the All-Star guard’s departure from the team, head coach Brad Stevens says he enjoyed coaching the superstar. Brad Stevens: “I’ve said before, I enjoyed Kyrie.” Said Kyrie had a great two years in Boston. — Jay King (@ByJayKing) November 27, […]

The narrative of Kyrie Irving’s constant mood swings and isolated demeanor has run rampant since the Boston Celtics failed to come close to expectations during the 2018-19 season. According to his new Brooklyn Nets teammates, that narrative is contradictory of what they’ve experienced since Irving joined the team this summer. Irving has been a vocal […]

It’s no secret that Kyrie Irving was disengaged from his teammates and coaches last season with the Boston Celtics. By now, everyone knows Irving was withdrawn from the Celtics after his grandfather passed away in October. A lot changed with Irving after he told Boston fans he was going to re-sign with the club before […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant and his Thirty Five Ventures business partner, Rich Kleiman, are teaming up with Canopy Rivers — a venture capital firm that specializes in cannabis. According to a report from Yahoo Sports, Thirty Five Ventures announced on Tuesday that they will be joining the strategic advisory board at the publicly-traded venture […]

The Boston Celtics will be hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in one of the most anticipated games of the season. However, it was announced that All-Star guard and former Celtic Kyrie Irving won’t play because of a shoulder injury. Jaylen Brown was really looking forward to going up against Irving. Jaylen Brown on missing […]

Spencer Dinwiddie continues to flourish for the Brooklyn Nets in the absence of All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. In Monday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dinwiddie stepped up big time for the team once again and drained the game-winner with just six seconds remaining on the clock. Off an inbound pass from Joe Harris, Dinwiddie […]

All-Star big man DeAndre Jordan won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jordan is out due to left ankle soreness. DeAndre Jordan is out for the #Nets tonight at the #Cavs due to left ankle soreness. #NBA — Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 25, 2019 Jarrett Allen will see extended minutes […]

Spencer Dinwiddie and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 5 of the season. Dinwiddie averaged 25.3 points, 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets went 3-1. Doncic, meanwhile, averaged 37.0 points, 11.8 assists and 8.5 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks went 4-0. Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets appear to have no chill at the moment, as they made sure that their cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks, were reminded that the Nets had just served them another defeat. Following Brooklyn’s 103-101 win against the Knicks on Sunday, the Nets and Durant took to social media to […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been filling in admirably for Kyrie Irving during a five-game absence, and while the All-Star floor general will miss the next two games as well, Dinwiddie won’t necessarily have to return to the bench. Head coach Kenny Atkinson hinted Dinwiddie could potentially start next to Irving, among plenty […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale is impressed by how the Brooklyn Nets built their roster. After losing to the crosstown rivals on Sunday, Fizdale talked about what the Knicks organization can learn from their neighbors when it comes to building a roster that is capable of competing in the playoffs and attracting top […]

The Brooklyn Nets once again got the better of their cross-town rivals New York Knicks on Sunday after a heads-up play by Joe Harris sealed a 103-101 victory at Madison Square Garden. With .4 left in the clock, the Nets sharpshooter inbounded the basketball right off the back of the unsuspecting Wayne Ellington as time […]

Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of the Brooklyn Nets’ next three games due to the shoulder injury that has kept him sidelined for the past four contests. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Kyrie will miss the Nets’ upcoming road trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. Kyrie Irving will […]

When one-time All-Star center DeAndre Jordan linked up with buddies Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, he didn’t think it’d go like this. The 31-year-old big man couldn’t handle a pass from Nets teammate Garrett Temple, ruining a perfect alley-oop attempt against the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night. https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1198046933123837952 […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson has no update on when superstar point guard Kyrie Irving will return from his shoulder injury. Irving will miss his fourth consecutive game on Friday when the Nets host the Sacramento Kings: Kenny Atkinson on when Kyrie Irving might return to the lineup: "There's no update…I think he's concerned […]

The Brooklyn Nets are publicly and privately backing up star point guard Kyrie Irving. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said on Thursday “people are putting stuff out there” about Irving’s “mood” and “attitude” negatively impacting the Nets. This comes a few weeks after ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan reported that Nets officials were concerned about Irving’s mood swings. Nets players and head […]

The New York Knicks hired David Fizdale in May 2018 with the hope that he could help the franchise attract big time free agents to The Big Apple. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade said last season he believes Fizdale can help the Knicks attract star free agents. Wade and Fizdale spent many years together with […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen did a “ask me anything” series with Bleacher Report, and one fan wanted to know the difference between playing with Kyrie Irving and D’Angelo Russell. Irving is the new point guard of the Nets, replacing Russell, who is now on the Golden State Warriors. Allen says Irving can score from […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson provided a timely update on the status of his star point guard, Kyrie Irving, and his potential return to the court. According to Atkinson, Irving will need to overcome a couple of very specific hurdles: “He’s got to get to the point where he feels like — and we […]

Former Golden State Warriors big man David West has spoken out about how he took the news of Kevin Durant leaving the team over the summer. According to West, who himself spent two championship-winning seasons with the Dubs, he was completely blindsided by Durant’s decision to jump ship to the Brooklyn Nets: “I was,” West […]