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After falling to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, the Brooklyn Nets are left to shift their focus to the offseason. Which players will remain on the roster for next season is still up for debate, but D’Angelo Russell says he’d like to stay in Brooklyn: “Hell yeah. I definitely want […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ fairytale season came to its bitter end on Tuesday night as they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 122-100, in Game 5 of their first-round series matchup. Following the blowout defeat, Nets team owner Mikhail Prokhorov opted to focus on the positive aspect of the team’s overall performance throughout the season, sending out […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid spiked one massive dunk over Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. Unfortunately, the Sixers star pointed at Hollis-Jefferson after the slam which earned him a technical foul. Joel Embiid pointed him out after the dunk 👀 (via @sixers) pic.twitter.com/zsrZoyCHwT — ESPN (@espn) April 24, 2019 The Sixers-Nets series had been one […]

The Philadelphia 7ers capitalized on a slow start from the Brooklyn Nets to close out their first round playoff series in Game 5, 122-100. SIXERS WIN AND ADVANCE! pic.twitter.com/bCvRaHaIdO — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 24, 2019 It’s the second straight year that the Sixers are moving on with relative ease to the second round of […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson expects his group to “come out fighting like lions” in Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers. If the Nets lose, their magical season is over. Atkinson says the players on the team are motivated to bring the series back to Brooklyn for Game 6. Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson: […]

The first-round series matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers has been quite a battle. However, this memorable matchup holds a bit more meaning for Nets star D’Angelo Russell who has a history with Sixers stud Ben Simmons. The 22-year-old Brooklyn guard recently spoke about his relationship with Simmons and how it has […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler appears to have settled in nicely with the Sixers. Now on the brink of closing out their first-round matchup against the Brooklyn Nets with a Game 5 win on Tuesday, Butler spoke out on how he believes he is currently part of something special: “I’ll be here in Philly for […]

The summer free agency frenzy is just a few months away and though the NBA is in the midst of the postseason, one can’t help but get excited for the future of the league. That’s because the 2019 offseason promises to shake the very foundations of the league with a number of past and present […]

Upon news of a Last Two Minute Report that indicated the game officials missed a crucial call in the final seconds, denying Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen a deserved foul, Tobias Harris, who impeded his progress, is not sorry about how things went down. The Philadelphia 76ers forward wrapped around Allen’s body to switch onto […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a chance to eliminate the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5. Head coach Brett Brown is aware of the controversies that have piled up in the first-round series. His marching orders for his team is simple. Brett Brown knows that the Nets will not go down without a fight. Being considered as […]

Tempers flared late in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 4 win over the Brooklyn Nets. And the consequences of the incident could haunt the Sixers deep into the playoffs. Sixers center Joel Embiid was called for a flagrant foul on a drive to the hoop by Nets big man Jarrett Allen. It was Embiid’s second flagrant […]

Brookln Nets forward Jared Dudley has clarified his comments about Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons. According to Dudley, he meant no disrespect when he called Simmons an average player in the halfcourt set. Dudley said that his comments was him putting his coach or analyst hat on. The 12-year pro admitted that he’s a player […]

Brooklyn Nets alternate governor Joseph Tsai has been fined $35,000 for making public statements detrimental to the NBA. Tsai tweeted the following tweet after Game 4 and was fined for it on Monday. My partners and I have spoken and the entire Nets ownership group support our GM Sean Marks for protesting the wrong calls […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets both underwent a rebuild, but the two organizations did it differently. The Sixers “tanked” to get high draft picks and it worked in their favor. They drafted Joel Embiid in 2014 and Ben Simmons in 2016. Both players have developed into All-Stars. The Nets, meanwhile, weren’t able to bank […]

It wasn’t always pretty, but The Process worked for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they are one of the best teams in the NBA now and were able to get two franchise cornerstones in the draft in Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Sixers guard TJ McConnell understands that people around the league didn’t like the way […]

A big reason why the Philadelphia 76ers were able to secure a comeback win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series was because of the two-man game between Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid, and Harris discussed the success of the tandem on Monday: “I think it was just […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid played in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets after missing Game 3. Will Embiid be suiting up for Tuesday’s Game 5 as the Sixers look to eliminate the Nets? The star center played coy about it: Joel Embiid, asked if he anticipates being a game-time decision for tomorrow's Game 5: […]

The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirmed Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen was indeed fouled in the final seconds of a Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday afternoon. The foul was not called and Allen turned it over, ultimately setting up a Joe Harris intentional foul that would salt things away for […]

The NBA won’t rescind the flagrant foul  called on Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. According to Tim Bontempts of ESPN, sources reveal that the league has no plans of rescinding the flagrant foul on the Sixers big man. Per the rules, when a player […]

The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler and Brooklyn Nets veteran Jared Dudley for initiating the altercation that took place in Game 4 of first round playoff series. Dudley took the brunt of the hit and as he was fined $25,000. Meanwhile, Butler was fined $15,000 for his involvement in the incident. Fortunately, […]

The NBA has suspended Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks for one game and issued a $25,000 fine for entering referees locker room after the Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Brooklyn #Nets General Manager Sean marks has been suspended one game and fined $25,000 for entering […]

Conventional wisdom said Joel Embiid wouldn’t play in Game 4 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. Not only did Philadelphia hold a 2-1 lead after winning two straight following Brooklyn’s stunning series-opening victory, but Embiid was also listed as doubtful on Friday after watching Game 3 in street clothes. Unfortunately for […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen finished with 21 points and eight rebounds in Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers. By scoring 20 points, Allen became the youngest player in Nets franchise history to notch 20 points in a playoff game. From Nets PR: Jarrett Allen (21 points) has recorded his fifth-career 20-point game. At 20 […]

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 112-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets, NBA referee and crew chief Ed Malloy explained the officials’ side on what led to the ejections of Jimmy Butler and Jared Dudley, as well as the flagrant foul called on Joel Embiid, who were all involved in the third quarter melee. The incident started […]

Brooklyn Nets star D’Angelo Russell comes to the defense of veteran teammate Jared Dudley, who was ejected for in Game 4 for pushing Joel Embiid and starting a fight with the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid was whistled for a Flagrant 1 after a hard foul on Jarrett Allen midway through the third quarter. Dudley, however, has […]

Jared Dudley knew what we was getting himself into. Still, the Brooklyn Nets forward believes the officials overreacted to the fracas in Game 4 between his team and the Philadelphia 76ers that left he and Jimmy Butler ejected. After the Sixers held on to beat the Nets 112-108, Dudley expounded on the incident that began […]

Caris LeVert was on the warpath in the Brooklyn Nets’ Game 4 battle against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The 24-year-old wing notched his second straight game scoring over 25 points, despite the Nets’ 112-108 blunder. He becomes the franchise’s first player to reach that feat since the New Jersey days with Vince Carter in […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler was ejected in the Sixers’ Game 4 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday after he shoved Nets forward Jared Dudley, who pushed Joel Embiid after Embiid fouled Jarrett Allen hard. Embiid was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. Dudley, like Butler, was ejected. Butler and Embiid discussed the […]

Jared Dudley has no regrets for instigating a fracas that resulted in he and Jimmy Butler being ejected from Game 4. In fact, the Brooklyn Nets forward apparently wishes he would have shoved Joel Embiid even harder. “If anything, I should have got him worse,” Dudley told Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. After […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson is not happy the referees didn’t call a foul on Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris after he “wrapped” Jarrett Allen on the Nets’ final possession. Allen lost the ball with the Nets down two. Ben Simmons stripped Allen and gave the ball to Harris, who hit two free-throws […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, originally listed as doubtful, ended up playing in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, emerging as the best player on the floor despite suffering from nagging left knee pain related to tendonitis. With his team locked in a heated battle and in need of a win before this […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid fouled Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen hard, and all hell broke loose after that. Nets small forward Jared Dudley pushed Embiid. Sixers small forward Jimmy Butler shoved Dudley back. Embiid was called for a Flagrant 1 foul, while Butler and Dudley were ejected for escalating the situation. https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1119699120770383872 This is […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Jared Dudley and Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons are developing a fiery rivalry in the 2019 playoffs. Dudley said Simmons is an average player in the half-court before Game 3. Simmons responded by putting up 31 points and nine assists to lead the Sixers to a Game 3 win at […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert did not take too kindly to Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid laughing about his elbow into Nets center Jarrett Allen’s face in Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. LeVert did not get a chance to get his revenge on Embiid in Game 3 on Thursday night, […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will play in Saturday’s Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets: Embiid will play. — Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) April 20, 2019 Embiid missed the Sixers’ 131-115 Game 3 victory on Thursday due to his nagging knee problems. He has been dealing with these issues since the All-Star break. Embiid played in […]

The Brooklyn Nets will look to even their playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, but they’ll have to do so without Ed Davis, as he has been ruled out for Game 4 of the first-round meeting between both teams: Davis is out for Game 4. #nets #sixers — Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) April 19, […]

At least the Philadelphia 76ers have been in this position before. Joel Embiid’s ability to avoid serious injury over the past three seasons has made it easy to forget that he was sidelined for the first two years of his career, with some wondering whether he would ever take the floor in the NBA. He […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will interview Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager Trajan Langdon to be the team’s next president of basketball operations, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Langdon assumed the role of assistant general manager with the Nets in March 2016. His first experience in an NBA front office came in 2012 when he was hired […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris grew up in New York, so you have to think he has a soft spot in his heart for Brooklyn even when he is playing against the Nets. Following Harris’ 29-point performance in the 76ers’ Game 3 win over the Nets on Thursday night, Harris’ high-school basketball coach called into […]