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The Brooklyn Nets continue to exceed expectations this season. In fact, they recently earned an impressive 110-96 victory against the Boston Celtics, a team that many people believe is a championship contender. NBA analyst and former Nets player Richard Jefferson said that with the team’s win against Boston, Brooklyn has gained significant amount of expectations […]

The Brooklyn Nets made a statement on Saturday night, beating the Boston Celtics 110-96 at home behind 29 points and 10 assists from D’Angelo Russell. The All-Star guard continues to have a breakout season for the Nets while helping the team keep their playoff hopes alive. After the game, Russell sent a strong message to […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has been the king of denying people at the rim this season. His latest victim is Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams. “Time Lord” appeared to have a clean look at a dunk after Terry Rozier found him cutting to the basket. Allen came out of nowhere to block the dunk […]

Before the season began, a lot of people thought the Brooklyn Nets won’t be making the playoffs, and it seemed that they were headed for an early vacation based on their performance early on. Heading into April, the Nets are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference standings with a 38-38 record. Even though the Nets […]

There are some people around the league who believe Kyrie Irving prefers to sign with the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks should he decide not to re-sign with the Boston Celtics, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. Irving becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will face one another at the Barclays Center on Saturday evening, and barring an unlikely playoff matchup, this will be the final time the two teams battle this season. Of course, any time the Celtics and Nets play these days, we are reminded of the fateful trade during the […]

After a thrilling back-and-forth game against the Indiana Pacers last night, the Boston Celtics must recuperate quickly as they face off against the Brooklyn Nets tonight, who are fighting hard to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. That Celtics/Pacers tilt was an instant classic, and it took some late-game heroics by Kyrie Irving (who […]

The Brooklyn Nets could have a new majority owner in the near future, as Joseph Tsai is in talks to purchase the Barclays Center and the new Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, according to a report from John Kosman of the New York Post. Tsai, the co-founder of Alibaba, is a […]

D’Angelo Russell is feeling all the pressure heading into the tail end of the regular season, hoping to clinch a playoff berth heading into a three-game homestand. The Brooklyn Nets recently dropped an important road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, putting them right back at the .500 mark with a 38-38 record. “S**t, a lot […]

D’Angelo Russell has emerged as one of the top candidates to win the lauded Most Improved Player award at the end of this season, taking the Brooklyn Nets from one of the bottom dwellers in the East into a likely playoff team fighting for the No. 6 seed. Some front-office personnel feel the 23-year-old guard […]

Philadelphia 76ers star point-forward Ben Simmons is really happy point guard D’Angelo Russell is playing well with the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons and Russell are close friends off the court. The two All-Stars were teammates in high school at Montverde Academy in Florida. Ben Simmons on D'Angelo Russell: It’s been awesome seeing him play well & […]

Entering Tuesday, Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden and Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell are the only two players in the NBA this season who have scored at least 1,500 points, dished out 500-plus assists and knocked down 200-plus 3-pointers, according to NBA insider Tommy Beer. Only two players in the NBA this […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell is the youngest player to reach double-digit 30-point games in a season for a Brooklyn player aged 22 or younger since Bernard King recorded 13 30-point games back in 1978-79, according to Basketball Reference. Russell turned 23-years-old on Feb. 23. Before turning 23, the lefty scored 30 or more points […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter showed off his volleyball skills on Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets in what is easily one of the most unorthodox plays we’ve seen all week. Kanter used a volleyball-like spike to prevent a Hail Mary Nets play, and despite how odd it looked, it actually almost paid […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lose Jusuf Nurkic to a horrific leg injury late in their game against the Brooklyn Nets. As such, the Bosnian Beast’s fellow players expressed their reactions toward Nurkic’s unfortunate fate. Man!! Prayers to Nurkic…🙏🏾 — DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) March 26, 2019 Nurkic🙏🙏 — Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) March 26, 2019 get well […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be in action against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, meaning we will get to see breakout guard D’Angelo Russell against the established All-Star in Damian Lillard. Lillard has turned into a sort of comparison for Russell, as Russell has shown flashes of Lillard’s smooth scoring ability and can have […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without Allen Crabbe for their Monday night match-up against the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Crabbe will be missing his fifth straight game due to a right knee soreness. He last played for the Nets against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 13. […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell has become an All-Star this season, and it looks like the lefty has the culture and structure of Brooklyn to thank. Russell, who has developed a strong relationship with Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson, is enjoying the ride he’s been on with the Nets and says the franchise has […]

The Brooklyn Nets play in the league’s biggest media market, boast pristine new playing and practice facilities, and have proven themselves as one of the most well-run organizations in the NBA since general manager Sean Marks came aboard in 2016. Coach Kenny Atkinson’s team is clearly on the rise, too, poised for a playoff berth […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell says the Los Angeles Lakers are “the type of organization that will trade you to bring in what they want.” The Lakers traded Russell to the Nets in the summer of 2017, just two years after they selected the lefty with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 […]

Former No. 2 overall pick D’Angelo Russell led the way for the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, finishing with 21 points and 13 assists to propel them to a 111-106 win against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nets’ victory officially eliminated the Lakers from playoff contention, and people can’t stop thinking about […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell put forth further proof on Friday that he indeed has ice in is veins. The 22-year-old had another outstanding performance in a 111-106 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, and Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson had nothing but wonderful things to say about his star point guard following the […]

You think eliminating his former Los Angeles Lakers club from playoff contention felt good for Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell? I’m sure it did, but Russell downplayed it when asked about it after the Nets’ 111-106 win over the Lakers on Friday night: “Sounds good on paper, but at the end of the day, we’re […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen has racked up a bunch of poster blocks this season, swatting some of the very best players in the league at the rim. Well, now, he is adding poster dunks to his arsenal. During the Nets’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, Allen ran a pick-and-roll […]

The benefit of 20/20 hindsight makes it easy to forget that decisions by NBA front offices are never made in a vacuum. There are always circumstances beyond a player’s presence or absence that help decide his future with an incumbent team, an important portion of which executives rarely make privy to the public. However, much […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton was nothing but complimentary of Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell prior to Friday’s contest between the two clubs, saying via Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: “You don’t want to say that a young player isn’t going to be able to do things,” Walton said Thursday. […]

In news that is going to draw headlines, Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell will give Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant a tour of Brooklyn as part of KD’s “Fly By” show. Durant becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Warriors. The Nets […]

If he decides to leave the Philadelphia 76ers in the offseason, All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler will reportedly angle to go to either the New York Knicks or Brooklyn Nets, with the LA Clippers in play too, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Butler becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers really haven’t had a good time with injuries this season. That trend continues as now Josh Hart has been officially ruled out for Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets: Luke Walton said Josh Hart out with sore knee — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) March 22, 2019 It’s safe to say this season […]

“Revenge is a dish best served cold” is a wise proverb that holds true to this very day. It doesn’t hold any more veracity than for D’Angelo Russell of the Brooklyn Nets, once traded by the Los Angeles Lakers after two years in the league. He now has the chance to eliminate the Lakers from […]

The Brooklyn Nets survived, endured, and walked away with their best win of the season against the Sacramento Kings earlier this week, a game that did more than just add another W in their column, but likely changed the levels of confidence this team had going into a heavily-contested bottom of the playoff picture. Head […]

D’Angelo Russell isn’t fussing about his triumphant return to Los Angeles to face his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, short of two years since he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets to create cap room and free up the point guard spot for Lonzo Ball. The first-time All-Star knows what’s at stake and is […]

Former NBA player and ex-Nets coach Avery Johnson is reportedly negotiating a buyout with Alabama — where he’s been the head coach since 2015. Per Jeff Goodman of Stadium, the 53-year-old is being bought out of his contract. All signs pointing to Avery Johnson being bought out of his contact, source told @stadium. One name […]

To preserve his family’s legacy, Allen Crabbe of the Brooklyn Nets saved his high school and will be rightfully honored for his efforts. Crabbe’s family founded the Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools — a school on the campus of Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles. Due to lack of funds, the school was close […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, and Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is expected to play. James didn’t play in the Lakers’ previous game against the Milwaukee Bucks. He was in the locker room during the entire game getting treatment on his left groin, which is still not 100 percent: […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell is the first player in franchise history with 76-plus points and 22-plus assists in a two-game stretch, according to Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily. Russell finished with 32 points and 10 assists against the LA Clippers, and then he followed that up with 44 points and 12 assists versus the […]

It could be said that the Brooklyn Nets are one of the biggest surprise packages of the season, with the team currently hovering at the tail end of the East’s playoffs picture. It looks like the Nets are going to make an unlikely postseason run this year, and as it turns out, fruit smoothies have […]

The Brooklyn Nets orchestrated one of the best comebacks of the 2018-19 NBA season last night when they overcame a 28-point deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings. Point guard D’Angelo Russell scored 27 of his 44 points in the final frame, and the Nets improved to 37-36 on the season. Brooklyn also made a fan […]

LOS ANGELES – Before Lou Williams hit the buzzer-beating shot to send the L.A. Clippers to a win over the Brooklyn Nets, guard D’Angelo Russell sparked a 10-0 run in a minute of action to help his team tie the game with six seconds left. Everyone knows what happened from there, as Williams drained a […]