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Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson told local reporters on Friday that point guard Spencer Dinwiddie could play through his thumb injury for the rest of the season and undergo surgery in the offseason. Dinwiddie has torn ligaments in his right thumb. A final course of action hasn’t been decided yet, per ESPN’s Ian Begley: Nets coach […]

Amid a breakout season that has seen Spencer Dinwiddie begin to gain traction as a household NBA name, came some bad news. Dinwiddie, who has been balling out for the Brooklyn Nets, sustained an injury to his thumb and it doesn’t look great. Brooklyn Nets All star in the making Spencer Dinwiddie has had his […]

Former NBA player Caron Butler says Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie could miss four-to-six weeks with torn ligaments in his right thumb. Dinwiddie apparently suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic at home. The Nets’ backup point guard scored 29 points to help Brooklyn defeat the Magic by a final score of 114-110. […]

D’Angelo Russell is having a career year this season and his individual success on the court has been contagious for the Brooklyn Nets, one of the hottest teams in the league right now. The Nets have won four straight games and eight of their last 10, largely due to Russell, who’s been putting up 19.2 […]

The Houston Rockets were eager to take a chance on the recently-waived Kenneth Faried, giving them another potential lob-catching option and high-energy big after starter Clint Capela went down to injury. Faried was traded to the Brooklyn Nets from the Denver Nuggets, team which he played for seven seasons before parting ways. While the Nets […]

Newly signed Houston Rockets forward Kenneth Faried isn’t holding back when talking about his time with the Brooklyn Nets. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Faried explained on Tuesday that he never got a straightforward answer on why he never received playing time. He said the team delivered excuses. However, an […]

After just one game with his new team, Kenneth Faried is already enjoying the fresh start. After the Houston Rockets fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 121-93, Kennet Faried opened up a little about his time with the Brooklyn Nets. “It’s been crazy for me,” Faried told Sarah Todd of Philly.com. “To be basically traded, go to […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon has missed the last two games due to a sore lower back, but it sounds like the former Arizona Wildcat has recovered enough to suit up for Wednesday’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. According to a report from Magic beat writer John Denton, Gordon was a full participant in Tuesday […]

D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets are suddenly the most intriguing team in the NBA Eastern Conference. Projected by a lot of people as one of the teams that won’t make the playoffs, the Nets have turned their doubters to believers after they slowly climbed up the conference standings behind D’Angelo Russell, who’s playing the […]

D’Angelo Russell has been on fire lately, helping the Brooklyn Nets get win after win. The team has climbed its way to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, and there is now a legitimate case to be made for Russell’s presence in the All-Star game Jared Dudley, in fact, has started campaigning for his […]

Phoenix Suns star shooting guard Devin Booker believes his close friend, Brooklyn Nets starting point guard D’Angelo Russell, should be an All-Star this season. D’Angelo Russell was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 14 of the NBA season. Russell put up 28.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists and led the […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden and Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell have been named Players of the Week for their respective conferences: #NBA Players of the Week for Week 14!@Dloading of the @BrooklynNets (East)@JHarden13 of the @HoustonRockets (West) pic.twitter.com/Iq2BbsT0oQ — NBA (@NBA) January 21, 2019 James Harden is in the middle of a historic run. […]

Just two months following a career-threatening foot injury, people are already talking about a potential return to the court for Brooklyn Nets stud Caris LeVert. Team head coach Kenny Atkinson was recently asked about the timetable of his up and coming star, and while the 51-year-old coach shared how LeVert’s road to recovery has been […]

Brooklyn Nets talent, and budding superstar, D’Angelo Russell clearly has ice in his veins. He dropped 40 points and added seven assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 117-115 win over the Orlando Magic. The Nets, who trailed by as many as 21 points, seemed to be on their way to losing this game […]

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, big man Kenneth Faried agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets. He is now heading to the Houston Rockets once becoming an official free agent. Brooklyn's Kenneth Faried has agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, clearing the way for him to sign a free agent deal […]

Here’s one way to elicit a strong reaction from Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley: just say that the Chicago Bulls are a better team than his. During a brief Twitter exchange with a random Twitter user on Friday, Dudley showed his absolute rebuke at the raised idea that the lowly Bulls have more talent. I […]

A new report has come out about which teams are the most active in trying to add to their rosters, with the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, and New Orleans Pelicans topping the list. According to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, in addition to the aforementioned teams, the LA Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, and Orlando […]

The Brooklyn Nets have managed to escape the abyss they were in the past few seasons thanks to one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history. Finally armed with their own draft picks and a new GM, the Nets are putting the league on notice. One of the main reasons for their turnaround started the day […]

The Brooklyn Nets survived an offensive onslaught from Houston Rockets star James Harden, who set back-to-back career-high scoring efforts with a 58-point overtime performance following his 57 against the Memphis Grizzlies two days prior. Head coach Kenny Atkinson marveled at the scoring monster Harden has become over the last few games, combining a barreling driving […]

The Houston Rockets epitomized exactly what it looks like to throw a game away on Wednesday night, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 145-142. According to ESPN’s Win probability graph, the Rockets botched 98% of their probability to defeat the Nets in the final 32 seconds of the game. What makes it even worse for Houston, […]

Boston Celtics center Al Horford came off a fast break with some serious thunder on forward Serge Ibaka and the Toronto Raptors late in the third quarter of an Eastern Conference battle. Al Horford gets the dunk + stare down on Ibaka 😤 https://t.co/TwYSvthOvM — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 Ibaka has been known as […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving’s magisterial ball handling was put on display yet again during Wednesday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, and it had Danny Green quickly trying to recover. Kyrie so crafty 🎨 pic.twitter.com/TPYDqFFS0I — ESPN (@espn) January 17, 2019 Irving returned to action for the Celtics after sitting out Monday’s loss to the […]

Earlier in the season, Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen swatted a LeBron James poster dunk attempt, which finally put him on the national radar, something that should have happened a long time ago. Now, he has added Houston Rockets star James Harden to his list of victims: Whew. Allen just stuffed that. More people […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Caris LeVert seems to be progressing well from his injury and is now taking jump shots with the team during morning shootarounds. The Nets’ official Twitter account posted a video of the team’s morning shootaround on Wednesday from Houston, and Caris LeVert was seen taking jump shots with his teammates. LeVert […]

Brooklyn Nets point man Spencer Dinwiddie knows his team could use a player of Kevin Durant’s caliber as a free-agent acquisition, but you won’t hear it from his lips. The former NBA Skills Challenge champ won’t take part in actively recruiting Durant when the offseason comes: “Why would I actively recruit arguably the best player […]

Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell has been a stud this season, and he knows it. The former second overall pick believes that he deserves to be an All-Star this season due to his stellar play as the leader of the Nets, who are currently in the mix for a playoff spot in the East: D'Angelo […]

Brooklyn Nets fans wanted to get under the skin of the Boston Celtics, and they knew exactly how to do it. On Monday, Nets fans chanted “Kyrie’s leaving” during the team’s game against the Celtics. The chant occurred in the fourth quarter, amid a big lead held by the home squad. It’s hard to tell if this affected […]

Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets just casually drained a fadeaway three-pointer from the logo to beat the buzzer. With the shot clock about to expire, the Nets wisely put the ball in the hands of Dinwiddie, who is having the best season of his career. Dinwiddie, for his part, did not fail his teammates. […]

In their game against the Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens called a timeout very early in the game. Just 29 seconds into the game, Stevens stood up from the Celtics bench and signaled to the referees that he wanted a timeout. This was right after the Celtics turned the ball over on […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will miss Monday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to a quad injury, the team announced Monday morning. Teammate Marcus Smart will also miss the game due to an illness. The Celtics have had a tough stretch in the middle of the season, most recently taking a loss […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has been turning heads this season, thanks to his impressive blocks on superstars like Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Blake Griffin. However, the young defensive stalwart also has his flaws. During the first few minutes of their game against the Toronto Raptors, Jarrett Allen received a pass from Nets teammate […]

Raise your hand if you thought the Brooklyn Nets would be a No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference at the midway point of this season. Now raise your hand if you had them making the playoffs. What’s that? You weren’t sure? The Nets have walked away as winners in 13 of their last 17 […]

With half of the 2018-19 season on the books, there is a tight race in playoff positioning for both the Eastern and Western Conferences. However, while other teams are being led by a star or two, other teams had to rely on a mixture of young talent and veteran leadership to stay in the postseason […]

Free agent center Alan Williams will re-sign a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets after a potential deal with the Chinese Basketball Association went sideways, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The man known as “Big Sauce” is expected to suit up for Brooklyn on Friday for a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. Williams will have […]

On the same night the Brooklyn Nets paid tribute to Vince Carter for the illustrious time he spent with their franchise, his smile quickly turned to frustration once the action started. Carter took a shot to the face early into the game that he clearly didn’t take too kindly. Here’s what happened after Rodi got […]

Brooklyn Nets showed gratitude to one of the best players to ever suit up for their franchise, when they hosted the Atlanta Hawks today. The Nets paid tribute to Vince Carter with a video that they played in the titantron late in the first quarter. https://twitter.com/APOOCH/status/1083168828211769346?s=19 Carter, 41, played five seasons with then New Jersey […]

German-born swingman Paul Zipser is expected to sign a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets in the coming days, according to a report from German newspaper “Rhein Neckar Zeitung.” The Brooklyn Nets have till January 15 (deadline to ink players to two way contracts) to sign Paul Zipser. The German will be added to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets will make a notable road trip next fall. The teams will head overseas to China and play two preseason games against one another. Nets guard Caris LeVert told Brian Lewis of the New York Post that he’s very excited to go play in China: “The Nets have a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be playing two of their preseason games next year overseas, according to reporter Ryan Ward. #Lakers confirm they’ll be playing two preseason games in China vs. #Nets. These games will be played on Oct. 10 in Shanghai, followed by a rematch in Shenzhen on Oct. 12. — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) […]