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Brooklyn Nets point-forward Ben Simmons and forward T.J. Warren will miss their third consecutive games Wednesday when the team travels to face the Boston Celtics. Simmons exited last week’s home loss versus the Detroit Pistons with left knee soreness, while Warren sustained a left shin contusion. While Brooklyn has posted back-to-back wins without the pair, […]

Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams missed Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury. Even without their best interior defender, the Celtics managed to beat the Lakers in overtime by a final score of 125-121 behind 37 points and nine rebounds from Jaylen Brown. Still, when point guard Kyrie Irving and […]

Brooklyn Nets’ superstar Kevin Durant shared a brutally honest reaction after Breanna Stewart signed with the New York Liberty on Wednesday, per Durant’s Twitter account. “Aye, don’t call my phone lookin for tickets this summer, they gone. Let’s get it @nyliberty,” KD wrote on Twitter.  The city of New York now has no shortage of […]

What an eventful past year or so it has been for the Brooklyn Nets. They have had to weather a ton of off-court drama, including, but not limited to, Kevin Durant’s trade request, Kyrie Irving’s vaccination and anti-Semitic tweet saga, and Ben Simmons’ uneven play. However, all things considered the Nets have landed safely on […]

The Brooklyn Nets (31-19) visit the Boston Celtics (36-15) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Celtics prediction, pick, and how to watch. Brooklyn has won two in a row and sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Nets covered 51% […]

Ben Simmons has already been ruled out for Wednesday’s marquee matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets. Kyrie Irving will be doing the heavy lifting for the Nets as he looks to carry an injury-riddled Brooklyn side against his former team. For their part, the Celtics could be shorthanded as well with Robert […]

Ben Simmons has been out of action for the Brooklyn Nets for the past two games with a lingering knee injury. Apparently, the former Rookie of the Year has failed to recover in time as the Nets travel to the TD Garden to face off against the mighty Boston Celtics. Ben Simmons injury status vs. […]

Kyrie Irving’s game receives about as much praise from his NBA peers as that of any other player. Patrick Beverley, on the other hand, is sometimes portrayed as a try-hard, performative irritant by his competitors across the league rather than a truly impactful defensive player. Following the Brooklyn Nets’ 121-104 win over the depleted Los […]

Look at any NBA billboard, commercial, or social media post and you’ll see players like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, among others. These superstars are the engine that has turned the league into a global phenomenon. The NBA is stacked with more high-end talent than ever […]

It has been an eventful past few months for Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. For a while, it looked like Irving’s days as a Nets player were numbered, especially after his involvement in such a huge controversy near the beginning of the season. However, the Nets’ strong surge in December, along with Irving’s inspired […]

It was nearly a home embarrassment for the Brooklyn Nets Monday night at the Barclays Center. Facing the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Brooklyn led by 19 points in the first half before an epic third-quarter collapse. Los Angeles opened the frame on a 14-0 run and would go on to […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is a big fan of the Dunk Contest. Much like most basketball fans out there, KD has been following this spectacle since he was a kid. Also, similar to how the majority of supporters feel at the moment, Durant also believes that the once-great Dunk Contest has lost some of […]

LeBron James and Kevin Durant both missed the Los Angeles Lakers-Brooklyn Nets showdown on Monday due to their respective injuries. Interestingly, it is already the 11th straight meeting that the two have not faced each other. Making it even sadder, James and Durant have not played against each other for five years now. The last […]

Despite the fact that both LeBron James and Anthony Davis are also out, injured Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is having a good time watching their game against the Los Angeles Lakers, thanks to Patrick Beverley. Beverley has been tasked to guard Kyrie Irving in the game, and the Lakers vet has been highly physical […]

Russell Westbrook was putting some shots up on the court ahead of Monday’s showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets. Russ was then greeted by Kyrie Irving as the Nets star made his way to the court, presumably to take part in his own shooting drills. The pair exchanged words in what […]

Kevin Durant and LeBron James may be competitors on the basketball court, but what is clear is that these two have a high level of respect for each other. The Brooklyn Nets star recently opened up about his true feelings on LeBron’s longevity and how he’s still dominating the league at age 38. This fact […]

Brooklyn Nets point-forward Ben Simmons missed Saturday’s game against the New York Knicks with left knee soreness. Sans Simmons, the Nets managed to beat the Knicks at home by a final score of 122-115 behind 32 points and nine assists from Kyrie Irving. Still, when the storied Los Angeles Lakers travel to Brooklyn to play […]

Kevin Durant has missed the Nets’ last nine games after suffering an MCL sprain during a Jan. 8 win at Miami. Brooklyn has posted a 3-6 record during his absence while struggling to find consistency on both ends. However, it may not be long before the former MVP is back in the lineup. Durant recently […]

Kevin Durant called out Montrezl Harrell after the 76ers center dismissed Nic Claxton’s improvement this season before Philadelphia’s matchup with the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday. “Come on Montrezl, you was talking crazy. You not like that,” Durant said on his podcast, the ETCs. “You’re an enforcer as a basketball player, but you’re not that guy. Clax […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (23-27) visit the Brooklyn Nets (30-19) on Monday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Los Angeles has lost two of their last three games and sits in 13th place in the Western Conference. […]

Villanova basketball just got the best news of their season, as Wildcats guard Justin Moore has been listed as available for Sunday’s game against the 23rd-ranked Providence Friars, per Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Justin Moore tore his Achilles 10 months ago in Elite 8. Was set to be Villanova’s go-to guy this season. Will be interesting […]

Kevin Durant is beefing with someone again on Twitter, this time with Shaquille O’Neal. The two had a rather hilarious interaction on Twitter where the Nets star got roasted by Shaq after his criticism. Well, it seems like the two aren’t burying the hatchet any time soon, since the latter posted a subtweet of sorts […]

Over three years have passed since the New York Knicks have beaten the Brooklyn Nets. New York City’s quote-on-quote “little brother” had won eight straight dating back to January 2020 heading into the latest matchup of the crosstown rivalry. That streak is alive and well after the Nets took down the Knicks 122-115 before a […]

Kyrie Irving had the basketball world buzzing after another eye-popping performance on Saturday as the Brooklyn Nets took down their bitter cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks, 122-115. Irving went off again with another heroic fourth-quarter performance, scoring 21 out of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. That’s now nine straight victories for the […]

Kyrie Irving got the whole NBA Twitterverse going crazy after his fourth quarter eruption powered the Brooklyn Nets to victory over their hometown rivals, New York Knicks. When it looked like the Knicks were on the verge of making a comeback after erasing a 19-point deficit in the game, Irving took over and completely erased […]

The Brooklyn Nets are currently trying to weather the storm amid Kevin Durant’s knee injury that has him sidelined. Luckily for them, they still have a guy named Kyrie Irving on the team. While Durant was putting together an MVP caliber season prior to his injury, Irving was having a strong season of his own. […]

Duke basketball legend Coach K and former star player Kyrie Irving shared a heartwarming reunion on Saturday ahead of the Brooklyn Nets-New York Knicks game, per Jomboy Media. Kyrie and Coach K pre game 💙 pic.twitter.com/tflNSFzquN — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 28, 2023 Coach K is one of the greatest college basketball head coaches of […]

After Shaquille O’Neal dissed the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade for Rui Hachimura, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant came to the youngster’s defense and questioned if Shaq is really watching basketball. Shaq saw Durant’s question and decided to respond, not really with an answer but rather with a savage roasting of his own. To recall, O’Neal […]

The Brooklyn Nets ruled out big man Ben Simmons ahead of Saturday’s home matchup with the New York Knicks. Simmons exited Brooklyn’s 130-122 loss vs. Detroit Thursday with soreness and swelling in his left knee. The 26-year-old struggled to make an impact prior to the exit, going scoreless on 0-3 shooting. The knee flare-up comes […]

Despite nursing a knee injury from the sidelines, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant seems to be having fun lately. Durant is well-known for being an instigator on Twitter, and he was back at it on Saturday with his sights set on a prolific target, Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal. The TNT analyst caught some heat after admitting […]

It is the battle of the boroughs as the New York Knicks face off with the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. We are here to share our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Nets prediction and pick along with how to watch the game. The Knicks are coming off a thrilling 120-117 overtime victory. Significantly, […]

Ben Simmons was not able to finish Thursday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons. He managed just 20 minutes before being forced to exit because of a sore left knee. This same injury could now keep him out of action on Saturday when the Brooklyn Nets take on cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks. Ben Simmons […]

Even Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is impressed by what Brock Purdy has done in his short time as the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback. So much so that KD had to agree with the Tom Brady comparison thrown at the young signal-caller. In his Boardroom show, KD was asked about Purdy’s performance so far […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered the 2022-23 season headlined by a big three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. Durant and Irving have been brilliant while carrying Brooklyn up the Eastern Conference standings following a dysfunctional start. The duo was the league’s only pairing to be named All-Star starters Thursday. But it has been […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant made it clear who he’ll be cheering for when Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals meet Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday for the AFC Championship. Not only did Durant pick the Bengals to win, though. In a statement that’s sure to infuriate Chiefs fans, KD also […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has long since established himself as one of the most explosive playmakers in the NBA. Since his collegiate days at Duke, he has been polarizing on the court. During a recent episode of his podcast, Off Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Austin Rivers showed high praise for Kyrie Irving. […]

The NBA All-Star Starters are in, and Kevin Durant is once again a starter. The Brooklyn Nets star is having one hell of a year for his team right now, helping his team to a top spot in the East. Durant’s dominance made him a no-brainer as a starter (much to the chagrin of some […]

Ben Simmons was forced out of the Thursday night contest against the Detroit Pistons in the middle of the third quarter. The Brooklyn Nets point forward experienced knee soreness and did not return after 20 minutes of action. Brooklyn was on the second night of a back-to-back, which marks the second time in a row […]

Kyrie Irving will be starting in the upcoming 2023 NBA All-Star Game for the sixth time in his career. This is after it was announced on Thursday that the Brooklyn Nets point guard was voted in by the fans as one of the top 2 vote-getters among Eastern Conference guards. Kyrie had an opportunity to […]