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If you need a good laugh, just try to peek at a recent Twitter exchange between former NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy and Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. Van Gundy openly wondered on the social media platform about the current state of the NBA in terms of management of the health of the league’s […]

Chris Paul has been out of commission for the Phoenix Suns for five straight games now due to a hip injury. It sounds like the 37-year-old is closing in on his return, and he now has a chance to suit up on Thursday when the Suns take on a Kevin Durant-less Brooklyn Nets side. Chris […]

The Brooklyn Nets listed Kyrie Irving as probable for their matchup with the Phoenix Suns Thursday. The guard was a late scratch ahead of the Nets’ 106-98 loss to the Spurs Tuesday due to calf soreness. The loss was Brooklyn’s third straight after Kevin Durant went down with an MCL sprain, marking the first time the […]

Following an early-season suspension that nearly ended his time in Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving returned to the Nets and has been among the NBA’s top guards. Irving has averaged 25.2 points on 49/39/89 shooting splits during that span, with Brooklyn posting the league’s second-best record (20-7). Irving’s clutch play carried Brooklyn down the stretch of several […]

The Brooklyn Nets found themselves searching for offense in their last two losses with Kevin Durant sidelined. Production on that end would prove even more elusive with Kyrie Irving out Tuesday as the Nets dropped their third-straight 106-98 to the San Antonio Spurs. Brooklyn shot 37 of 88 (42.0 percent) from the field and an […]

Far away from the drama they had to deal with months ago, the Brooklyn Nets are now among the elite teams in the NBA. They currently carry a 27-15 win-loss record, which is good enough for second place in the Eastern Conference. Despite that, it still feels like there’s room for upgrading the Nets roster. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will lick their wounds after a tough 106-98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. However, center Nic Claxton continued to build his case for  NBA Defensive Player of the Year by becoming the youngest player since Rudy Gobert to record three or more blocks in nine consecutive games. The low post area […]

The already undermanned Brooklyn Nets will be without their top player Tuesday against the Spurs in San Antonio. Kyrie Irving, who was a late addition to the Nets’ injury report due to calf tightness, has been ruled out, per the team’s Twitter account. The Nets have dropped their last two games since losing Kevin Durant […]

Fresh off signing a two-year, $17 million extension with the Brooklyn Nets last offseason, Nic Claxton has put the NBA on notice as one of the league’s top defenders. The fourth-year center has transformed a Nets defense that struggled in recent years into the No. 9 unit in the league this season. Claxton is leading […]

The Brooklyn Nets (27-15) take on the San Antonio Spurs (13-31) on Tuesday night’s slate of NBA games. Head on to the NBA odds series featuring the Nets-Spurs odds, picks, and predictions. The Nets are hopeful that their next five-game road trip will result in a winning record. Brooklyn had a stretch of 12 winning […]

The NBA trade deadline is less than one month away. For the Brooklyn Nets, that means one last opportunity to solidify their roster ahead of a potential title run. After a dysfunctional start to the season, Brooklyn has posted the league’s best record since hiring Jacque Vaughn as head coach and welcoming back Kyrie Irving […]

The Brooklyn Nets have lost two games since Kevin Durant went down with an MCL sprain in Miami. This marks the first time the Nets have lost back-to-back games since mid-November. For many, the slow start to Durant’s absence draws flashbacks to Brooklyn’s struggles after the former MVP’s injury last season. The Nets went 5-16, […]

This is seemingly deja vu all over again for the Brooklyn Nets. Last season, they lost Kevin Durant for a couple of weeks due to an injury. This year, they are once again without Durant for an extended period after he injured his knee. Naturally, that was a big talking point amongst fans. When Kyrie […]

The Brooklyn Nets are going to have to navigate life without superstar Kevin Durant for at least one month. Durant suffered a knee injury and he missed only his second game of the season on Thursday against the Boston Celtics. His absence will be tough for the Nets to deal with, but Kyrie Irving is […]

Nets big man Ben Simmons was a late scratch ahead of Brooklyn’s 112-102 loss to Oklahoma City Sunday. Head coach Jacque Vaughn said Simmons experienced tightness in his back during warmups before the decision was made to hold him out. “He went through warmups and felt some tightness,” Vaughn said postgame. “He’ll be on the […]

At the midway point of the NBA season, no team has pulled off a more dramatic turnaround than the Brooklyn Nets. Just two weeks into the season, the Nets were left for dead. Fresh off a trade request from their franchise cornerstone in Kevin Durant, a 2-6 start had already seen head coach Steve Nash […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to one of the five boroughs to face the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center today. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Nets prediction and pick. On Friday, the Thunder defeated the Chicago Bulls 124-110 at the United Center. Significantly, Josh Giddey led the way […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, just like the whole NBA Twitterverse, lost his mind after witnessing Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant detonate against the Indiana Pacers with a wild Dunk of the Year-candidate throwdown. Late in the third quarter of their Saturday showdown, Morant escaped his defenders and found a clear path to the rim […]

Just like the rest of the NFL world, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant was left in awe after witnessing Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars come from behind to take down the Los Angeles Chargers in their Wild Card showdown. The game looked like it was over for the Jaguars after the first half when […]

At this point, it remains unclear when Kevin Durant will be able to return to action for the Brooklyn Nets. The former league MVP recently suffered a knee injury and while it is not considered to be overly serious, KD is expected to miss at least one month of action. The Nets need as much […]

The Brooklyn Nets were at a crossroads following a disastrous 5-9 start to the season that saw Steve Nash fired and Kyrie Irving suspended. Blow it up or keep pushing forward was the dilemma facing a Brooklyn team fresh off a trade request from Kevin Durant. The Nets chose the latter and have posted the […]

No Kevin Durant, no problem? That wasn’t the case for the Brooklyn Nets in their first game since their star was sidelined with injury, falling to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. The defensive focus shifted completely to Kyrie Irving, who managed to put up 24 points but largely struggled from the field. The Nets guard […]

Ben Simmons has never been an incredible scorer, although he did have that one game where he scored 42 points against Rudy Gobert. Simmons has made a name for himself with his terrific defense and his ability to contribute in other facets without having to put the ball into the hoop. However, he has taken […]

One of the lead stories around the NBA this week has been: How will the Brooklyn Nets look without Kevin Durant? The league got its first look Thursday as the Nets dropped their opening game of the Durantless stretch 109-98 to the league-leading Boston Celtics. Brooklyn didn’t play a poor game by any stretch of […]

Kyrie Irving has been among the NBA’s top guards since returning from an early-season suspension. Most importantly for a Nets team bracing for an extended period without Kevin Durant, he is playing under a full-time status, unlike this time last season. Irving has been a non-stop source of offense during a historic hot stretch for […]

Kendrick Perkins has been one of Kyrie Irving’s biggest critics. The former NBA big man recently called on the Brooklyn Nets superstar to step up to the plate amid Kevin Durant’s extended injury layoff. Kyrie had a chance to do just that on Thursday night — against the Boston Celtics, no less — but unfortunately […]

At this point in his career, it feels like not a few months go by without Kyrie Irving getting involved in some sort of controversy. While most folks might argue that he’s had his fill of scandals for the past 12 months, it seems that the Brooklyn Nets superstar has gotten himself into some sort […]

Flashback to January 2022 and the Brooklyn Nets found themselves scrambling to prevent a freefall in the standings amid a Kevin Durant knee injury. A year later, Durant is down with a similar injury, but new faces decorate Brooklyn’s roster as the team looks for new means of production with their top player sidelined. Unlike last […]

The Boston Celtics (30-12) visit the Brooklyn Nets (27-13) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Boston has won four consecutive games and remains in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics covered 55% of […]

The week just got uglier for TCU Horned Frogs fans. Just days after TCU football got absolutely embarrassed by Stetson Bennett and the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, TCU basketball added to the school’s woes when it suffered a collapse in a 79-75 loss in Austin against the Texas Longhorns. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without Kevin Durant for a considerable period after the former league MVP was diagnosed with a sprained MCL in his knee. The Nets were cruising behind KD’s heroics before he went down, so the big question now is if the rest of the squad can step up to the plate […]

Yuta Watanabe has been making quite a name for himself among Brooklyn Nets fans since joining the team during the offseason. He’s no star and is far from a household name, but the 28-year-old has been making enough noise to be talked about in league circles. For his part, however, former NBA star Chandler Parsons […]

The Brooklyn Nets were dealt a brutal blow after it was reported that Kevin Durant is expected to spend some time on the sidelines due to an MCL sprain in his knee. KD suffered the injury during the Nets’ win against the Miami Heat on Sunday night when Jimmy Butler fell on his knee. Right […]

Though mostly unchanged, an injury to Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant shifted the outlook of potentially winning the Eastern Conference for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers, according to a Tuesday tweet from the Athletic senior lead NBA Insider Shams Charania. Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the NBA odds. Kevin Durant was diagnosed with […]

After a 5-9 start to the season that saw Steve Nash fired and Kyrie Irving suspended, the Brooklyn Nets have risen from the depths of the NBA to legitimate contender status. The Nets have won 18 of their last 20 games, the best stretch in franchise history, and now hold the league’s second-best record. However, […]

The Brooklyn Nets have emerged as a potential destination for Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins, who himself has been perpetually linked to endless trade rumors. The whispers are only going to get louder for Collins in the coming weeks as we approach the February trade deadline, and it now seems that he could find […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ dream hot stretch nearly turned into a nightmare when Jimmy Butler fell into Kevin Durant’s knee during the third quarter of Sunday’s win over the Miami Heat. Durant attempted to stay in the game but ultimately asked to exit and was later ruled out due to the injury. Brooklyn announced Monday that […]

The first week of 2023 has come and gone. With it, we have seen some shakeups in the NBA Power Rankings, with the Los Angeles Lakers suddenly surging up the standings in Week 13. Other teams like the New York Knicks and even the seemingly dysfunctional Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls are making moves. Meanwhile, […]

When Kevin Durant went down with an apparent knee injury against the Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets fans feared the worst. Durant has been mostly healthy this season, and is a big part of their resurgence. Now, the worst fears for Brooklyn might be coming true: Kevin Durant has been diagnosed with an MCL injury, per […]