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The Brooklyn Nets have done pretty well for themselves this season. After some turmoil early on, the Nets have played more like the team everyone expected. Now, they tote a 29-17 win-loss record. That’s good enough for third place in the Atlantic Division and fourth place in the entire Eastern Conference. Despite that, we expect […]

The Brooklyn Nets have rebounded from an extremely rough start to the season to reemerge as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference once again. And while they are currently trying to stay afloat with Kevin Durant on the sidelines, they figure to be a very dangerous team once the playoffs roll around […]

The Brooklyn Nets fought back from a 17-point deficit to pull within two in the last minute Sunday at Golden State. The majority of that comeback came on the back of Kyrie Irving, who finished with 38 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 from 3-point range. However, in the game’s biggest moment, […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ 0-4 start to Kevin Durant’s multi-week absence drew comparisons to the team’s implosion at this time last season. With Kyrie Irving playing on a part-time status, the Nets went on an 11-game losing streak with Durant sidelined. Brooklyn avoided another extended winless stretch minus Durant when they snapped a 4-game losing streak […]

Stephen Curry couldn’t hide his disappointment after the Golden State Warriors fell to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. The Warriors actually had a chance to win the contest, leading by as much as 17 points in the game and going ahead 110-100 with less than five minutes remaining. However, they collapsed big time and allowed […]

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets were not going to let the reigning NBA champions flex in front of them Sunday. Irving outplayed Stephen Curry in the high-profile contest and led the Nets to a 120-116 victory in the Bay Area — the same site where the Brooklyn point guard, then with the Cleveland Cavaliers, […]

The Golden State Warriors fell apart on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, crunch-time once again proving the difference in a 120-116 loss. Here are three key reactions from another major missed opportunity for the defending champions, just a few days after collapsing late to the Boston Celtics. Awful crunch-time collapse The Warriors led the Nets […]

Kevin Durant has missed the Brooklyn Nets’ last five games after suffering an MCL sprain during a Jan. 8 win at Miami. The Nets are 1-4 during that span while struggling to find offensive production without one of the league’s top scorers. Brooklyn is expected to receive an update on Durant’s return timetable Tuesday, according […]

Ben Simmons is no stranger to controversy, and many of his issues have been of the “will he or won’t he play” variety after he missed all of the 2021-22 season with a back injury and holdout. Now he’s involved in a headline-making off-the-court dispute involving his former fiancé Maya Jama. The pair called off […]

The Brooklyn Nets will travel to Northern California to battle the Golden State Warriors for a super smash showdown in San Francisco. It’s time to look at our NBA odds series as we make a Nets-Warriors prediction and pick while showing you how to watch the game. The Nets won 117-106 over the Utah Jazz […]

As soon as Kevin Durant went down with an injury, the spotlight was instantly set on Kyrie Irving. The enigmatic point guard saw his name called out in the media as the pundits demanded that he step up for the Brooklyn Nets in KD’s stead. Well, Kyrie did just that on Friday night as he […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was on the receiving end of some criticism after deciding to rest all but one of his starters for Friday’s 120-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins were all sidelined against the Cavs, with Kevon Looney the only starter available. […]

Kevin Durant revealed what led to his offseason trade request while speaking at Nets Media Day in September. The former MVP said Brooklyn’s 11-game losing streak following his knee injury last year led to doubts in his mind about the team’s future. KD explaining his trade request at media day: Said he was unhappy with […]

Kyrie Irving attempted to shut down comparisons to last season amid a four-game Nets losing streak with Kevin Durant sidelined. “This isn’t last year, so the comparisons just gotta stop,” Irving said. Despite his insistence, Brooklyn’s lackluster play had done little to quell the narrative. The Nets dropped winnable games against Oklahoma City and San […]

No Kevin Durant, no problem for the Brooklyn Nets as they took care of business on Friday night. Kyrie Irving had arguably his best performance of the season as he led his team to a 117-106 victory over the Utah Jazz. Irving finished with a season-high 48 points on 18-of-29 shooting to go along with […]

The Brooklyn Nets were at one point the hottest team in the NBA after having won 12 games in row and 14 out of 15 as they vaulted into the top half of the Eastern Conference standings. But they have been without superstar Kevin Durant the last few games as he’s been sidelined with a […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is still recovering from the knee injury he sustained early this January, though it looks like he’s still far from returning to action. According to the latest updates on his status, Durant is still wearing a knee brace. He is also set to be re-evaluated early next week as his […]

Serge Ibaka is the latest name to emerge on the trade market as the February 9th trade deadline approaches. Ibaka and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to send him to a new team. The veteran big man has only appeared in 16 games in 2022-23, away from the team for weeks. In limited minutes this […]

The shorthanded Brooklyn Nets will attempt to snap a four-game losing streak on the road as they prepare to take on the Utah Jazz. It is time to check out our NBA odds series where our Nets-Jazz prediction and pick will be made. Hit with a devastating injury to Kevin Durant that will see him miss […]

It was known that the Brooklyn Nets would go as far as Kyrie Irving takes them with Kevin Durant sidelined by an MCL sprain. The Nets dropped the first three games of Durant’s absence, with Irving missing Tuesday’s loss in San Antonio. With Irving back in the lineup Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, the engines […]

The Brooklyn Nets found themselves in a dire spot late in the game against the Phoenix Suns. Down three with 6.6 seconds remained, Nic Claxton was sent to the free-throw line. The Kyrie Irving-led team decided that their best shot at winning was for Claxton to intentionally miss the free-throw shot and try to rebound […]

Ben Simmons had another forgettable evening on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets star played just 18 minutes of action against the Phoenix Suns before getting himself ejected in the third quarter. Simmons wasn’t happy about being whistled for his fifth personal foul early in the second half, and he made sure to let the game official […]

Kevin Durant responded positively to a tweet by NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy — and Van Gundy did not even realize the Brooklyn Nets superstar was agreeing with him. Van Gundy, in Boston Thursday night to provide the color on the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics, had tweeted that he […]

It has been an up and down last couple of seasons for T.J. Warren. After a breakout performance with the Indiana Pacers in the 2020 bubble, he was sidelined for two years while dealing with a foot injury. The Brooklyn Nets were confident enough in Warren’s abilities though that this offseason they were willing to […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving missed Tuesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs with a calf injury. Without Irving, the Nets lost to the lowly Spurs, 106-98, and no Net managed to score more than 19 points in the defeat. So when the Nets travel to Phoenix to play the Suns on Thursday […]

The Phoenix Suns (21-24) will host the Brooklyn Nets (27-16) Thursday night in a night where both teams will try to perform well despite the absences of their superstars. We continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Suns prediction and pick. The Brooklyn Nets come into this matchup after a close loss to the tanking San […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul has missed the last five games with a hip injury. The last time he played was on January 6th against the Miami Heat, when he scored five points in a 104-96 Suns loss. Without Paul, the Suns have struggled as of late — the team owns a 1-4 record […]

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, […]