Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 68

It’s clear that Ben Simmons hasn’t been playing like his old self, the version that was balling night in and night out with the Philadelphia 76ers. For Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn, it is a real challenge for him to make Simmons feel as comfortable as he could to finally unlock the guard-forward’s best […]

Ben Simmons hasn’t been playing to his usual standards ever since making his debut for the Brooklyn Nets this season, and Charles Barkley believes he knows why. In the latest episode of Inside the NBA, Barkley noted that Simmons is mentally blocked right now. To back up his claim, he cited a previous instance when […]

Ben Simmons has a case for being the most criticized player in all of the NBA today. To be fair, you could argue that the Brooklyn Nets star somewhat brought it upon himself with all the brouhaha he’s been involved in over the past couple of years. One thing you can say for sure is […]

It’s hard to deny that the Brooklyn Nets have been the most drama-filled team in the entire NBA over the past few months. Their troubles extend all the way back to the offseason when Kevin Durant demanded — and later on retracted — a trade away from the team. Right now, though, it’s Kyrie Irving […]

For the second time in three days, National Basketball Players Association vice president Jaylen Brown called out Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai amid Kyrie Irving’s suspension. Irving will miss his seventh consecutive game Tuesday after Brooklyn suspended the guard for his repeated refusal to apologize for posts linking to an antisemitic film. When asked Saturday […]

Happy Tuesday fellow bettors! The Brooklyn Nets will continue their road trip by taking on the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. It is time to check out NBA odds series, where our Nets-Kings prediction and pick will be revealed. After winning four of their last five games overall, the Nets were simply overwhelmed by the […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed his displeasure with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, who showed support for an antisemitic film. Silver ultimately released a statement on the matter and sat down with the point guard, but the league never took action and actually suspended Kyrie, which has left Charles Barkley rather disappointed. The TNT analyst […]

More than a few NBA fans out there have accused game officials of being too trigger-happy when it comes to calling technical fouls. Well, there’s probably no better proof of this notion than what happened to Jayson Tatum on Monday night. Even Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant — who was watching from the comfort of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were in desperate need of a win on Sunday night. The LeBron James-less side delivered just that against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets, marking just their third victory in 13 games. Lonnie Walker had another noteworthy performance for the Lakers, scoring 25 points on a very efficient 9-of-15 shooting, to […]

Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers marked Kyrie Irving’s sixth consecutive missed game for the Brooklyn Nets. The embattled point guard was initially slapped with a five-game suspension by the team amid his antisemitic scandal, but at this point, it doesn’t sound like he’s very close to returning. According to NBA insider Nick Friedell […]

Like their summer, the Brooklyn Nets’ start to the 2022-23 season has been a tumultuous ride. From Steve Nash’s firing to Kyrie Irving’s suspension to Ben Simmons’ early struggles, it was not an exaggeration to say you could not have scripted a worse open to the year. However, the Nets have found success as of […]

Kyrie Irving has missed the Brooklyn Nets’ last six games after the team issued the guard a five-game minimum suspension for his repeated refusal to apologize for posts linking to an antisemitic film. The five-game timeframe passed this weekend, but Irving remained suspended for Brooklyn’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday. According to Marc […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been linked to Brooklyn Nets’ star Ben Simmons. However, recent reports state that Dallas is not interested in Simmons, per Marc Stein. Stein added that the Mavs may have been mentioned as a potential Simmons destination in order to create a market for him. Simmons missed all of last season after […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have never shied away from one another since Durant left Oklahoma City six years ago. The duo has faced off 11 times since the split. The latest came Sunday night with the Los Angeles Lakers claiming a 116-103 wire-to-wire win over the Brooklyn Nets. Durant and Westbrook spent eight seasons […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ recent hot streak came to an end on Sunday in a 116-103 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. In hilarious fashion, Patrick Beverley partly took credit for the victory, saying he set the tone by guarding Kevin Durant which resulted in LA responding. Well, it didn’t take long for the Nets star […]

LeBron James was not able to suit up and face Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, as he was sidelined with a left adductor strain injury. It was another missed opportunity for basketball fans to witness two of the greatest players ever share the floor and go at each other. Following the game, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. The team saw a number of impressive individual performances throughout the game. But according to Patrick Beverley, he was the one who set the tone. “Sh*t, me guarding KD (Kevin Durant)! Y’all didn’t see that? That was the key from the beginning,” Beverley said. “I […]

The Los Angeles Lakers destroyed Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets in their first meeting of the season on Sunday, and it’s thanks in large part to Anthony Davis. With LeBron James still sidelined due to an adductor injury, Davis carried much of the workload to lead the Lakers to the 116-103 win. More than […]

The Brooklyn Nets ruled out Ben Simmons for the team’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday. Simmons recently returned from an extended absence while dealing with soreness and swelling in his left knee. The 26-year-old played in Brooklyn’s last three games after missing four the week prior. The Nets did not list Simmons on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers previously expressed interest in acquiring Kevin Durant when the Brooklyn Nets star asked for a trade in the 2022 offseason. Now according to a report, the Sixers could ask again with the Brooklyn franchise in chaos. According to an Eastern Conference exec who spoke with Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports, the Sixers […]

After staying silent for days amid his suspension due to the antisemitic controversy he found himself in, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving finally speaks out to address the issue once again. Since apologizing for his promotion of what many deem as an antisemitic film, Irving laid low from social media. He’s not entirely inactive, as […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue their Southern California swing as they face off with the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com arena. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and deliver a Nets-Lakers prediction and pick. The Nets took down the Los Angeles Clippers 110-95 on Saturday night. Kevin Durant scored 27 points to lead the Nets. Additionally, […]

For the first few weeks of the 2022-23 NBA season, it really looked like the Brooklyn Nets were the NBA equivalent of a failed state. They went 2-5 for the month of October and had to stave off one controversy after another. They had to deal with a coaching change, Kyrie Irving being Kyrie Irving, […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown raised some concerns over Joe Tsai’s recent statement on Kyrie Irving’s suspension from the Brooklyn Nets. Amid criticisms about the harsh punishment on Irving and the rather unfair terms of his reinstatement, the Nets owner remained firm on the suspension and even pointed out that the All-Star playmaker still has […]

Joe Tsai and the Brooklyn Nets have been on the receiving end of criticisms for their suspension of Kyrie Irving. However, the franchise owner pointed out a crucial detail that many are overlooking with regards to the issue. The Nets suspended Irving for a minimum of five games for his promotion of an anitsemitic film […]

Kyrie Irving may still be suspended, but according to Kevin Durant, his good friend and Brooklyn Nets teammate is staying optimistic about his situation. To recall, the Nets suspended Irving over his promotion of an antisemitic film, as well as for refusing to acknowledge and apologize for his mistake. After he was suspended, Irving quickly […]

LOS ANGELES – LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard missed his 10th consecutive game Saturday against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets with knee stiffness. Durant says he certainly missed having Leonard out there as an opponent. The Nets defeated the Clippers 110-95 behind 27 points from Durant. LA continued to play without Leonard as he […]

LeBron James’ injury status with the Los Angeles Lakers has been upgraded, but it won’t really put a smile on the faces of their fans. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, while James missed Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, the Lakers forward has not been ruled out for Sunday’s showdown with the Brooklyn Nets. […]

Seth Curry’s breakout performance on Wednesday was the top takeaway from the Brooklyn Nets’ blowout win over the New York Knicks. For a team searching for shot creation alongside Kevin Durant, Curry’s slow recovery from offseason ankle surgery had been a hot topic. With the Nets in control against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, […]

At this point, it’s safe to say that the Brooklyn Nets are looking like a different team right now. They logged their fourth win in five games on Saturday night after taking down the Los Angeles Clippers, 110-95, in the Crypto.com Arena. This was thanks in large part to another masterful performance by the one […]

Kyrie Irving will not play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers and has no timetable to return amid his suspension-related absence. With uncertainty surrounding Kyrie’s future, Joe Tsai recently sent a 6-word message to the controversial Brooklyn Nets superstar, per Brian Lewis. “He still has work to do,” Tsai said. The NBA world has […]

Brooklyn Nets’ star Kyrie Irving will reportedly not play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers, per Brian Lewis. Irving was previously slapped with a 5-game suspension, but his timetable for return is unclear at the moment. Irving, who shared a video on his social media which contained anti-Semitic elements and later deleted the video, […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant recently shared his honest thoughts on not facing LeBron James in 4 years ahead of the Brooklyn Nets-Los Angeles Lakers upcoming matchup. “It’s always an incredible time for the NBA when we get together and hoop against each other… We played on different teams, different matchups, it’s always fun playing […]

Two teams on the opposite side of coasts will go head-to-head on the hardwood as the Brooklyn Nets battle it out with the Los Angeles Clippers. With that being said, let’s take a look at our NBA odds series where our Nets-Clippers prediction and pick will come true. Believe it or not, since the suspension of […]

The start to the 2022-23 NBA season has been wild to say the least. Rebuilding teams are dominating, while title contenders are struggling, and it’s led to absolute chaos pretty much every day there are games. Two such supposed title contenders that have struggled mightily to open the season are the Golden State Warriors and […]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn has adopted this mindset with Ben Simmons returning from a knee ailment amid a Brooklyn hot streak. Vaughn said Friday that Simmons will continue to come off the bench during a back-t0-back in Los Angeles this weekend. Simmons has struggled to open the […]

Apparently, LeBron James’ recent show of support for Kyrie Irving sent quite a strong message to some people in NBA circles and within the Los Angeles Lakers organization. To recall, James recently took to Twitter to ask for Irving’s suspension to be lifted. When the Nets star was suspended over his promotion of an antisemtic […]

Sunday night’s matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers was supposed to be one of the most highly-anticipated spectacles early in the season. Unfortunately, the Lakers will be without LeBron James, while the Nets still have Kyrie Irving sitting out. It’s still going to be a good game, though, and for his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James came out with a strong statement when he spoke on the whole Kyrie Irving saga. LeBron pretty much called out the Brooklyn Nets for the long list of items they want Kyrie to accomplish before he is reinstated from his suspension, which is a clear indication of support for […]