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Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is always very aware of conversations happening online, and Sunday morning he took notice of a comment made Saturday complaining about the discourse surrounding the NBA. The initial comment complained that so many people just tune in now to slander the losers instead of watching for the love of the […]

Who could forget about Kyrie Irving’s infamous quote a couple of years ago about finally having a teammate he can trust to make clutch shots? This was in 2020 when Kyrie teamed up with Kevin Durant for the Brooklyn Nets. When he came out with that statement, more than a few folks believed that he […]

The past Los Angeles Lakers season was a one-of-a-kind mess. Shuffling up the squad they had would have been a wise decision. In one previously considered scenario, they looked into trading for one of the biggest lightning rods in the NBA, Kyrie Irving, to pair home with LeBron James. According to Ian Begley of SNY, […]

Going all the way back to his college days at Arizona State, James Harden has always shown he is a pure scorer of the basketball. His willingness to throw his body around in the paint and use his agility to get shots off has been remarkable. The Oklahoma City Thunder drafted him third overall in […]

Kyrie Irving ruffled a few feathers with his recent comments about his struggles with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate this season. The Brooklyn Nets guard had missed majority of the NBA season as he was barred from playing in home games, and didn’t play at all until halfway into the campaign. He recently talked about his […]

Kyrie Irving made even more headlines off the court than on it this past season for the Brooklyn Nets. The mercurial point guard was the face of the polarizing vaccine mandate that barred players from setting foot on the court. The Nets eventually allowed Kyrie Irving to return for road games despite still being banned […]

The Brooklyn Nets revealed earlier this week that Ben Simmons would be undergoing surgery to repair his injured back. It was a surprise announcement after it was expected that Simmons would play in the Nets’ first-round playoff series against the Celtics, though he never ended up featuring as the team got swept. After undergoing the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets came into the trade deadline as the most interesting teams to watch. With the Sixers constantly denying Ben Simmons trade rumors and the Nets all of a sudden having to deal with a disgruntled James Harden, the two teams joined forces for a massive trade that swapped their stars. Over […]

Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo are without a doubt two of the top players in the NBA today. If you ask renowned broadcaster Colin Cowherd, however, it’s a clear choice for him who he’s picking if he were to build a franchise around one of these two superstars. Unfortunately for him, the Brooklyn Nets superstar […]

The Brooklyn Nets season was filled with drama, and numerous highs and lows. The ultimate low happened recently when they were swept in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Boston Celtics. After losing the first couple of games, news had surfaced that embattled Nets star Ben Simmons was making his season debut. […]

Despite the expectation that he’d make his debut at some point in the playoffs, the Nets were eliminated from the postseason before Ben Simmons made an appearance for the team. Simmons was nursing a bad back which prevented him from taking the court with his Nets teammates as they were swept in the first round […]

Despite the Brooklyn Nets’ latest playoff failure, Kyrie Irving is still not giving up hope that he can make his partnership with Kevin Durant work. Irving’s future with the Nets remains in doubt. He has a player option for 2022-23 and is eligible for extension this summer, but it is unknown if Brooklyn will give […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is without a doubt one of the top players in the NBA today. This man is admired throughout the basketball world because of what he has brought to the game. It also follows, however, that he also has quite a number of naysayers. Apparently, KD’s reach is so immense that […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is making moves, but not of the basketball kind. KD and his business partner Rich Kleiman, who own 35 Ventures together, have invested in NWSL club Gotham FC. Following the announcement, Durant was ecstatic: Let’s get it @GothamFC https://t.co/Mbpdfshdio — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 4, 2022 This isn’t the Nets […]

After horribly underperforming in this first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs and getting swept by the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets are due for some major roster overhaul this summer. It goes without saying that the Nets will need to surround Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving with as much quality talent as possible if […]

Brooklyn Nets fans have had a hard few weeks. Looking forward to Ben Simmons return, and how that might change their playoff fortunes, the Nets were regarded as an NBA Finals contender not long ago. After being unceremoniously swept by the Boston Celtics in round one of the playoffs, the media and rival fanbases have […]

The Boston Celtics were beaten soundly by the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday, 101-89. That comes on the heels of the Celtics sweeping the Brooklyn Nets in the opening round. During that series, Boston completely shut down both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving for much of the series, […]

Not only did the Brooklyn Nets underachieve and underwhelm in the 2021-22 season, but they could also be on the receiving end of one of the biggest financial losses in the NBA. According to Josh Kosman and Brian Lewis of the New York Post, the Nets and Barclays Center “lost between $50 million and $100 […]

For the first time in 17 years, superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant weren’t playing in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t make the postseason at all, and the Brooklyn Nets got swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round. The new generation of great players is arriving, […]

Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back in his criticisms of Kyrie Irving after the Brooklyn Nets star lashed out at the media in what he called as their attempt to profit by “disrespecting people’s lives for entertainment.” The veteran broadcaster warned Thursday that he will unload everything he has to say about Irving’s comments in […]

Kyrie Irving didn’t exactly put his best foot forward with the Brooklyn Nets in 2021-22. Not only was he limited to just 29 regular season games as a result of his decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving Kevin Durant to deal with the melodrama surrounding James Harden largely by himself. But even after […]

The Brooklyn Nets were embarrassed by the Boston Celtics, being swept in their first-round playoff series. During the series, the play of Nets superstar Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving was highlighted. Both All-Star struggled mightily against the Celtics defense, drawing all sorts of criticism. Some of that criticism came from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. That […]

The only scary hours the Brooklyn Nets lived up to was being eliminated from the NBA playoffs scarily quickly. The Boston Celtics swept them, making them the only squad to be swept so far in the postseason. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving didn’t live up to their potential in the series and now have to […]

The expectation versus reality had a pretty big gap in between for the Brooklyn Nets this season. With three relatively healthy superstars entering the season, a long run at the Larry O’Brien trophy seemed destined for the New York-based side. Instead, the season came to be defined by two things primarily: Kyrie Irving’s off-court issues […]

The Brooklyn Nets will have a lot on their plate this summer following what turned out to be a highly disappointing 2021-22 campaign that ended with an embarrassing first-round sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. One of the biggest items on their agenda is the future of Steve Nash as the team’s head […]

The future of Ben Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets is now in the balance after the former Sixers star ended up missing the entire 2021-22 season due to a lingering back injury. As it turns out, however, the Nets might not have any other choice but to keep Simmons in Brooklyn for next season. At […]

Ben Simmons has been the talk of the town after the former Rookie of the Year bailed on the Brooklyn Nets in their Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday. The general belief was Simmons was finally going to make his Nets debut in that game only for us to realize at the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics slayed one of the biggest giants in the playoffs on Monday when they took out Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets in a clean 4-0 series sweep. The Celtics are out for more blood and there’s just no way they’re backing down at this point. Boston head coach Ime […]

Despite an expected appearance in Game 4, Ben Simmons failed to make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets this season. The guard told team officials the night before the game that he was dealing with back soreness, pulling himself from the playoff game. Without Simmons’ reinforcements, the Nets fell to the Boston Celtics and were […]

The offseason is here for the Brooklyn Nets. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have been eliminated as the Nets got unceremoniously swept by Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Maybe it’ll all feel a little better than it does now if the Celtics go on to the NBA Finals and we remember the Nets were […]

If you didn’t know by now, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant loves Twitter. He’s always engaging with fans on the platform but a lot of his activity is clapping back at users who are either trying to roast him or put him down. Well, ever since KD and the Nets were swept by the Boston […]

There is no denying what a disappointment the 2022 season was for the Brooklyn Nets. The team that was regarded as the title favorite for most of the season was recently swept in the opening round by the Boston Celtics. The Nets season was overshadowed by trade rumors, drama with Kyrie Irving, and an overall […]

The season didn’t go as planned for Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. Off-court issues, a mid-season trade, and now a first-round sweep have come to define what was expected to be a title-contending roster. After the Nets season was ultimately cut short, Kyrie Irving took to Twitter to send out a message to Jayson […]

Charles Barkley is not backing down. After Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant clapped back at him for his criticism, the Hall of Famer decided to respond with a bit of name-calling during Tuesday’s NBA on TNT broadcast. Barkley claimed that he isn’t at all troubled by KD’s retort, before labeling the Nets superstar as “sensitive […]

If Kenyon Martin were in Kevin Durant’s position, he would have already asked the Brooklyn Nets to ditch Kyrie Irving. The former NBA All-Star got brutally honest on the Nets’ situation after the Boston Celtics swept them in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, the former NBA All-Star […]

Kendrick Perkins is done defending Ben Simmons. After the Australian guard failed to return in Game 4 of the Brooklyn Nets’ playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Big Perk didn’t hold back in criticizing the three-time All-Star. In his latest appearance on ESPN’s First Take, Perkins dropped a rather big insult for Simmons by calling […]

Kevin Durant had himself a day on Tuesday. No, it had nothing to do with playing basketball. Instead, his day revolved around beefing with Charles Barkley, discussing Kyrie Irving after getting swept by Celtics, and defending LeBron James and Stephen Curry. However, none of that compared to a comment he made on Twitter after dealing […]

The Brooklyn Nets offseason begins, and the first name to keep an eye on is that of the head coach, Steve Nash. Following unceremonious endings, especially first-round sweeps, an NBA head coach is often made the fall guy. But Kevin Durant will have a significant say in that matter in Brooklyn, and he may not […]

After being one of the favorites to win the 2022 NBA title, the Brooklyn Nets are out of the postseason tournament. Kevin Durant and company were eliminated in a shocking first-round sweep courtesy of the Boston Celtics. As the Nets enter the offseason, many wonder what will happen with Ben Simmons. The guard has yet […]