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Brooklyn Nets veteran big man DeAndre Jordan is a traditional big man. In a way, it’ll forever make him against the idea of small-ball running a new era in the NBA. More on that in a moment, though. Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has recently pulled out another one from magical bag of tricks […]

The Houston Rockets recently parted ways with their starting big man, Clint Capela in a huge four-team trade that went down right towards the end of the recently-concluded trade deadline. As it turns out, the Rockets were actually interested in bringing in a like-for-like replacement for Capela, and according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star center DeAndre Jordan will miss his fourth straight game on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. Jordan is still out after suffering a dislocated middle finger: Nets announce that Nic Claxton is available to play tonight in Detroit and DeAndre Jordan is out. — Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) January 25, 2020 In his first […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan dislocated the middle finger on his right hand in Wednesday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers and will miss multiple games. However, there is some good news. The Nets announced on Friday Jordan won’t require surgery and will be re-evaluated next week: DeAndre Jordan’s dislocated finger will not require surgery, the […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson shared updates on DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince’s injuries. According to Atkinson, Jordan will get his finger looked at on Thursday, noting that he’s unsure if the big man will miss some games. Prince’s injury, meanwhile, isn’t that serious. In the event that Jordan needs to sit out, Atkinson […]

Just days after getting Kyrie Irving back in the rotation, the Brooklyn Nets suffered yet another crucial loss during Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. DeAndre Jordan was taken to the locker room after dislocating his middle finger. He was eventually ruled out of the game. DeAndre Jordan is out for the game with […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran center DeAndre Jordan only spent a brief three months as a member of the New York Knicks during the 2018-29 season, but apparently he was able to rub off on young center Mitchell Robinson, New York’s emerging rising star. Mitchell Robinson, 21, was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA […]

Now in his 12th season in the league, veteran big man DeAndre Jordan has found himself in unfamiliar territory with the Brooklyn Nets. After being a starter for pretty much his entire career (save for his first few seasons in the NBA), the 6-foot-11 center has now been relegated to a bench role in head […]

DeAndre Jordan is among the many Brooklyn Nets thinking Kyrie Irving unfairly gets a bad rap. Irving has been the cause of criticism for quite a while now, but the fingers were never pointed at him more strongly than they were during his last season with the Boston Celtics, where his reported mood swings and […]

The Brooklyn Nets duo of Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan joined forces for a halfcourt alley-oop which ended up in a reverse slam by the big man. Peep the clip below. Right before reaching the halfcourt line, Dinwiddie was already looking and Jordan who was camping deep in the paint. Dinwiddie was pretty confident. All […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan is known for his high-flying dunking exploits during his tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers, but on Monday night, he produced an amusing passing highlight for his new team. Jordan inexplicably bounced the ball off the backboard from beyond the 3-point line back to himself before dishing it to another […]

The Brooklyn Nets hosted the New York Knicks at Barclays Center on Thursday in a tightly contested matchup. During the game, a flashy pass from Spencer Dinwiddie was finished off by DeAndre Jordan for a one-handed dunk. The play was created by Dinwiddie exploiting Taj Gibson ball watching in pick-and-roll coverage. After engaging in deep […]

Brooklyn Nets superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving took less than the max so the franchise could sign DeAndre Jordan as well. Irving and Durant converted a chunk of their salaries into performance-based bonuses to create room for Jordan, according to Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report: This free-agency decision was made over FaceTime. Jordan recalls […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan says he talked to Kevin Durant a lot during the summer of 2015 after the whole Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Clippers free agency saga. Jordan says Durant was an outlet for him and that he will always appreciate KD for that. “He was an outlet for me,” Jordan told Bleacher Report. […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan caused quite the stir during the summer of 2015 when he backed out of his agreement with the Dallas Mavericks to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. Clippers fans were happy that Jordan decided to come back, but Mavs fans were upset and took a lot of shots at Jordan […]

Meditation has become a big part of Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan’s life. Jordan uses meditation to clear his thoughts and find peace of mind in the NBA. The Nets’ high-flyer says the practice of meditating has helped him immensely, via Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report: Jordan does not just have a room where he […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has not let being injured prevent him from having fun on the sidelines. Durant hilariously mimicked Nets center DeAndre Jordan after Jordan used a sweet up-fake to free himself for an easy bucket during Sunday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. DeAndre hit the pump fake so KD did too […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan had some fun with frontcourt partner Jarrett Allen ahead of theit matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jordan used an air-horn to mock combing and grooming Allen’s afro before the Nets and Hornets got ready to tip things off. DeAndre Jordan grooming his protege 😂 pic.twitter.com/3GGmDVpjJk — ClutchPoints […]

It has been well over a month since the New York Knicks suffered what was nothing less than one of, if not the worst series of events in franchise history. Nevertheless, it seems that reliving the agony will remain to be the case for the organization and its supporters for the foreseeable future. Just recently, […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen wants to take his game to the next level, and if there’s one player in the NBA he’d like to emulate, it’s Detroit Pistons’ Blake Griffin, as a teammate of DeAndre Jordan. Allen said that he and Griffin have a couple of similarities and that’s one of the reasons […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan will not play on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics, the team announced. Jordan is out due to left ankle soreness. It’s the second straight game he’ll miss. Jarrett Allen will see extended minutes against the Celtics with Jordan out. The Nets are 9-8 on the season, good for seventh place […]

All-Star big man DeAndre Jordan won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jordan is out due to left ankle soreness. DeAndre Jordan is out for the #Nets tonight at the #Cavs due to left ankle soreness. #NBA — Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 25, 2019 Jarrett Allen will see extended minutes […]

When one-time All-Star center DeAndre Jordan linked up with buddies Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, he didn’t think it’d go like this. The 31-year-old big man couldn’t handle a pass from Nets teammate Garrett Temple, ruining a perfect alley-oop attempt against the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night. https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1198046933123837952 […]

Chicago Bulls rookie big man Daniel Gafford just had the best game of his young career on Monday night when he put up 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting, five rebounds, and two blocks. Although his team lost 115-101 against the Milwaukee Bucks, Gafford’s performance earned a lot of praise from his teammates and even drew […]

Brooklyn Nets’ center DeAndre Jordan made it clear that he is not a fan of Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr.’s antics. The 11-year NBA vet took offense of the young forward’s extracurricular gestures in the Nets’ game versus the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. With under a minute left until the half, Oubre drove hard […]

DeAndre Jordan could make his return to the Brooklyn Nets lineup when they play the Phoenix Suns this Sunday. Jordan missed the Nets’ showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday due to the left ankle sprain he sustained against the New Orleans Pelicans last Monday. #Nets center DeAndre Jordan (ankle) is probable tomorrow vs […]

Brooklyn Nets big man DeAndre Jordan will not play in his team’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night due to a sprained ankle, according to Greg Logan of Newsday. Jordan suffered the injury during the Nets’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. In seven games and three starts this season, […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star center DeAndre Jordan is questionable to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Jordan sprained his right ankle on Monday versus the New Orleans Pelicans. He was limited at Thursday’s practice: DeAndre Jordan is questionable for tomorrow in Portland. #Nets #Blazers — Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 7, 2019 If Jordan doesn’t play […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran big man DeAndre Jordan suffered a sprained left ankle on Monday night in the team’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, but by the looks of things, it appears the 31-year-old center won’t be missing too much time. Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says Jordan’s injury is “not really that bad,” and […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan suffered a left ankle sprain against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. The Nets announced that Jordan is out for the remainder of the game: UPDATE: DeAndre Jordan will not return to tonight’s game due to a sprained left ankle. — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 5, 2019 DeAndre Jordan entered […]

Third-year center Jarrett Allen will start for the Brooklyn Nets on Friday evening at home against the visiting Houston Rockets. So far, the 21-year-old big man has split the starting duties for the Nets through four games with veteran DeAndre Jordan. Your BK starting 5️⃣ (@newyorklottery) 1️⃣1️⃣ @KyrieIrving2️⃣2️⃣ @CarisLeVert1️⃣2️⃣ Joe Harris2️⃣ @taureanprince3️⃣1️⃣ @_bigjayy_ #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/qRr5pHHGxM […]

A story was released on Tuesday indicating that Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving suffers from occasional mood swings. Whether it’s true or not, his teammate, DeAndre Jordan, got a kick out of the report. “Kyrie’s a bad guy,” Jordan told James Herbert of CBS Sports with a heavy dose of sarcasm. “He’s terrible. He’s moody. […]

Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and DeAndre Jordan all came together this past summer and joined the Brooklyn Nets. The Kyrie-KD-DJ team-up idea apparently first was broached when Irving suggested they do so during the 2016 Olympics. ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan detailed how Irving planted the seeds over three years ago in Rio de Janeiro: One of […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t see any problem having two starting-caliber centers in DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen. The arrival of Jordan in the offseason brought an immediate conflict for the Nets, especially considering the development of Allen. However, Atkinson has a plan in using the two and taking advantage of the dynamic […]

Remember when DeAndre Jordan was locked in his house during the 2015 free agency period? According to the new Brooklyn Nets center, none of that stuff happened this summer with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The three All-Stars talked with each other on a conference call about playing together on the Nets. Irving, Durant and […]

Kyrie Irving, who recently told reporters he told the Brooklyn Nets he’d be bringing a few friends with him, explained when he first made contact with Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan during the first press conference of the season on Friday. The Nets new point guard cited the early morning of June 30 was when […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the franchise is expecting “big things” from center DeAndre Jordan this upcoming season. Jordan signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the Nets. He’s joining his two good friends in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. It’s unclear if Jordan is going to start for the Nets or back up Jarrett Allen. […]

Before the Los Angeles Clippers dismantled the NBA this summer after adding both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George this summer, the Brooklyn Nets had stolen the show, signing Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan. Of course, the Clippers ultimately upstaged them, but it was still a pivotal moment for a franchise that has been […]

One fan seems pretty convinced no one in the Brooklyn Nets can guard Spencer Dinwiddie. However, the fan wants to know who is the lone player in the team who can’t really guard the 26-year-old rising star. In a Twitter Q&A, the said supporter asked Dinwiddie that question. Fortunately for him, the five-year vet has […]