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If there’s one thing Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian lillard and Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant have in common aside from getting buckets, it’s that they love spending time on Twitter. Lillard’s recent tweet was for Durant, who didn’t include Russell Westbrook at least at first when he was asked who his top five best […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant listed his top five best players he ever played with and omitted former teammate Russell Westbrook. This was a shocker considering how Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook played together in what was then a very competitive and fierce Oklahoma City Thunder team. But it turns out, Westbrook did not make […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had an incredibly odd season. Especially in regards to their newly assembled big three of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. They have hardly played with all three, and half the time they have only had just one of them in the lineup. With the new injury to Kevin Durant, […]

The Brooklyn Nets faced the Miami Heat on Sunday and, well, things didn’t go as planned. With James Harden already nursing a hamstring injury, superstar forward Kevin Durant had to head to the locker room in the first quarter against the Heat. Kevin Durant favoring his left leg and is heading to the sidelines. Looks […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently came out with his list of untouchable players in the NBA. One glaring absentee on Kerr’s inventory was none other than Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. More than a few folks have reacted to Kerr’s decision to omit KD from his “truly untouchable” list, and this includes […]

On Wednesday, seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge announced his retirement from the NBA after 15 seasons due to concerns brought about by an irregular heartbeat. While this comes as a blow to the league and the Brooklyn Nets, who brought him on to help anchor the center position during their upcoming playoff run, Aldridge’s retirement brought […]

The NBA community has come together to show its support for the family and friends of Daunte Wright. According to a report, the Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks are among the teams that will be donating a special set of warm-up jerseys in order to raise fund for Wright. According to TMZ […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash has provided a timely update on the injury status of team superstar James Harden. The former league MVP is currently dealing with a hamstring issue, but it does look like Harden should be able to make his return sooner rather than later. According to Nash, Harden could be back […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant found quite a bit of amusement in multiple ESPN reporters getting testy about the 2020-21 NBA MVP race. Brian Windhorst, Tim McMahon, and Tim Bontemps discussed the MVP candidates on the latest edition of The Hoop Collective podcast. Windhorst suggested at one point Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was the clear […]

The stock market, cryptocurrencies and NFTs have been a hot commodity as of late. Stock market craziness swept the nation during the GameStop debacle where Robinhood and other broker sites closed the stock from being purchased temporarily. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Dogecoin have been two of the most popular cryptos on the market all thanks to […]

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a much-awaited matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Nets, however, had a bevy of players listed as out due to injuries or load management, including Irving’s fellow star players Kevin Durant and James Harden, plus […]

The Philadelphia 76ers outlast the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday to take the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite not suiting up for Brooklyn, though, Kevin Durant was showered with “KD sucks” chants towards the end of the final quarter. This just shows how Sixers fans indeed have no chill and just maybe want […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant showed off his poetic side on Wednesday in response to one Twitter troll who criticized his game. The one-time league MVP fired back after one user pointed out that he supposedly has more tweets than career points. Ouch.  While that sounded like a sick burn on KD, the Nets forward […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been plagued with injuries as well as circumstances out of their control all season. With Kevin Durant missing a good portion of the season due to his hamstring and Kyrie Irving missing games due to both COVID-19 protocols and personal reasons, the main concern of the Nets is maintaining a strong […]

Julius Erving may be the most iconic figure in Nets lore, but he isn’t a fan of how the 2020-21 Brooklyn Nets — which may end up as the greatest team in the history of the franchise — has come together. During an appearance on Philadelphia 76ers’ wing Danny Green’s “Inside the Green Room” podcast, […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will do battle Wednesday night in a matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. But this marquee showdown has lost some luster with the Nets going through a bit of a rotation shakeup due to injuries and injury management. Kyrie Irving is making his return to […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered this year with high expectations both internally and externally with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving both set to lead the charge. After trading for James Harden during the season while also acquiring LaMarcus Aldridge and Blake Griffin one thing has become apparent; it’s championship or bust in 2021 for the Nets. […]

Kevin Durant may be the most potent offensive weapon that Oklahoma City Thunder fans have ever seen. There’s almost no point in getting into a debate about that. On Tuesday against the Utah Jazz, however, Lu Dort just forged himself beside Durant for a long-standing scoring record. Per Stat Muse, Dort’s 42-point explosion is right […]

There has been quite a buzz surrounding Wednesday’s highly-anticipated clash between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. If you ask Kevin Durant, however, the Nets star does not seem to be too concerned about the Sixers right now. According to Durant, who led Brooklyn to a 127-97 blowout win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on […]

NBA fans will be in for quite a treat on Wednesday when the two best teams in the Eastern Conference battle it out on the hardcourt. With how things stand, however, it looks like the Brooklyn Nets might be without both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving when they take on the Sixers on Wednesday. Durant, […]

Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe had an illustrious career capped with three Super Bowl rings, and he revolutionized the position as a receiver. One thing he was not known for was blocking, but that is what he just did to Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant on Twitter during an online duel. Sharpe was […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is at with the talking heads once again. Only this time, he will not be made to be the “sensitive” type. Durant and UNDISPUTED co-star Shannon Sharpe got into a back-and-forth on Twitter on Tuesday after Durant inquired as to why Sharpe was pushing “fake quotes” about him. Y’all drunk […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers seems to be unbothered as his team is set to host another strong contender in the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. As per Derek Bodner, he claimed that he didn’t know that they were about to play Kevin Durant and company until he walked in that particular interview. Doc […]

Joel Embiid firmly believes he is just like Kevin Durant. Yup, you read that right. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar nonchalantly compared himself to the former MVP after putting on a clinic on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Embiid channeled his best Slim Reaper impression against the Mavericks, exploding for 36 points in just 26 […]

After Monday night’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the Philadelphia 76ers remained the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and star guard Ben Simmons is feeling extra confident. The Sixers improved to 37-17 and Simmons feels they can take on all comers. Simmons even issued bold remarks against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn […]

Kevin Durant is back at it again with his Twitter fingers. The Brooklyn Nets superstar took to social media to blast everyone’s favorite ‘drunk uncle’ aka Shannon Sharpe for seemingly misquoting something Durant had previously mentioned. Durant wasn’t letting this one slip, as Sharpe clearly was trying to spark a beef between him and Los […]

The Brooklyn Nets have such a powerhouse team that any one of their three superstars could go off on any given night. As a matter of fact, all three of them could and probably should be in the running for this year’s MVP title. For Kevin Durant, though, he admitted that this is a notion […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has had a bit of a hard time getting acclimated in his return from a hamstring injury that cost him nearly two months of the 2020-21 season. But his teammates aren’t worried. Nets big man Nicolas Claxton said Monday there is little doubt a player of Durant’s caliber can get […]

It looks like fantasy basketball players who have Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant on their lineup will have some fun on Monday night. Kyrie Irving, James Harden and LaMarcus Aldridge have all been ruled out in the Nets’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, setting up the stage for Durant to go ham and carry the […]

Kyrie Irving and Dennis Schroder were both ejected during the third quarter of the Brooklyn Nets – Los Angeles Lakers showdown on Saturday night. Asked about his thoughts on the officiating and the ejection of his good buddy, in particular, Kevin Durant offered a pretty blunt response. Via Brian Lewis of The New York Post: […]

Kevin Durant may have been out of action for the Brooklyn Nets for an extended period, but at this point, it would be safe to say that he’s feeling pretty good. Just ask Los Angeles Lakers big man Andre Drummond. Durant put Drummond on a poster with this emphatic finish (h/t Yahoo Sports on Twitter): […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash loved what he saw from Kevin Durant after returning from a lengthy lay-off due to a hamstring strain. Despite playing just 19 minutes in his first game back since February, the one-time NBA MVP had a productive showing for the Nets, scoring 17 points off the bench in an […]

With all the moves the Brooklyn Nets have made to get to where they are now, the franchise is in championship or bust mode. One of their superstars, Kevin Durant, has his sights set on more than just another ring, though. KD’s focused on more than just rings and trophies. ⁰⁰(via @Rachel__Nichols) pic.twitter.com/bXXSPasvJ0 — Bleacher […]

The Brooklyn Nets are primed to win the NBA championship this year. With a lineup that includes Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin, Deandre Jordan, and LaMarcus Aldridge, one can only assume they’re going to dominate. However, the team hasn’t had much playing time together as each of the big three has missed […]

Kevin Durant has had a roller coaster of a career the last few years. The Brooklyn Nets superstar was recently in headlines due to his comeback from injury, while also making the news for his ugly interaction with Michael Rapoport over social media. Even so, Kevin Durant seems unbothered by the criticism and lack of […]

Kevin Durant had some incredibly high praise for his Brooklyn Nets teammates during a Twitter Spaces chat with Bansky Gonzalez. Durant told Gonzalez “the sky is the limit” for second-year Nets center Nicolas Claxton, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. But the 32-year-old was even more effusive in discussing Joe Harris, whose name he dropped with […]

Kevin Durant is not concerned with the collective despite the consistent number of injuries to the Brooklyn Nets roster. Durant, who just made his return Wednesday night, said in an Instagram chat, that the Nets will be fine in terms of chemistry because they have high IQ guys on the roster: “When you’ve got high […]

Basketball fans have undoubtedly seen the meme of Draymond Green hyping up Kevin Durant during their days with the Golden State Warriors. Green revealed during the latest edition of Durant’s The ETCs podcast he was telling KD just how unguardable he is when it comes to scoring ability: If you don’t know now you know […]

Former Warriors teammates Draymond Green and Kevin Durant discussed a whole bunch of false narratives during the latest edition of Durant’s “The ETCs” podcast. One such narrative included prior reports suggesting Green called Durant crying from the parking lot after the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 […]