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Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley has some opinions on how the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason additions of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will change the culture of the team. Dudley played just one season for the Nets (2018-19) where the small forward averaged 4.9 points and 2.6 points in 20.7 minutes per game for the […]

Steven Adams admitted he has no ill will toward Kevin Durant, despite saying he would have handled his exit from the Oklahoma City Thunder differently. In a recent podcast appearance with ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Adams discussed how he wrote that aforementioned opinion in his 2018 autobiography: My Life, My Fight: Rising up from New Zealand […]

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets is a huge fan of the NBA. Durant’s obsessions with NBA minutiae is well known, and he further expressed his NBA “fanaticism” on Monday night when he tweeted about watching Nikola Vucevic for the Orlando Magic. It’s a fun experience watching vucevic play basketball. Just so talented. — Kevin […]

Hall of Fame forward Dominque Wilkins knows what it takes to bounce back from a serious injury. Wilkins suffered a torn Achilles tendon in January of 1992, and he says that Brooklyn nets star Kevin Durant must block out the critics as he rehabs from an Achilles injury of his own (via Mike Mazzeo of […]

The Brooklyn Nets put forth a historically bad performance in their 94-82 loss to the lowly New York Knicks on Thursday night. During the lopsided game, an image of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving looking forlorn on the bench spread throughout social media. Understandably, NBA Twitter had a field day with the image, mocking the two […]

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. […]

Ever since the New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers in 1947, the public has been enamored with basketball on Christmas day. Other than a lockout-shortened 1988 season, the NBA’s Christmas slate has featured some of the best players and teams in the league. As a result, throughout its history, we’ve gotten a myriad of […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is one of the more exciting rookies to watch in the league. His vision — combined with his scoring — makes him one of the best young playmakers in the league. However, even a guy like him has a Christmas wish list. In this case, the list contains traits […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is in the giving mood this holiday season. On Thursday, Durant gave out holiday gifts to 40 kids whose families are homeless. It was part of his charity’s annual tradition: In Manhattan yesterday, Kevin Durant gave out holiday gifts to 40 kids whose families are homeless. It was part of […]

LOS ANGELES – Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets came into Staples Center on Thursday night and defeated the LA Clippers 122-117. The loss was the second at home all season for the Clippers, who had been 14-1 in L.A. Westbrook led the way for Houston season-high 40 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists on […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t include Kevin Durant in their “franchise of the decade” tribute video, and Jalen Rose knows why. Since leaving the Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets, Durant has said a few controversial things about the Dubs. The two-time Finals MVP told the Wall Street Journal the motion offense head coach Steve Kerr […]

The Golden State Warriors stealthily snubbed two-time champion Kevin Durant from a tribute tweet self-promoting their recent win as “Franchise of the Decade,” as voted by the Sports Business Journal. The tweet includes snapshots from each year — from 2010 through 2019 — none of which include the two-time Finals MVP in them. The Golden […]

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 […]

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, […]

Carmelo Anthony and his representatives were in contact with the New York Knicks this past summer about rejoining the franchise on a minimum contract. Anthony’s camp attempted to convince the Knicks that signing him would improve their chances of signing superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. Durant and […]

During an Ask Me Anything Series on Reddit, Toronto Raptors rising star Pascal Siakam was asked who is the toughest player to guard in the NBA. Siakam went with Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles tear. […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam has grown from Most Improved Player last season to his team’s top gun following the departure of 2019 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. The 25-year-old Cameroonian signed a big extension with Toronto in the offseason and has only stepped up his game in 2019-20, earning the praises of All-Stars Kevin […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant would love to bring a championship to his new team, but he’s also hoping to revitalize The Big Apple through basketball. Durant joined the Nets this summer, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. Unfortunately, the former No. 2 overall pick is expected to miss all of this campaign […]

At 31 years of age, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is currently in the 13th season of what has been an illustrious career. The two-time NBA champ has pretty much been through it all in the league, and there’s no denying that Father Time is slowly catching up with him, especially after his devastating Achilles […]

The New York Knicks are a major disappointment once again. After spending the entire 2018-19 season freeing up enough cap space to sign two superstars, they ended up with none. Now, they have the worst record in the league. Things would’ve looked different had the Knicks been able to sign their top free-agent targets this […]

The Brooklyn Nets earned an impressive win against one of the West’s powerhouse teams, beating the Denver Nuggets 105-102 to improve to 13-10 for the season. Kevin Durant is happy to see his teammates playing well, especially Spencer Dinwiddie who finished with 24 points, four rebounds and eight assists. Durant tried to high-five the young […]

New York–based actor and die-hard New York Knicks fan Michael Rapaport is known for his explicit — often filmed — rants about his beloved team. With the Knicks canning head coach David Fizdale in just his second season with the organization, Rapaport shared a video on Twitter on Friday apologizing to recent ‘Bockers heels in […]

Rich Kleiman, manager and business partner of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, shared an image of former New York Knicks point guard Mark Jackson on Twitter this afternoon, likely in an attempt to petition for the Manhattan franchise to hire the ex-Golden State Warriors head coach for their vacant position. pic.twitter.com/AM7uxhZv8u — Ace (@richkleiman) December […]

As part of a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, rapper Fat Joe claimed that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined the Nets instead of the Knicks this offseason because they “didn’t want that smoke” of all that pressure: “Kyrie and Durant — they didn’t want that New York Knicks pressure,” Fat Joe said in his […]

Renowned hip-hop artist and self-confessed New York Knicks fan Fat Joe has come out to say that he knows exactly why Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided against joining New York last summer and went to the Brooklyn Nets instead. According to the rapper, both Durant and Irving do not have what it takes to […]

Former NBA star and future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett is slightly surprised that Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant chose to play for the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks. Garnett told Stefan Bondy of theNew York Daily News that the two superstars would have revolutionized the basketball world if they could reestablish […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant is Forbes cover model for their Class of 2020 30 under 30 list. The former No. 2 overall pick announced this news on Tuesday morning through his Twitter account, noting that he was honored for the recognition. I’m honored to be on the cover of this month’s @Forbes. Congrats to […]

Dennis Schröder had a rude awakening upon lacing up his Nike KDs after being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, quickly catching on to the organization’s utter repugnance for anything with Kevin Durant’s name or brand. Former franchise star Russell Westbrook didn’t let it slip either during his lone year next to Schröder: “Even Russ […]

Injured star Kevin Durant comes into the defense of his Brooklyn Nets teammate Kyrie Irving, who went on an epic rant on Instagram after getting booed at by Boston Celtics fans at TD Garden. Irving took it to his IG stories to criticize the fans who put more importance on the game than the actual […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant and his Thirty Five Ventures business partner, Rich Kleiman, are teaming up with Canopy Rivers — a venture capital firm that specializes in cannabis. According to a report from Yahoo Sports, Thirty Five Ventures announced on Tuesday that they will be joining the strategic advisory board at the publicly-traded venture […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets appear to have no chill at the moment, as they made sure that their cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks, were reminded that the Nets had just served them another defeat. Following Brooklyn’s 103-101 win against the Knicks on Sunday, the Nets and Durant took to social media to […]

Barely a month into the new season and already, the Golden State Warriors and their fall from grace have been nothing short of epic. From being a couple of games away from further cementing their legacy by winning their third straight title — and their fourth in the past five seasons — the defending Western […]

The New York Knicks hired David Fizdale in May 2018 with the hope that he could help the franchise attract big time free agents to The Big Apple. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade said last season he believes Fizdale can help the Knicks attract star free agents. Wade and Fizdale spent many years together with […]

Former Golden State Warriors big man David West has spoken out about how he took the news of Kevin Durant leaving the team over the summer. According to West, who himself spent two championship-winning seasons with the Dubs, he was completely blindsided by Durant’s decision to jump ship to the Brooklyn Nets: “I was,” West […]

Retired NBA marksman Ray Allen says he would have returned to the Celtics in 2016 if the team had landed Kevin Durant, according to a report from Darren Hartwell of NBC Sports. Allen spent five seasons with the Celtics (2007-2012), knocking down several big shots along the way. According to NBC’s report, the former No. […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo alluded to Kevin Durant’s calf/Achilles situation last year in terms of why he’s being cautious with his own injury. Rondo has yet to play in a game this season for the Lakers, who are 7-2: The reason for Rajon Rondo's extended absence is because he doesn't want to […]

The Houston Rockets poured it on against a shorthanded Golden State Warriors side on Wednesday, with the lopsided contest ending with a final score of 129-112. James Harden led the way for the Rockets once again, accounting for a game-high 36 points (on 10-of-23 shooting), six 3-pointers, four rebounds, 13 assists, three steals, and three […]

Kevin Durant was at Brooklyn Nets practice on Wednesday getting some shots up, a scene which made head coach Kenny Atkinson and guard Spencer Dinwiddie happy. Although Durant is going to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear, Atkinson and Dinwiddie think Durant’s presence on the court and with the Nets is […]