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The Brooklyn Nets are a trainwreck right now. That’s unlikely to say to a team that has Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the fold, but the Nets aren’t winning. They’re just 2-6. On top of that, they are taking even more hits for off-the-court issues they just couldn’t seem to shake off. All that […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been embroiled in so much controversy in recent weeks, currently in the midst of dealing with the Kyrie Irving saga and the fallout of parting ways with former head coach Steve Nash, that it has taken a lot of attention away from their troubling 2-6 start to begin the season. During […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s world is burning down around him. The 2-6 Nets agreed to part ways with Steve Nash Tuesday, and they seem locked in on poaching suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka for the position, though general manager Sean Marks claims no decision has been made. Amidst all the drama, Kyrie Irving […]

On a day when Brooklyn lost head coach Steve Nash, Kevin Durant and the Nets had an opportunity for a morale-boosting victory. The Nets led by as many as 12 points in the second half Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls. But as has been the case to start the season, Chicago stormed back to claim […]

Kevin Durant doesn’t want people to pity him amid the Brooklyn Nets’ struggles this 2022-23 campaign. The Nets dropped to 2-6 on the season following Tuesday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls, bringing more misery to the team in a messy day that saw head coach Steve Nash get fired. Many fans believe that Brooklyn is […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant admitted he was sleeping in the buildup of Steve Nash’s firing on Tuesday afternoon. So when he woke up, it was only then he learned of the team’s decision. Durant shared as much during his postgame presser following their 108-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls. He also admitted that he […]

Charles Barkley firmly believes Steve Nash was not the problem in the Brooklyn Nets’ disastrous year so far. Instead, he thinks if there is anyone that should be blamed, it’s Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In his latest appearance on Inside the NBA, Barkley talked about the Nets’ decision to fire Nash and pointed out […]

At moments it was pretty, at moments it was ugly, but the end result was all that mattered for a Brooklyn Nets team in desperate need of a victory. Brooklyn snapped a four-game skid with a 116-109 win over the Indiana Pacers Monday night. It was a much-needed bounce-back win for Brooklyn off the heels […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant grew up watching Vince Carter, so it was extra special for him to surpass the basketball legend on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. On Monday against the Indiana Pacers, Durant climbed to the 19th spot of the scoring ladder, toppling Carter from the position in the process. It wasn’t a […]

Former Brooklyn Nets guard Jamal Crawford thinks the team needs to take a second look at Dwight Howard. For him, Kevin Durant and co. could really use his help. Howard recently spoke with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay and opened up about how he approached Brooklyn and shared his desire to play for the […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has officially surpassed Vince Carter on the all-time scoring list, and the former NBA Dunk king couldn’t be happier for him. When Durant cracked the Top 20 of the NBA’s all-time scoring against the Memphis Grizzlies, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before he surpasses Carter. Exactly […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets will be without Ben Simmons when they take on the Indiana Pacers Monday. The star point guard has been ruled out with left knee soreness. Moreover, Nets head coach Steve Nash was unsure of Simmons’ status ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. “Ben just has a sore […]

The Brooklyn Nets held a players-only meeting Saturday after an embarrassing 125-116 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The loss, Brooklyn’s fourth in a row, came with Indiana on the back end of a back-to-back without one of their best players in Myles Turner. At 1-5, the Nets are one of five teams in the league […]

The Brooklyn Nets are straight-up not having a good time right now. After a disappointing 2021-22 season, many were hoping for this team to bounce back this season. They have all the talent in the world to be a great team this year, with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons leading the way. This […]

Kyrie Irving’s Twitter rants and posts have been the center of media attention… for all the wrong reasons. The Brooklyn Nets guard has always been rather outspoken about his beliefs. A few days ago, though, fans, former players, and even the owner of the team, took notice when Irving promoted a heavily anti-Semitic movie, among […]

There’s lazy, there’s lackadaisical, there’s uninspired, and then there’s whatever the Brooklyn Nets put out on the court Saturday against the Indiana Pacers. The Nets put forth as disappointing an effort as you could imagine in a 125-116 loss to a Pacers team on the back end of a back-to-back without Myles Turner. Brooklyn’s non-existent […]

With Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets dropping to 1-5 on the season, NBA fans couldn’t help but compare their situation to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’. Some are even saying the Brooklyn franchise is in uglier shape given the talent they have. The Nets have now lost four straight games, with their […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Seth Curry will make his season debut Saturday against the Indiana Pacers. Curry missed Brooklyn’s first five games while recovering from offseason ankle surgery. The Nets assigned the guard to their G-League affiliate in Long Island for practice earlier this week before recalling him. Curry said he is still feeling soreness in his […]

After a summer of discontent from Brooklyn Nets stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the 2022-23 Nets season started with the two stars, Ben Simmons and coach Steve Nash all still in place. However, the season hasn’t started well. The team is 1-4 through five games, and while that’s not enough of a sample size […]

The Brooklyn Nets put up a formidable fight against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, but in the end, it was Kevin Durant and Co. who still came home empty handed. The Nets had no answer to Luka as he led the Mavs to a 129-125 victory in overtime. After the game, […]

It was easy to see the Brooklyn Nets would be tested early when assessing their schedule to start the season. For the fourth-straight game, the Nets were in a dogfight Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks. And for the third consecutive time, they came up short. Brooklyn fell 129-125 in overtime to Dallas. Luka Doncic […]

“When you try your best but you don’t succeed.” Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are probably listening to Coldplay’s “Fix You” after yet another humongous effort from the Brooklyn Nets duo went to waste following a 125-129 overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The talented yet oft-criticized Durant and Irving dropped 37 and 39 points, […]

Thursday night produced quite an encounter as the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Dallas Mavericks in a marquee matchup between two sides with championship aspirations this season. Unfortunately for Kevin Durant and Co., it was the Mavs who emerged with the hard-fought victory in Brooklyn’s own home floor, 129-125. It was a high-scoring matchup that featured […]

A lot was on the line for both the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks during Thursday night’s marquee matchup. Things got a little bit physical during the game, which saw Luka Doncic hitting the deck after a blatant shove from Kevin Durant. KD sent Luka flying in the third quarter with a push from […]

Steve Nash was slapped with his first ejection of the season on Wednesday night in a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Brooklyn Nets head coach had to be restrained from having a go at the officials after a controversial call in the third period. Based on what we saw from Nash, it isn’t at […]

The Brooklyn Nets head into Thursday’s matchup against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks looking to score just their second win in five games. It’s been a rough start for the Nets thus far, and they will need to start stacking up wins sooner or later. Brooklyn’s sluggish start has been no fault of Kevin […]

Kevin Durant said at training camp that the Brooklyn Nets’ response to adversity this season would be the true test of their camaraderie. Like students in the first week of class, that test is coming earlier than Ben Simmons and Brooklyn’s squad may have liked. The Nets fell to 1-3 with a 110-99 loss to […]

Steve Nash got his first ejection as an NBA head coach on Wednesday night after going off at the referees, but Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant wasn’t surprised by his coach’s animated reaction. In fact, it seems he has been waiting for it. In his postgame presser following the 110-99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook haven’t always seen each other eye to eye, but it is nice to see that the former has the latter’s back amid the Los Angeles Lakers point guard’s struggles in the early goings of the 2022-23 NBA season. During the first episode of The Boardroom podcast  The ETC’s With KD and […]

Monday night produced a truly memorable spectacle between the Brooklyn Nets and the Memphis Grizzlies. The two teams’ top stars came out to play, and fans were treated to an epic encounter between two sides that just would not let up. In the end, however, it was the Grizzlies who came away with a statement […]

Ja Morant quickly emerged as one of the top young stars in the NBA over the last two seasons. The 23-year-old Memphis Grizzlies stud isn’t showing any signs of slowing down in 2022-23. The former second overall pick is leading the league in scoring at 35.3 points per game to start the year. Morant led […]

The Brooklyn Nets ran into one of the league’s top up-and-coming teams when they traveled to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. Brooklyn faced another promising young squad in the New Orleans Pelicans to open the season. The result was an embarrassing blowout loss. The Nets turned in a more valiant effort this time, falling […]

Monday night’s matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Memphis Grizzlies definitely lived up to the lofty expectations fans had before the game tipped off. We saw a scoring barrage from some of the top players in the game today as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving combined with Ja Morant and Desmond Bane to shatter […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant continues to cement his status as one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. And after climbing the scoring ladder, he has his eyes on Vince Carter and Kevin Garnett now. Durant cracked the Top 20 of the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Monday after exploding for 37 points in […]

The Brooklyn Nets are not known for having one of the better home-court advantages in the NBA. When the team moved to Brooklyn, it hoped to cut into the fanbase of the struggling Knicks and stake a claim of New York City. Ten years later, the Knicks still reign supreme in New York. However, the […]

Several Brooklyn Nets players spoke throughout training camp about shedding the team’s “soft” reputation from last season. But “soft” was an accurate description of the Nets in their season opener Wednesday night. The Nets were manhandled by the New Orleans Pelicans 130-108 before a home crowd of 18,000. Brooklyn lost the rebounding battle 61-39 and […]

New Orleans Pelicans scoring machine Brandon Ingram has always been compared with Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. Both are lengthy bucket-getters who can be unstoppable when they get it going. Before Wednesday night’s showdown between the Pelicans and the Nets, Durant even heaped some praises at Brandon Ingram, though, the latter was not really buying […]

In a message that will make New Orleans Pelicans fans happy, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant admits Zion Williamson doesn’t look like someone coming from a long injury layoff. Williamson played in his first NBA regular season game after missing the whole 2021-22 season due to a foot injury, and he was phenomenal. The explosive […]

The Brooklyn Nets make their much-anticipated regular-season debut Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. With that, here are three bold predictions for the Nets in this 2022-23 NBA season. 3. Kyrie Irving joins the 50/40/90 club for the second time Through Irving’s controversial vaccine stance and holdout last season, many forget he became the […]