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When Kyrie Irving missed 26 straight games from November to January due to injury, fellow guard Spencer Dinwiddie stepped up for the Brooklyn Nets. When Irving returned from injury this month, Dinwiddie’s role was reduced. However, Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson decided to play the two-point guards together in the starting lineup and in five […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie has officially changed his number from No. 8 to No. 26 to honor the late Kobe Bryant. Dinwiddie is a native of Los Angeles and has been public in expressing how much Bryant meant to him. The NBA typically forces players to wait until the offseason to change numbers, […]

NBA players have started to informally retire the numbers “8” and “24” in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, an initiative taken to honor his memory and legacy in the sport, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie is among them, switching his No. 8 for No. 26: […]

The Brooklyn Nets will bring Spencer Dinwiddie off the bench on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons, according to Shams Charania of Stadium. “I’m told the Nets are moving guard Spencer Dinwiddie to the bench…” NBA Insider @ShamsCharania reports on Brooklyn switching their starting lineup beginning Saturday night in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/hbv18gyYMP — Stadium (@Stadium) January 25, […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie capitalized on Kyrie Irving’s extended absence to stake his claim as one of the better backcourt players in the Eastern Conference. Dinwiddie is also beginning to generate some trade interest from opposing teams. Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reported teams are “intrigued” at the prospect of trading for […]

Kyrie Irving’s return will naturally put an end to Spencer Dinwiddie’s run as the Brooklyn Nets’ starting point guard and alpha dog. But even after losing the prestige and the minutes that come with it, Dinwiddie doesn’t think he’ll go from All-Star candidate to irrelevant with Irving back on the floor. He’ll still get his […]

After months of discussions with the NBA, Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie plans to launch the digital investment vehicle using the $34.4 million he was promised in his contract this summer, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Dinwiddie has made changes in the language of his product and isn’t tying this platform to […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie is looking to follow in the generous footsteps of Hawks star Trae Young, who recently helped pay more than $1 million in medical debt for people in the city of Atlanta. Young partnered with RIP Medical Debt to “relieve over a million dollars in past due medical debts for […]

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 […]

To be clear, I don’t think that Karl-Anthony Towns is currently being shopped and it should be no surprise to anyone that he is being reported as “unhappy” with the Minnesota Timberwolves after recently losing 11 straight games and likely playoff hopes along with it. That being said, Towns could reach a point where he […]

The Brooklyn Nets got the better of the New York Knicks in their first two encounters of the 2019-20 NBA regular season. But the Knicks fought back on Wednesday night, taking the third game with a surprising 94-82 win, thanks in large part to Julius Randle’s game-best 33 points. It also did not help that […]

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 […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a tough start to the 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign and most pundits believed it would have gone tougher with superstar Kyrie Irving out for a prolonged period due to a shoulder issue. Brooklyn, however, has managed to solider on without their prized offseason acquisition, compiling a 16-13 record good for […]

Spencer Dinwiddie is playing like someone worthy of All-Star recognition, but there is no better praise than the thought coming from a perennial All-Star stud like Kobe Bryant. The longtime Los Angeles Lakers icon told the Brooklyn Nets floor general he was “playing like an All-Star” before he went on to drop 39 points on […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has had a band of support for Most Improved Player thanks to his impressive averages of 22.7 points and 6.2 assists, along with recent 41- and 39-point efforts in the last two games. Yet the Brooklyn Nets point guard deflected attention from himself, rather promoting Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte’ Graham’s success, hailing him […]

Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN analyst Paul Pierce says the Brooklyn Nets should play Kyrie Irving at the shooting guard spot next to Spencer Dinwiddie when he returns from his shoulder injury. Dinwiddie has been starting at point guard for the Nets while Irving has been out. He’s averaging 24.3 points and 7.4 assists […]

The Brooklyn Nets faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, and while the Nets prevailed 108 to 101 in a tightly contested battle, Brooklyn point guard Spencer Dinwiddie had a strong reaction to a dubious foul call in the third quarter of the game. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1207128512076730369 As you can see, this certainly didn’t look […]

Spencer Dinwiddie is a curious fellow, and ESPN NBA analyst Jay Williams took quick notice of that during a recent episode of “The Boardroom,” asking the Brooklyn Nets guard about his peculiar Instagram bio description. The two shared a noteworthy exchange in a recent episode: Williams: “I was looking at your Insta bio and it […]

The door of opportunity has opened wide for Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who’s been starting in place of an injured Kyrie Irving. In a relatively short period of time, Dinwiddie has shown that he might be worth an All-Star nod for this season. Irving, who joined the Nets this offseason, has been sidelined for […]

The Brooklyn Nets handed the Philadelphia 76ers a 20-point loss on Sunday, an effort led by Spencer Dinwiddie, who has taken the reins after Kyrie Irving went down to injury. Following the end of the game, Sixers star Ben Simmons praised Dinwiddie: “He’s aggressive. He’s very talented,” said Simmons, according to Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily. […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie got quite a rise out of the bench after he baptized Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris with a vicious poster on Sunday night. SPENCER DINWIDDIE JUST ENDED TOBIAS HARRIS’ CAREER pic.twitter.com/U1ySQjYXr0 — James Despo (@jdespo08) December 16, 2019 Dinwiddie scored 24 points and added six assists in a 109-89 […]

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 […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has long been one of the most underrated players in the NBA, yet he might be leaving that role behind as the lead guard on a Nets team that has been playing extremely well of late – despite not having superstar Kyrie Irving in the lineup due to injury. With no real player […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says guard Spencer Dinwiddie is “playing as good as anyone in the NBA right now.” Dinwiddie put up 32 points and 11 assists on Friday against the Boston Celtics to help the Nets improve to 10-9 on the season: "He's playing as good as anyone in the NBA right […]

The narrative of Kyrie Irving’s constant mood swings and isolated demeanor has run rampant since the Boston Celtics failed to come close to expectations during the 2018-19 season. According to his new Brooklyn Nets teammates, that narrative is contradictory of what they’ve experienced since Irving joined the team this summer. Irving has been a vocal […]

Spencer Dinwiddie continues to flourish for the Brooklyn Nets in the absence of All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. In Monday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dinwiddie stepped up big time for the team once again and drained the game-winner with just six seconds remaining on the clock. Off an inbound pass from Joe Harris, Dinwiddie […]

Spencer Dinwiddie and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 5 of the season. Dinwiddie averaged 25.3 points, 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets went 3-1. Doncic, meanwhile, averaged 37.0 points, 11.8 assists and 8.5 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks went 4-0. Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie […]

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 […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been filling in admirably for Kyrie Irving during a five-game absence, and while the All-Star floor general will miss the next two games as well, Dinwiddie won’t necessarily have to return to the bench. Head coach Kenny Atkinson hinted Dinwiddie could potentially start next to Irving, among plenty […]

Spencer Dinwiddie hung a game-high 30 points on the New York Knicks, but the Brooklyn Nets starting point man didn’t get them easy. Dinwiddie praised his Knicks counterpart Frank Ntilikina, who drew the start and made it tough for the 6-foot-5 floor general in a narrow 103-101 win to give the Nets their third straight […]

The Brooklyn Nets once again got the better of their cross-town rivals New York Knicks on Sunday after a heads-up play by Joe Harris sealed a 103-101 victory at Madison Square Garden. With .4 left in the clock, the Nets sharpshooter inbounded the basketball right off the back of the unsuspecting Wayne Ellington as time […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie responded on social media on Tuesday evening to clear the air on the NBA rejecting his digital token proposal for his contract with the Nets in an attempt to prevent rumors about possibly facing a suspension for following through on the digital venture. Dinwiddie, 26, signed a three-year extension […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has plans of starting a digital investment platform, but the NBA feels that his idea would violate certain parameters that have been collectively bargained on. Dinwiddie plans to move forward with his idea, but he could face penalties from the league, according to a report from Shams Charania of The […]

The Brooklyn Nets were already off to a disappointing 4-7 start prior to Saturday night’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls. With one of the worst defensive units in basketball and a knee ailment plaguing All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn seemed to be in for another tough night in the Windy City. Instead, Nets guard […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says guard Spencer Dinwiddie has to step his game up while swingman Caris LeVert is out. LeVert is out for the next five to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb: Kenny Atkinson said the #Nets are going to need Spencer Dinwiddie to step […]

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 […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie came to the defense of point guard Kyrie Irving and instead took a jab at Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. After ESPN reported on Tuesday that some members of the Nets are worried about Irving’s mood swings and his actions during the team’s preseason trip to China, Dinwiddie told […]

Kyrie Irving has done nothing but impress in his first few games as the Brooklyn Nets’ new point guard. First he scored 50 points in his Nets debut, then he finished off crosstown rival New York Knicks with a clutch fourth-quarter shot. Teammate and backup point guard Spencer Dinwiddie believes Irving could be the 2019-20 […]

Over the summer, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie had a lot of fun at the expense of New York Knicks fans. After superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving signed with the Nets, Dinwiddie — whether it was on Twitter or in interviews with reporters — kept ripping Knicks fans since they kept bragging about how […]