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There were times this didn’t feel very likely. There were times it felt like a trade might offer Kevin Durant and James Harden more help in 2022 and beyond than Kyrie Irving could. But the New Jersey native is now finally set to make his season debut this week, with the seven-time All-Star expected to be […]

The long wait for Kyrie Irving’s return to action for the Brooklyn Nets is about to be over. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Irving is expected to take the floor for the first time in the 2021-22 NBA season on Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers on the road. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving […]

It won’t be long now. While Steve Nash, Kevin Durant, James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets have lost their first-place standing, they’ll be getting a turbo boost to the rotation soon. DeMar DeRozan now has the Chicago Bulls atop the Eastern Conference leaderboard, as both the Nets and Bulls are 23-10. However, Brooklyn something coming […]

The Brooklyn Nets had an eventful couple of weeks. A wave of COVID-19 landed 10 of their players, including Kevin Durant and James Harden, in health-and-safety protocols. Between injuries to Joe Harris, still recovering from ankle surgery, and that rash of positive tests for coronavirus, the team brass huddled up and made the massive decision […]

The Brooklyn Nets dropped a key game to the Philadelphia 76ers. But sitting in first place in the Eastern Conference, now up just a half game over the Chicago Bulls, the bigger picture here is reintegrating not only their players who have been out in health and safety protocols but also their superstar Kyrie Irving. […]

As the Brooklyn Nets welcome Kyrie Irving back into the fray, he is refamiliarizing himself with the game at the NBA level. According to those who are in practice with him, the Nets’ All-Star looks as good as he ever has. Irving is a bit worried about getting into his groove again but James Harden […]

The Brooklyn Nets are already first in the Eastern Conference at 23-9, and they’re now getting much much healthier. The team recently had 10, count them, 10 players in health-and-safety protocols. But their top guns James Harden and Kevin Durant are back, and momentum is building toward Kyrie Irving finally making his 2021-22 debut. Harden […]

Wednesday marked the day that Kyrie Irving returned to practice this season. For the first time since training camp, the 2012 first overall pick was fully integrated with his teammates. Now eligible for up to 22 regular season road games, fans will eye the Jan. 5th game at Indiana or the Jan. 12th game at […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is back with the team after he was exiled for his vaccination status. With New York not allowing unvaccinated players to practice and play at home, the team decided to sit out Irving instead of making him a part-time player. However, due to their recent bout with COVID-19, the Nets […]

With Kyrie Irving now back in the fold for the Brooklyn Nets, fans are dreaming of that ever elusive championship. Irving returned to practice for the first time this season on Wednesday, and he addressed the media for the first time since training camp. The (23-9) Nets sit in first place of the Eastern Conference, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are flying high at 23-9 and that’s without one of their best players in Kyrie Irving. Thankfully for them, he’s returning to the team to play in road games and James Harden knows just how vital that will be to the Nets’ success. Speaking to Malika Andrews of ESPN, The Beard made […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving just cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Tuesday, and both he and Nets head coach Steve Nash talked to the media on Wednesday about his situation. Nash said that, all things considered, Irving looked pretty darn good. Irving himself said he spent time playing pickup to stay in […]

Kyrie Irving is officially back with the Brooklyn Nets after he cleared COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday. That being said, Kyrie has spoken to the media for the first time since being sidelined because of his refusal to get vaccinated. This is what he had to say about the Nets’ decision to leave him out of […]

The Brooklyn Nets are starting to look whole again after both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving cleared COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday. While KD will likely return to action pretty quickly, Kyrie won’t play for a couple of weeks as he continues to ramp up his conditioning and get into game shape. Nonetheless, Durant is excited […]

The Brooklyn Nets were staring at a tricky portion of their schedule. James Harden, who has struggled more than we expected him to this year, in his first game back from a couple weeks in health and safety protocols, was asked to lead the team without Kevin Durant. Our expectations weren’t sky high coming in, […]

With the return of the Brooklyn Nets’ rotation — including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — now on the horizon, they have survived a stretch which might well be looked back upon as the most difficult portion of their regular season when all is said and done. They’ve pieced together an identity as a scrappy, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in first place in the Eastern Conference. At 23-9, they have a 1.5-game lead over the rival Chicago Bulls, who have swept that season series so far two games to nil. Brooklyn actually has the fourth-best record in the entire NBA, behind a few Western Conference powerhouses in the Golden State […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash is still unsure about when can Kyrie Irving make his much-awaited return. The Nets are now seeing a glimmer of hope with three of the team’s key players LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have cleared NBA health and safety protocols, per Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. Despite the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have received a huge boost to their rotation on Tuesday as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and LaMarcus Aldridge have all cleared COVID-19 protocols. Via Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: Brooklyn’s Nets say LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have cleared NBA Health and Safety Protocols. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 28, […]

The entire Milky Way is anticipating the return of Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. Some are eager to see him back in action, while others are simply hoping for a train wreck. Irving is still under COVID-19 protocols, but he’s expected to suit up in the Nets’ road games where there are no strict vaccination […]

When Skyy Clark soon takes the floor for the first time with Montverde Academy, he won’t just be following in the footsteps of alumni like Cade Cunningham, Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell as the star floor general for the country’s premier prep hoops powerhouse. Clark’s Montverde debut will be the culmination of what can only […]

It’s finally happening. After nearly three months of not playing, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will soon suit up for the team again. The Nets have allowed Irving to return after initially benching him for reasons of not getting vaccinated. With the Nets losing players left and right due to COVID-19, the time is ripe […]

The Brooklyn Nets are atop the East ahead of their Christmas Day tilt against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. James Harden, Patty Mills and some role players will try to keep up the team’s road-warrior identity. But that has not stopped fans from wondering about every aspect of how Kyrie Irving’s return will […]

James Harden has returned from his bout with COVID-19, as he was cleared from protocols ahead of the Brooklyn Nets’ headline game versus LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. Harden has played very well this season, but not up to his own lofty Hall-of-Fame standards. A combination of factors have slowed the […]

In the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, the world hunkers down for the holiday season. The Brooklyn Nets are just beginning to see a few of their 10(!) players return from health and safety protocols. With a Christmas day tilt against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, they’ll at least have James Harden as […]

This is a pretty hairy time for the NBA, its players, and staff. The Brooklyn Nets are certainly not immune. No pun intended. On Friday, we got an update on the much-discussed star-studded team. But aside from headlines that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are in health and safety protocols and should be available to […]

Recently, the Brooklyn Nets have been ravaged by a wave of positive Covid tests, and some injuries. Heading into a Christmas Day tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers, what originally projected as a headline game is now significantly less star studded. As teams around the NBA scramble to fill out rosters with replacement players, what […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been throttled lately with COVID cases. Initially All-Star point guard James Harden and Bruce Brown were placed into the league’s COVID health and safety protocols. The team was running short on healthy bodies and there was concern they would not be able to put a full team on the court. That […]

At the moment, the Brooklyn Nets are in possession of a 21-9 record which has them sitting at the very top of the Eastern Conference. The scary part about all this is that they’re about to get one of their superstars back in Kyrie Irving, albeit as a part-time player. The Nets can only get […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been ravaged by COVID-19 recently, even if you wouldn’t know it from their first-place record. Sitting at 21-9, Brooklyn is a game and a half ahead of the second-place Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference. Let’s get you the absurd recap of how things have gone recently: The Nets have a […]

The Brooklyn Nets recently announced that they would be bringing Kyrie Irving, who is unvaccinated, back as a part-time player in the midst of injuries, COVID losses and more minutes than desired on the legs of Kevin Durant and James Harden. Irving’s return hit a roadblock when it was reported that he, along with Kevin […]

Kyrie Irving recently returned to the Brooklyn Nets as a part-time participant as they’ve allowed him to play in road games. It quickly came to a halt though as Kyrie instantly tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival. To be honest, the Nets really had no choice but to give the star guard a chance […]

We’ve been keeping tabs on the Brooklyn Nets’ decision to let Kyrie Irving play in games he’s eligible to play in this season. At one point in mid-October, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that Nets superstars Kevin Durant and James Harden would have a voice in the major decision. Kevin Durant, James Harden, owner Joe Tsai […]

With two games already postponed because of the raging pandemic which has left ten Nets in health and safety protocols, the team will play the waiting game. The Brooklyn Nets will wait for their players to start returning negative Covid-19 tests. Three of those players happen to be superstars. Kevin Durant and James Harden have […]

After being expected to partake in road games for the Brooklyn Nets following a recent decision from the team, point guard Kyrie Irving was placed in COVID-19 protocols. His 2021-22 NBA debut will be further delayed by his placement in the NBA’s protocols. Irving has been posting controversial messages and images to social media throughout […]

Back in October, the Nets made the enormous decision to not allow Kyrie Irving to appear in practices or road games, despite being eligible. Because of New York City vaccination mandates, Irving, who is not vaccinated, cannot appear in venues like Barclays Center. But he could play in other cities. In this respect, the Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in first place at 21-8, and they’re road warriors, having won 11 out of 14 games on the road. Things may be getting even easier for them with reports confirming that they’re going to let Kyrie Irving play in road games at some point in the future. Things now are a […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been at the center of some of the league’s biggest stories over the last few days. First, James Harden headlined a wave of positive COVID tests within the team. Then the fact the Nets were missing so many key players to illness and injury led them to change their stance on […]

The wave of breakthrough COVID cases continues to impact the Brooklyn Nets. A day after learning Kyrie Irving was being allowed back to play for road games, the Nets’ next superstar to enter the health-and-safety protocols was none other than the team’s MVP candidate, Kevin Durant. Just as we were beginning to digest that blockbuster […]