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Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving reportedly soured on head coach Kenny Atkinson early and wants Tyronn Lue to be Brooklyn’s next coach, according to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. The Nets and Atkinson parted ways on Saturday. Lue is currently an assistant coach to Doc Rivers on the Los Angeles Clippers. Lue coached […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has denied that superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving played a big role in head coach Kenny Atkinson’s firing. The Nets and Atkinson mutually agreed to part ways on Saturday. Jacque Vaughn will assume duties as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Atkinson had a 118-190 […]

The future has a series of questions for the Brooklyn Nets, considering the return of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant next season will make this a completely different roster with very distinct expectations. Players like Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert, who have a prominent role with the team, could see it change in a few […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson won’t speculate whether stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will play in the 2020 Olympics this summer. Durant is recovering from his Achilles tear, while Irving will now begin the process of rehabbing from his shoulder surgery. Both All-Stars were named as one of the 44 roster finalists for […]

Let’s be clear: the Brooklyn Nets are highly unlikely to pursue Kyrie Irving trades this offseason. You don’t exactly sign a star in his prime to a max contract just to trade him a year into the deal. With that said, the Nets don’t need Irving. Irving dropped 50 points in his Nets’ debut. Albeit […]

Here’s a promising sign: Kevin Durant was spotted practicing pull-up jumpers as he continues to recover from a ruptured right Achilles that will sideline him until next season. In the clip posted by The New York Post’s Kristian Winfield from the Brooklyn Nets practice facility, we can see KD working on variations of quick pull-ups […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ championship aspirations have hit a snag. Both off-season superstar acquisitions, including Kyrie Irving, have been ruled out for the rest of the 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign. Sean Marks had to handle the fallout. Kevin Durant was not expected to suit up at all after rupturing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals, […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks went on WFAN in New York on Monday and expressed disappointment for Kyrie Irving’s injury-riddled debut season in Brooklyn. Irving has played just 20 games and has dealt with repeated knee and shoulder problems, culminating in season-ending shoulder surgery. Sean Marks on only having Kyrie Irving for 20 games this […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the season due to his shoulder injury. Irving and the Nets are still discussing a surgery date and which surgeon to use: Kenny Atkinson said that Kyrie Irving has not had his surgery on his shoulder yet. The performance staff, Irving and Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the season due to his shoulder injury. Naturally, Nets fans want to know if Irving is going to be ready for the start of next season when two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant makes his Brooklyn debut. According to Dr. Stephen Hunt of Tri-County […]

In a recent interview with Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant admitted that he has laughed a few times at people making jokes about his hair. He even admitted that he does, in fact, brush his hair. As we all know, Durant is on social media a lot and sees pretty […]

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Harris says he wants to play with All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving again. For that to happen, Harris will have to re-sign with the Nets this summer in free agency, as Brooklyn announced on Thursday that Irving is done for the season due to his shoulder injury. Via Alex Schiffer […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving will indeed undergo season-ending shoulder surgery after aggravating an injury that cost him almost two months of action earlier in the campaign. General manager Sean Marks said Irving will go under the knife and is not expected to return: Sean Marks tells reporters in Philadelphia that Kyrie Irving will […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving is expected to undergo a procedure on his right shoulder and miss an extended period of time, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Adrian Wojnarowski report that Irving will be making an official decision in the next few days. Irving missed […]

Kyrie Irving joined the Nets prior to the start of this season, signing a four-year, $141 million deal. Expectations for the ensuing campaign were on the rise, as he’s recognized as one of the best ball handlers in today’s NBA. However, the former Duke Blue Devil has dealt with injuries for much of his first […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson has once again provided an update regarding oft-injured point guard Kyrie Irving. With Irving already missing significant time as a result of injury in his first season as a member of the Nets, the veteran signal-caller will now be forced to the sideline yet again due to some lingering […]

Former NBA big man and current ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins hasn’t been shy in his critique of Brooklyn Nets superstar guard Kyrie Irving. However, it appears Perkins is done talking about Irving, or at least that’s what he’s saying. I Kendrick Perkins have decided not to talk about Mr. Kyrie Irving no more this […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving will see a shoulder specialist this week, according to Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson. Irving will be seeing a different shoulder specialist than the one he saw in Phoenix earlier in the season. Kyrie Irving did not practice with the Nets today. He’s still having shoulder issues. He’s […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is out indefinitely after re-aggravating his shoulder injury. Kyrie Irving has re-aggravated his injured right shoulder that cost him 26 games and is out indefinitely again, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson confirmed today — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 18, 2020 Irving is in his first season with the Nets. […]

By now, everyone knows former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins isn’t the biggest fan of Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving. Perkins has ripped Irving a bunch of times on TV for how he handled his situation with the Boston Celtics last season. Kyrie told Celtics fans he was going […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving was elected a Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) at Monday’s annual winter meeting of the Board of NBPA Player Representatives. Irving will replace Pau Gasol, who has served on the Executive Committee since February 2017: “This was the right time for me to run […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson won’t commit to a Kyrie Irving return right after the All-Star break. Irving is currently out with a knee injury. Kenny Atkinson doesn’t say whether or not Kyrie Irving will return after the All-Star break. Wants to see how he looks when the team returns to practice next week. […]

Former Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins has never been shy about letting his opinions be known. That hasn’t changed recently as he provided some commentary for Tuesday’s matchup between the Celtics and the Houston Rockets. During the broadcast, Perkins shared his opinion on former Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, (via NBC Sports Boston). .@KendrickPerkins: "Kyrie […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving won’t play on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors because of his knee injury. That means the earliest we will see Irving back on the floor is after the All-Star break: Nets rule Kyrie Irving our for tomorrow’s take against Toronto. The earliest we will see him back from […]

While Brooklyn Nets small forward Caris LeVert was at the free-throw line on Monday against the Indiana Pacers, Indiana fans chanted, “Kyrie hates you,” referencing Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving. LeVert, trying to bring home a win for the Nets, couldn’t help but laugh when he heard the chants: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1227030002941730817 Fans had some fun […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson said Monday that he isn’t sure exactly how he’ll rejigger the lineup when Kyrie Irving is ready to return from his latest knee injury. However, he acknowledged that one option could be to shift Caris LeVert to the small forward spot and start Irving alongside Spencer Dinwiddie. Kenny Atkinson […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson declined to rule star point guard Kyrie Irving out before the All-Star break. Irving is currently out with the knee injury he suffered against the Washington Wizards on Feb. 1 after colliding with Bradley Beal. Kenny Atkinson declined to rule Kyrie Irving out before the All-Star break. Said if […]

Golden State Warriors point guard D’Angelo Russell still has a good relationship with Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie despite Dinwiddie recruiting Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to the Nets. The Warriors and Nets completed a sign-and-trade deal this past summer which sent Russell to the Warriors and Durant to the Nets. Irving, Durant and […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson feels the franchise “dodged a bullet” with Kyrie Irving’s injury diagnosis. An MRI on Irving’s right knee revealed a medial ligament sprain. The All-Star will be re-evaluated in one week: Kenny Atkinson said that he feels the team “dodged a bullet” with Kyrie Irving’s injury diagnosis. Considering the way […]

Kyrie Irving is hurt. Again. But this time, it’s not a broken bone in his face or a shoulder issue. It’s a knee sprain, and given Irving’s history, Brooklyn Nets fans have every right to hold their breath. On the bright side, Irving’s most recent injury is not in the same knee in which he […]

Kyrie Irving suffered a scary-looking knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Brooklyn Nets’ Saturday game against the Washington Wizards. Fortunately, the Nets revealed on Sunday that the injury to their star point guard was a sprain and not a complete tear. The 27-year-old star took to Instagram to update fans on his injury. […]

After departing Saturday’s contest against the Washington Wizards midway through the fourth quarter, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has been diagnosed with a medial ligament sprain in his right knee and will miss at least the next week before being re-evaluated, the team announced Sunday. The injury occurred as Irving attempted to secure a […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will undergo an MRI on Sunday after suffering a right knee sprain in Saturday’s contest against the Washington Wizards, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Irving will undergo an MRI on right knee Sunday, per source. https://t.co/tqetvIGhTe — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 2, 2020 Irving sustained the injury a little […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving suffered a right knee sprain against the Washington Wizards on Saturday. The Nets announced Irving is out for the rest of the game: Kyrie Irving went back to the locker room after getting his leg caught underneath Bradley Beal. pic.twitter.com/6KpqXhfskJ — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 2, 2020 The Nets […]

Patrick Mahomes is arguably the biggest young star in the NFL. Ask Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson who Kyrie Irving reminds him off and he’ll tell you it’s the Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback. Per Alex Schiffer of The Athletic, Atkinson compared his point guard’s recent play to Mahomes. Atkinson then added that “he’s no […]

After Kyrie Irving went missing in action following the death of his friend and NBA legend Kobe Bryant, the point guard went back in uniform with an explosive dedication. On Friday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls, he broke several records after leading his team to a decisive win at 133-118. His 54 points are […]

The Brooklyn Nets easily overcame the Chicago Bulls on Friday, thanks to superstar point guard Kyrie Irving who put on a fantastic show and dropped 54 points. Obviously inspired by the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, Irving honored Kobe and highlighted his desire to keep the “Mamba Mentality alive. YES Network asked the […]

In Friday’s 133-118 win against the Chicago Bulls, Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 54 points and pointed to the sky towards NBA icon Kobe Bryant. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine victims that died in a helicopter crash last Sunday.   Kyrie Irving looked up to Bryant as a mentor and […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum enjoyed the two seasons he was able to play with Kyrie Irving, a fellow Duke Blue Devil. Tatum has been on record saying Irving gets too much undeserved blame for what happened last season with the Celtics, who were picked to win the East before the season started, but […]