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Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving has a reputation as a locker room killer, just like his pal Jimmy Butler did before the All-Star swingman joined the Miami Heat this season and the team became a contender in the East. Irving reportedly didn’t have the best relationship with Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens […]

Former New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale admitted on ESPN radio on Wednesday that he “never allowed” himself to think the team was going to get Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and/or Zion Williamson. The Knicks had cap space to sign Durant and Irving last summer and were heavily linked to the two superstars. However, […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving has the best handles of all time. That’s at least what former Nets forward and current ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson thinks. Jefferson played with Irving on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two won a championship together in 2016 when the Cavs defeated the Golden State Warriors in the NBA […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving donated $323,000 to Feeding America during his birthday. That donation will come along with the distribution of 250,000 meals in New York to combat the hardships that have stemmed from the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The Nets star announced his philanthropic assistance over Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FfonBn281/ Only a few […]

Rick Pitino used to coach the Boston Celtics. Most Celtics fans get angry at the mere mention of Kyrie Irving. His tumultuous two-year stint in Beantown was mired in confusion. His personality and leadership style didn’t click with he rest of the team’s young core. However, Iona head coach Rick Pitino thinks that the judgment […]

As part of a recent appearance on “Take It There” with Taylor Rooks, Danny Green compared his Lakers teammate, LeBron James, to an iguana. As part of his appearance on the show, Green and Rooks paid a visit to a reptilian zoo. In the midst of the snakes and lizards at the facility, the Lakers […]

With the NBA on hiatus until at least mid-June in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, speculation arose that injured Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant could make his debut in a Nets uniform in time for the postseason. Durant was ruled out for the season after rupturing his Achilles during last year’s NBA Finals, meaning […]

The Brooklyn Nets are ceding the head coaching position to former assistant Jacque Vaughn in the interim. But they are expected to conduct a full search after the season. Plenty of rumors have been thrown around when it comes to the Nets job. It has been reported that Kyrie Irving–who soured on former head coach […]

The news that the Brooklyn Nets were parting ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson shocked folks around the league — but not Dwayne Casey. The Detroit Pistons head coach responded with a “No,” when asked if he was surprised by the split. “I’m disappointed just in the fact that I thought Kenny did an excellent […]

There’s no doubt that the recent firing of Kenny Atkinson as Brooklyn Nets head coach has emerged as one of the biggest surprises of the season. The 52-year-old was given a ton of credit for Brooklyn’s remarkable offseason coup of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, and many believed he was the man destined to lead […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Kenny Atkinson parted ways on Saturday, and point guard Kyrie Irving found himself in the center of Atkinson’s dismissal. Kyrie reportedly “soured” on Atkinson early on, with other members of the coaching staff questioning Atkinson’s usage of Irving. Some reports also suggested Kyrie wanted Tyronn Lue to be Brooklyn’s next head […]

The Brooklyn Nets brought in two superstar talents last summer in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving that penciled them in as strong contenders for years to come. However, Nets essentially considered this 2019-20 campaign as a redshirt season with the injury to Durant, so they did not have championship expectations this year. Still, there is […]

Kenny Atkinson wasn’t fond of coaching Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets, per Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. Atkinson and the Nets parted ways on Saturday: Multiple sources told Yahoo Sports that Kenny Atkinson wasn’t fond of coaching Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving based on what he saw this season, and would […]

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 […]