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Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce seemed to take a jab at Kyrie Irving while talking about Kemba Walker. Per Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Pierce shared his thoughts on the sign-and-trade deal which sent Walker to the Celtics. He effectively replaced fellow guard Irving who went on to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. “I […]

For star guard Kyrie Irving, donning the Brooklyn Nets jersey has always been in his mind. Via Instagram, Irving posted a throwback photo of himself holding up a Nets ball captioned. “It’s always been in the cards!” https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzof5zqHAPV/ Irving posted the photo hours after he signed his four-year $141 million deal with Nets — making […]

The Boston Celtics were considered title favorites heading into the 2019-19 NBA season, but they failed to get into their rhythm because of an alleged tension within the team. Kyrie Irving is bearing the brunt of Boston’s disappointing season. Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie believes that it is not proper to blame one person for […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Taurean Prince has nothing but good words for his new superstar teammate Kyrie Irving. Prince was asked to give his thoughts on Irving, who was one of the two huge acquisitions of the Nets this offseason. The veteran forward said that he believes that Irving is a great thinker and is very […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert is excited to have two All-star teammates, but he is also sad that D’Angelo Russell had to go this summer. LeVert is excited for what is in store for the Nets after acquiring Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. The 24-year-old feels that they are now a better team with the […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie was one of the guys that actively recruited Kyrie Irving to come to New York. Ever since All-Star weekend, Dinwiddie — one of the more humorous and transparent Twitter users in the NBA — has publicly and privately pleaded Irving to make the move to Brooklyn. With that said, it […]

Kyrie Irving is officially a Brooklyn Net. The 27-year-old point guard signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Brooklyn Nets this offseason after previously playing two seasons for the Boston Celtics. Irving plans on teaming up with one-time All-Star center DeAndre Jordan and four-time league scoring champion, but injured, forward Kevin Durant with the […]

Spencer Dinwiddie is reportedly the lead recruiter of Kyrie Irving to the Brooklyn Nets. However, it’s a somewhat surprising move given that Irving is certain to take away Dinwiddie’s starting spot. When asked about recruiting Irving to the Nets, though, Dinwiddie gave a puzzling and rather vague answer. Nonetheless, he also mentioned that everything people […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie said the obvious on Friday; the team is going to be a lot better moving forward with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in the mix. Irving and Durant agreed to four-year deals with the Nets on the first day of free agency. Dinwiddie reportedly recruited Irving to Brooklyn. https://twitter.com/GregLogan1/status/1147293348811530240 Spencer […]

Kevin Durant’s concern about what he might be when he returns from his Achilles injury reportedly crystallized his desire to have a star by his side, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Durant and Kyrie Irving agreed to four-year deals with the Brooklyn Nets instead of the New York Knicks. Durant was open to […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving reportedly met during the 2019 NBA Finals and in New York after Durant underwent his Achilles surgery and talked extensively about playing together and being business partners in the New York area, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Irving and Durant agreed to four-year deals with the Brooklyn Nets […]

An incredulous Jeff Van Gundy found it tough to come to terms with the New York Knicks’ misery upon missing out on their top two free agent targets in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, as they made their way across the bridge to the Brooklyn Nets. The former coach of the franchise, who admittedly still […]

ESPN analyst Jay Williams says Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are more than friends and that the two stars are “like brothers,” a big reason why Durant decided to join the Brooklyn Nets with Irving. Williams, who is very close with Durant and his camp, makes it seem like Durant wanted to play for the […]

We would pay top dollar to get a chance to dissect the mind of newly acquired Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving to learn what ultimately prompted his decision to turn down the New York Knicks in favor of their crosstown rivals, the Nets. SNY’s Ian Begley gives a brief preview of how Irving […]

Boston fans may be upset at Kyrie Irving for leaving the Boston Celtics to join the Brooklyn Nets, and when a top-tier player leaves one team for another, people often burn their jerseys to show their anger and frustration. But for NBC Sports Boston, burning Irving’s jersey is a waste of time and money, so […]

Jared Dudley says Brooklyn “is going to be on fire” with point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward Kevin Durant on the Nets now. Irving and Durant agreed to four-year deals with the Nets on the first day of free agency. The two superstars also brought center DeAndre Jordan with them. Jared Dudley agreed to […]

Let me start this off by saying that I am a Boston Celtics fan. Diehard. Bleed green. All of that jazz. The problem is, many fellow Celtics fans are probably not going to like what I am about to say. It’s about Kyrie Irving. Yes, the guy who is public enemy No. 1 in Boston […]

Kyrie Irving rocked the NBA world by joining the Brooklyn Nets at the outset of free agency, bringing Kevin Durant along with him. But with the two-time Finals MVP poised to miss most if not all of his debut season in Brooklyn, it will fall on Irving to set a tone for the Nets – […]

Jay Williams, a former NBA player turned TV analyst and a close confidant of Kevin Durant, claimed his longtime friend considered all the potential scenarios, though ultimately it was a potential partnership with close friend Kyrie Irving and his appreciation for general manager Sean Marks that made him decide to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. […]

DeAndre Jordan reportedly joined the chorus promoting the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant before free agency started, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Jordan played for the Knicks to close out the 2018-19 season, so he knew first-hand how dysfunctional the franchise was. The […]

Shares of Madison Square Garden lost value in a big way after the New York Knicks weren’t able to sign Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency. According to Daniel Strauss of Markets Insider, Madison Square Garden shares lost over $200 million in market value after the Knicks struck out in free agency. Irving […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie played an interesting yet vital part in the recruitment of Kyrie Irving and consequently Kevin Durant, making his team emerge from being merely outsiders to frontrunners in the race for two of the top talents available in this free agency. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Dinwiddie […]

The Brooklyn Nets made the biggest splash in free agency when they signed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to four-year max deals. They have also added double-double machine DeAndre Jordan to bolster their roster, making them one of the best teams in the East on paper. However, veteran sportscaster Colin Cowherd isn’t impressed by what […]

Early in the 2018-19 season, the New York Knicks reportedly had the upper hand in locking in both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. However, somewhere along the decision-making process, the two had a ‘moment of clarity.’ According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, KD and Kyrie thought to team up and saw the […]

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant reportedly decided on joining the Brooklyn Nets “months ago,” per Mark Murphy of Boston Herald. “I do know there was some tampering across the league,” said the source. “Kyrie and Kevin Durant were done in Brooklyn months ago.” Earlier in the 2018-19 season, Irving vowed to stay with the Celtics. […]

Kyrie Irving always wanted to live in New York, but the All-Star guard had reservations about Knicks’ management, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. Irving signed a four-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan and Garrett Temple are joining Kyrie in Brooklyn. It was a doomsday scenario for the Knickerbockers. Needless […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving recognized the Brooklyn Nets had a better infrastructure over the New York Knicks by midseason, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. By the time the 2019 playoffs started, Durant and Irving pretty much knew they were going to sign with the Nets and not with the Knicks, who have […]

There was some belief that Kyrie Irving could reunite with LeBron James by joining the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, but it’s looking like that was never even a possibility. According to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Irving and James spoke after the season ended, but during those talks, James never tried to convince Irving […]

It shouldn’t have been hard to see Kyrie Irving joining the Brooklyn Nets coming. Not only were rumors running rampant about his interest in signing with Brooklyn in the days and hours leading up to the official start of free agency, but the six-time All-Star grew up in New Jersey rooting for the last great […]

News of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving teaming up on the Brooklyn Nets has been public for less than 24 hours. They won’t be able to put pen to paper on new contracts until July 6, and there’s a chance basketball’s newest superstar tandem won’t even take the floor together until the 2020-21 season. Still, […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith was nothing short of disgusted with how the New York Knicks went about their dealings in Day 1 of the free agency window. So much so, that Smith believes that “it’s over” for the Knicks, after Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided to sign for New York’s cross-town rivals, the […]

The new-founded partnership between Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving with the Brooklyn Nets is one that had been in the works well before the 2018-19 season, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. The two had become good friends and agreed to one day partner up, with the dream potentially materializing sometime, somewhere in 2019. […]

The New York Knicks have once again struck out in the Home Run Derby of free-agent acquisitions. A slate of gold-covered cogs like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson were up for grabs, yet all the organization managed to snatch was one huge K after whiffing on all of them, and almost certainly […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ popularity was already on the rise. After rocking the NBA by bringing in both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, though, the Nets appear poised to become New York City’s favorite team – and will have the gate revenue to show for it. As noted by Front Office Sports, Google […]

The Brooklyn Nets had an absolutely monstrous first day on the NBA free agency market. Not only were they able to land superstar point guard Kyrie Irving as expected, they also signed Kevin Durant away from the Golden State Warriors. Following those moves, the Nets were also able to sign star big man DeAndre Jordan. […]

The New York Knicks’ hopes were dashed again on Sunday, in especially depressing fashion. After clearing enough salary in the Kristaps Porzingis trade to sign two max-level free agents this summer, the Knicks watched their top two targets, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, agree to team up for the cross-town Brooklyn Nets mere moments into […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie took to Twitter to react on the big moves his team made on Sunday. The Nets successfully made a free-agency coup after agreeing to a deal with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, two of the top free agents on the market. Reacting on the signings, Dinwiddie blasted his critics, who […]

Bet it all on black? Sports gamblers might be saying that to themselves following the Brooklyn Nets’ stunning dual moves to get commitments from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and signing the two All-Stars. In conjunction, however, the New York Knicks’—long rumored to be in pursuit of one or both of Durant and Irving—chances to […]

The Utah Jazz have made big moves this offseason, adding Mike Conley to their back-court alongside star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell. Unfortunately, the Jazz did not make moves big enough to overshadow the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn will be signing Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan. It didn’t take long for Mitchell to take to […]