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The Brooklyn Nets have been on a roll of late even without the services of Kevin Durant, who is still dealing with a hamstring strain. As it turns out, Brooklyn will need to navigate the coming weeks without one of their superstars, with Durant now expected to spend more time on the shelf. According to […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been managing without Kevin Durant on the court, and it appears that they’ll have to continue to do so a bit longer. Ahead of Brooklyn’s showdown with the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, the Nets have ruled Durant out for his fifth consecutive game, per ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Kevin Durant (hamstring strain) […]

With a 112-108 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Brooklyn Nets ended their longest road trip of the season by going 5-0, with victories over the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and Golden State Warriors. Sunday night’s win, their sixth straight overall, gives the Nets a 20-12 record, which puts them just a half-game […]

Kevin Durant has sat out the Brooklyn Nets’ last four games due to a strained left hamstring and there’s still no clear word on when he’ll get back on the floor. Nets fans, however, were treated with some uplifting news on Sunday when head coach Steve Nash said that the one-time NBA MVP’s road to […]

One of the benefits of being an NBA player is being friends with people from the entertainment industry, including rappers. Players like LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry have notable friendships with some of the biggest names in hip-hop, who are also often spotted attending NBA games. Rapper Wiz Khalifa is also […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal has already taken huge leaps in recent seasons which led to his emergence as one of the league’s best scorers today. However, the 27-year-old claimed that he is far from satisfied with his game and wants to challenge himself to be at par with the level of James Harden, Kevin […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash stated that Kevin Durant will be unavailable for their much-anticipated matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers tomorrow, Per Alex Schiffer of The Athletic. Steve Nash says Kevin Durant is out for tomorrow's game against the Clippers. — Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) February 20, 2021 The encouraging news from the same source is […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel revealed that superstar big Anthony Davis was re-evaluated by team doctors on Thursday night and will be out for “four weeks.” Notably — or optically, as to lessen the blow of the news — Vogel referred to Davis’ injury as a “calf strain” rather than an Achilles injury […]

In his first season back from an Achilles tear, Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets is expected to be a “key role player” by an analytic sports website. The analysts were probably on something as Durant is nowhere near a role player. In fact, he’s still considered one of the best talents in the NBA […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a grand time as they continue to roll with their new big three. Kevin Durant, who had to watch the Nets’ big game against the Los Angeles Lakers on the sidelines, was having a ball cheering for his team as the Nets got almost everything they wanted in their game against […]

February hasn’t been a very good month for Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. He’s been in and out of the lineup for the most part, and just recently, the former league MVP has been out of action due to a hamstring problem — something that Nets coach Steve Nash spoke about in a recent interview. […]

The NBA announced the starting fives for the 2021 All-Star Game on Thursday, with LeBron James and Kevin Durant leading the pack. James has been a leading vote-getter in each of the last three seasons, and will once again serve as a captain this year despite past grievances about the league holding All-Star festivities. Durant, […]

The basketball world will be focused on Staples Center on Thursday, as the Los Angeles Lakers (22-7) host the Brooklyn Nets (18-12) in one of the marquee matchups of the 2020-21 NBA season (1o p.m. ET on TNT). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Lakers prediction and pick. Despite the unfortunate […]

The highly anticipated matchup of the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets is set for Thursday night in a potential 2021 NBA Finals preview. Unfortunately for everybody involved, Kevin Durant won’t be playing in the game (via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated). Nets say Kyrie Irving (lower back tightness) is probable versus the Lakers […]

Those who don’t know how big sports cards are these days are living under a rock. Just this month, a pair of  PSA 10 graded 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie cards netted $738,000 each in an auction. That insane price was definitely unheard of just a year ago, when the price a small fraction of […]

James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. After going down 21 points at halftime, the 128-124 win marked the largest halftime comeback win for the Nets since they debuted in the NBA 45 years ago. They pulled this off with Kevin Durant and […]

The Brooklyn Nets have not had the best of luck with having James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving all available at the same time since the trade. Despite this, they have racked up a pretty impressive win-loss statistic against the better teams in the league. Per Marc J. Spears of ESPN, with the Nets’ […]

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant had to rise up from their seats after James Harden knocked down the clutch 3-pointer in the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the Phoenix Suns. Durant was out due to a hamstring injury while Kyrie Irving was experiencing some lower back tightness. But their injuries did not stop them from celebrating […]

James Harden is a good basketball player. Even without fellow superstar teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving due to injuries, Harden led the Brooklyn Nets to a hard-earned 128-124 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Harden finished with spectacular numbers of team-high 38 points, seven rebounds, and 11 assists. He took charge in […]

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets suffered a mild left hamstring strain in the team’s February 13 game against the Golden State Warriors. Now, head coach Steve Nash has provided a tiny sliver of additional info on Durant’s status going forward. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Nash did not provide an […]

Kevin Durant knows the Los Angeles Lakers are in a delicate predicament. Star power forward Anthony Davis will be sidelined due to a left calf strain. This past week, Davis missed the Lakers two home games against the Thunder due to the nagging injury. As Davis returned on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, he […]

Kevin Durant successfully returned from a three-game absence and helped the Brooklyn Nets dismantle his former team, Golden State Warriors, at Chase Center on Saturday. However, his comeback bid is short-lived, as the two-time NBA champion is set to miss Brooklyn’s next two games due to a hamstring strain. KD will stay in New York […]

In the three seasons that he spent with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant brought home two NBA championships, a feat he was not able to accomplish when with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In addition, the experience he gained from playing with three potential Hall of Famers in Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant took the win in his first on-court return to the Bay Area since leaving the Golden State Warriors. The Nets defeated the Warriors on Saturday, 134-117, with Durant chipping in a modest 20 points, five rebounds, six assists, and two blocks while making eight of 19 shots from the field. […]

The Brooklyn Nets traveled to San Francisco to face the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, marking the returns of superstar Kevin Durant and Hall of Famer Steve Nash to the Bay Area. Durant, of course, won two championships and two NBA Finals MVPs in three seasons with the Warriors, while Nash was a player development […]

Teaming up with Kevin Durant and playing against him does not hold much of a difference according to Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green.  Per Mark Medina of USA Today, Green opened up about his main takeaway about being on both sides of the spectrum with Durant. “Just how no one in the world can […]

Steve Nash is aware of the following point: History suggests that players who successfully made it back to the court after tearing their Achilles don’t return to their great forms prior to suffering the injury. Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant continues to show that that is not the case for him. Nets head coach Steve […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is currently going through the rigorous rehab process of recovering from his torn Achilles, much like what Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant did throughout the 2019-20 season. After returning to the Bay Area in his first game back since leaving for Brooklyn in the summer of 2019, Durant revealed […]

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry shared a special postgame embrace after the Brooklyn Nets blew out the Golden State Warriors, 134-117, on Saturday night. It marked the final time the two former teammates will see each other on the floor in the regular season. KD’s farewell for Klay, Draymond, Curry. Final time these two teams […]

After the Golden State Warriors honored Kevin Durant with a touching tribute on Saturday, Stephen Curry decided to welcome his former teammate in a different way. After exchanging pleasantries with KD pre-game, Curry went straight to business by splashing a 3-pointer over his face. Approaching the nine-minute mark of the opening quarter between the Warriors […]

Saturday night’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Brooklyn Nets was the first time Kevin Durant returned to his former stomping ground. The Dubs honored KD with a moving tribute video prior to tip-0ff, but once the game started, the pleasantries were set aside. Just ask Warriors forward Kelly Oubre Jr., who swatted […]

As promised, the Golden State Warriors did right by their former superstar Kevin Durant as they honored him with a touching tribute video when they welcomed the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center on Saturday. Welcome back to The Bay, @KDTrey5 💙 pic.twitter.com/RQHA09C4kY — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) February 14, 2021 The heartwarming clip, which was […]

Kevin Durant’s long-overdue return to The Bay as a member of the Brooklyn Nets is finally happening this Saturday. The case can be made that the reunion doesn’t carry the same hype to it considering there will be no fans inside Chase Center to cheer or jeer their former superstar. Plus, it’s not even the […]

Kevin Durant’s story is still being written, but if he’s to hang up his sneakers today, he would be remembered as one of the greatest scorers of all time and one of the best to play for the Golden State Warriors. While his time in the Bay was filled with a mix of love and […]

The Golden State Warriors will finally match up against a Brooklyn Nets side that is now bannered by its newly-formed trio on Saturday night. With James Harden now on their corner, head coach Steve Nash’s squad is expected to come out firing once again as they look to score another win at the expense of […]

The much-anticipated Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets showdown are full of headlines with the return of Kevin Durant, and Dubs head coach Steve Kerr gave his fair share of praise toward the new Brooklyn star. Before Friday’s showdown, Kerr recalled Durant’s dominance during his time with the Warriors, per Nick Friedell of ESPN. “I […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant elaborated Friday on the strangeness of the situation regarding his abrupt removal from a Feb. 5 contest against the Toronto Raptors. Durant was kept out of the starting lineup as the Nets awaited results on an earlier test for COVID-19. He still played, logging over 19 minutes before being pulled. […]

Ever since Kevin Durant left the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2019, we imagined an electric crowd welcoming him back to the Bay. The return is finally upon us nearly two years later with Durant clearing COVID-10 protocols on Friday, but that electric crowd won’t be present. Due to the NBA’s COVID-19 safety […]

During his three-year stint with the Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant experienced winning his first NBA championship and Finals MVP. He also formed a bond with his teammates and the city that he helped win two titles, which is why his on-court return to the Bay Area for the first time since […]