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Sunday’s preseason game against the Washington Wizards marked Kevin Durant’s first game back from injury. Tons of players and fans expressed their joy in seeing the Brooklyn Nets star back on the floor after so long. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers joined the fun, too, as he expressed his excitement to see Durant […]

Sunday’s preseason game against the Washington Wizards marked Kevin Durant’s first NBA game in over a year and half. After the outing, the Brooklyn Nets star admitted he had the jitters, but he tagged the experience as a “good step.” To recall, Durant suffered an  Achilles tendon injury in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA […]

With Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant back on the roster, Brooklyn Nets fans are pretty confident that their team will make waves this season. NBA icon Dwyane Wade has joined the legion of Brooklyn believers, noting that the team will be a “problem.” On Twitter, Wade shared his excitement over the return of Irving and […]

With Kevin Durant back on the floor in their preseason game against the Washington Wizards, the Brooklyn Nets superstar forward encountered his former teammate Russell Westbrook. After the game, Durant could be seen sharing a moment with Russ, who was acquired by the Wizards in the offseason in a trade with the Houston Rockets for […]

Second year Washington Wizards player Rui Hachimura welcomed back Kevin Durant back to the NBA with a ferocious slam on Sunday night as the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Wizards in their first pre-season game. On his first professional basketball game in one and a half years, Durant saw himself on the wrong side of a […]

Over 17 months since he signed with the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant scored his bucket for the team in their preseason game against the Washington Wizards. The first two points of likely many more for Durant was particularly noteworthy, as KD displayed the type of explosiveness many feared he would lack following a rupture of […]

The 2020-21 NBA season is right around the corner, which means the fantasy basketball season is upon us as well. With a little more than a week to go before the regular season tips off, most fantasy basketball leagues will have their drafts within the next week. Team owners are studying who to draft, what strategy […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are set to make their Brooklyn Nets debut together on Sunday against the Washington Wizards. Before doing so, the two stars decided to spend some time on IG live and discuss how they’re going to run the offense this 2020-21 season. KD and Kyrie broke down how the Nets offense […]

24 hours from his first game since the 2019 Western Conference playoffs, Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash expects Kevin Durant to play and defend all five positions, per Alex Schiffer of The Athletic. Steve Nash talking to us now. Said he expects Durant to play and potentially guard all five positions. — Alex Schiffer […]

Armed with a new coach in Steve Nash and the return of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the Brooklyn Nets will enter the 2020-21 NBA season with high expectations. This could make or break any team. But Durant reveals that veteran center DeAndre Jordan is the one holding the team together. In a recent interview, […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been listed as a preferred destination for James Harden, but there is a massive roadblock preventing a deal from taking place. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Rockets are reluctant to move Harden to the Nets unless Kyrie Irving or Kevin Durant is involved. Ever since Houston cleaned house of […]

The Brooklyn Nets franchise has been so engulfed by the hiring of Steve Nash and James Harden trade rumors, it is almost hard to remember one of the best players on the planet in Kevin Durant is returning to the hardwood. Durant is fully healthy after close to 18 months without game action following his […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is keeping his focus on a return to the hardwood. Durant’s name had been circulated as part of the James Harden-to-Brooklyn rumors. But Durant said Wednesday he isn’t thinking about Harden’s situation in Houston: “I don’t think about James Harden at all,” Durant said, via Kristian Winfield of the New York […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will take advantage of the booming sports card market by joining in the $1.3 million raise for card marketplace StarStock. StarStock, described as a “marketplace for sports card hobbyists to buy, sell, and invest in their favorite sports players,” will receive a $1.3 million investment from the Nets forward, as well […]

Newly installed Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash is certainly loving what he’s seeing from his two superstars, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, at the start of their training camp for the 2020-21 season. The two perennial All-Stars joined the Nets’ fold last year but did not share the court at all. KD sat out […]

Brooklyn Nets fans may not be able to blink during the upcoming season since head coach Steve Nash sees the Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving-led offense playing like the “seven seconds or less” Phoenix Suns teams from back in the day. Nash, who was the point guard of that famed Suns squad, said the Nets are […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie envisions a rather interesting role change for himself this season. Dinwiddie was often the team’s primary scorer, playmaker and shot creator with Kyrie Irving out for chunks of the season. However, with Irving and a healthy Kevin Durant rejoining the rotation, Dinwiddie is prepared to adapt. The 27-year-old suggested […]

It’s been more than a year since Kevin Durant left the Golden State Warriors to join the Brooklyn Nets in a move that was as stunning as his decision to join the Warriors three seasons earlier. The Achilles injury he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors prevented him from playing for […]

NBA fans are extremely thrilled that Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is finally 100 percent healthy and ready to go for the 2020-21 campaign. His teammate Caris LeVert recently shared his excitement upon the opportunity to share the floor with the one-time league MVP. In a clip shared by SNY (via Yahoo Sports’ Jack Baer), […]

With the new season just a few weeks away, preparations for the new campaign have been on full swing for most teams. The same can be said for the Brooklyn Nets, and if you ask veteran big man DeAndre Jordan, the rest of the league better be ready for the return of Kevin Durant and […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will take on Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets to open the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22. The game will take place in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Curry, who won two championships in 2017 and 2018 with Durant on the Warriors, is looking forward to facing his old […]

The last time we saw Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant he was attempting to hobble through an NBA Finals game against the Toronto Raptors. The 10-time All-Star didn’t have to play, he could have played it safe and put his own health before the team but Durant went out there to play. Now it’s been […]

NBA 2K just announced that it has forged a partnership with Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant to be the face of the game for many years to come. The former league MVP opened up about this revolutionary deal, and Durant could not help but get a little bit emotional as he looked back at his […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving really value Caris LeVert, so much so that the Brooklyn Nets stars didn’t want general manager Sean Marks to trade the youngster to the New Orleans Pelicans for Jrue Holiday. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Durant and Irving view LeVert “as a very significant part” of the Nets. […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from the Achilles tear he suffered in Game 5 of the 2019 Finals as a member of the Golden State Warriors. Durant, who met with Nets reporters on Tuesday via Zoom, talked about just how challenging his Achilles recovery was. “It was […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall and Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant worked out with each other this offseason since they were both recovering from Achilles tears. The two All-Stars are also close friends off the court. During his media session with Nets reporters on Tuesday, Durant had some comments that will make Wizards […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to win a championship in the NBA. So, if he has to team up with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant to do it, the two-time MVP is ready for those guys to come to the Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo @ Cosmote TV just now: "If LeBron, KD, or […]

On a conference call with the media on Tuesday, Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash acknowledged that while both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are fully healthy, it’s “probably unlikely” to expect either star to attempt to play the full 72-game season. Steve Nash says both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving look healthy and in-shape. […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden’s trade request and preference for being dealt to the Nets seemed to have a common thread: Kevin Durant. Harden and Durant had been teammates together in their early years with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and there were rumors Durant was hoping to bring “The Beard” to Brooklyn. Additionally, Kelly Iko […]

The upcoming 2020-2021 NBA season is finally on the way, after the league and NBPA have agreed on the rules and regulations that will be implemented. Given that the NBA season is upon us, there is no doubt a lot of storylines to look forward to such as the title defense of the Los Angeles […]

It’s been almost one and a half years since Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant last stepped foot inside an NBA court. A ton of things have changed since June of 2019 where he tore his Achilles as he suited up for the Golden State Warriors for the last time. Now that he’s finally ready to […]

Miami Heat swingman Andre Iguodala had the pleasure of witnessing the greatness of both Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry as teammates with the Golden State Warriors. While he expects both superstars to have a big comeback season in the 2020-21 campaign, Iggy thinks KD will have a slight edge over Curry next year. Not only […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been planning for the upcoming season for little over a year. Locking in the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference last year was expected given their lack of overall talent at the moment. Even so, Brooklyn didn’t expect to make a legitimate push into the playoffs with most of their players […]

A heated debate between Max Kellerman and Kendrick Perkins ensued during a First Take episode on who’s the greatest scorer of all time between Michael Jordan and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. The debate trickled onto Twitter, where a fan laid out his argument on why Durant could overtake Jordan as the greatest offensive talent […]

As the well-known trolling of previous offseasons continues into Friday, Kevin Durant’s brother, Tony Durant, may have just given up the answer as to where big man Serge Ibaka would head in the coming hour of NBA free agency on Friday. Tony commented on an Instagram post asking as to where the veteran NBA big […]

The Brooklyn Nets are currently involved in an all-out endeavor, attempting to land a third star in James Harden to pair with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. As it stands, the Houston Rockets aren’t willing to back down in any trade talks centered around their superstar, and will likely command a monumental package in return […]

Rumors of James Harden leaving the Houston Rockets to join the stacked Brooklyn Nets has gained major traction over the last few days. While that potential blockbuster deal would top the craziness that is 2020, pundits were quick to point out how Kyrie Irving would feel about this whole ordeal. The Beard, of course, already […]

Rumors are swirling that James Harden wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets to form a big three with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Though the names look good together on paper, some have doubts about whether the team will actually be good. Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers shared his initial thoughts […]

James Harden’s reported wish to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets appears to be fueled in part by a desire to rejoin forces with Kevin Durant. Harden and Durant were teammates with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the early 2010s, and Kelly Iko and David Aldridge of The Athletic reported “The Beard” still looks back […]