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“The Kevin Durant Factor” played a pivotal role in the hiring of Steve Nash to become the Brooklyn Nets’ new head coach. A lot has been said about Nash’s role in convincing Durant to join the Golden State Warriors in 2016, but head coach Steve Kerr noted the two had known each other well before […]

Spencer Dinwiddie is one of the first Brooklyn Nets players to have reacted to his team hiring Steve Nash as the squad’s new head coach. Dinwiddie took to Twitter to share his initial thoughts on this surprise hire: Y’all wanted a third star 👀 🍿 — Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) September 3, 2020 Dinwiddie is telling […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will have a new head coach for the coming season, as the team has signed Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash to a four-year deal. It was an unexpected move, but the Nets are happy to have their man. The Nets may have landed their target, […]

The Brooklyn Nets shocked the basketball world on Thursday when they announced the signing of Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as the team’s new head coach. Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated has already been able to reach out to Nash, and one of the first things the new coach spoke about is […]

During a recent interview with Barstool Big Cat and former MLB superstar Alex Rodriguez, Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant admitted Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant used to have him scared as sh*t in the clutch. Bryant, one of the best players in NBA history and an assassin in the clutch, had plenty of […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant recently talked about how Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James made him a better player while growing up in Maryland. James is four years older than Durant. The Nets star told Barstool Big Cat and Alex Rodriguez on The Corp podcast that James has been his measuring stick ever since […]

Kevin Durant will make his Brooklyn Nets debut next season after missing the entire 2019-20 campaign recovering from his Achilles tear. However, there’s a possibility Durant may not be able to play in front of Nets fans, as the 2020-21 season could be in a bubble as well. During a recent podcast with WNBA players […]

With the season of the Portland Trail Blazers on the brink of another disappointing conclusion, Damian Lillard will mark another lost year in his career. This has been the case for him in Portland over the past few seasons, and it comes to no surprise that opposing teams have tried to lure him away from […]

During an interview with Big Cat of Barstool Sports, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant talked about why he continues to use burner accounts on Twitter. Durant, who missed the entire 2019-20 season for the Nets recovering from his Achilles tear, admits he enjoys using his burner accounts despite the negative reaction it gets from fans. […]

Paul George had a solid 2019-20 regular season for the Los Angeles Clippers as Kawhi Leonard’s “Robin.” He appeared in 48 games and averaged 21.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists while shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from beyond the arc and 87.6 percent from the free-throw line. Behind Leonard and George, […]

Some new insight has been provided regarding the Brooklyn Nets’ search for a new head coach. As it turns out, team superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are reportedly favoring a new coach that has an established name in the business, such as Gregg Popovich or Tyronn Lue. This report comes via ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan: […]

The Brooklyn Nets appear to be headed for a busy offseason, as ESPN’s Brian Windhorst revealed that the team will aggressively trade for a third superstar to pair with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving next season. The Nets brass is reportedly open to shipping away promising studs like Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert, and Jarett Allen. […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers admits he thought Kevin Durant was going to sign with the New York Knicks last offseason in free agency. Appearing on The Boardroom podcast with Rich Kleiman, Rivers said he felt Durant would sign with the Knicks after his three-year run with the Golden State Warriors to become […]

Kevin Durant has something to say about the recent unearthing of his past Twitter blunders and to those who say he should refrain from tweeting snarky replies to his critics. Its why I still have twitter…they want me to act professional on the internet. No, I won’t lol — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 17, 2020 […]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs got started early on Monday afternoon, and it didn’t take long for ESPN color commentator Doris Burke to deliver some golden nuggets in her description of Denver Nuggets stud Michael Porter Jr.’s smooth jumper. The Nuggets forward buried two early triples in the opening quarter, and it didn’t take long for […]

When the Brooklyn Nets signed veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford for the Orlando games, there was speculation that the three-time Sixth Man of the Year could be on the team next season as well due to his close relationship with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. It looks like those rumors were true, as Chris Haynes […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has been keeping himself busy over the past few months as he continues to recover from an Achilles injury that has kept him on the sidelines throughout the season. Most recently, the 31-year-old made a rather significant appearance on Drake’s new music video for his latest track entitled “Laugh Now […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant and combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie recently played pickup basketball in California. According to Chris Milholen of Nets Daily, the games took place at Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Boys High School. Both Durant and Dinwiddie aren’t in the Orlando bubble with the Nets. KD is still making his way […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant was recently out shopping (with a mask on) and ran into a fan who said LeBron James, and not Michael Jordan, is the greatest NBA basketball player of all time. Durant responded by saying, “That’s crazy.” The Nets superstar then said that he thinks Jordan is the GOAT: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1293626361412825090 […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was feeling himself after hitting a game-winner against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Kuz stated  he was in such a zone that he would still fire even if “Jesus” were guarding him. Brooklyn Nets star and noted Twitter hawk Kevin Durant had a humorous response to Kuzma’s quip, […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has never shied away from responding to the common fan on social media. Durant was back at it again on Sunday, clapping right back to a fan who called him a “weirdo” on Twitter for apparently following his girlfriend on Instagram. KD Logged: {ON} OFF pic.twitter.com/yabtkAGNOb — Ball Don’t Lie […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant isn’t playing in Orlando, Florida since he’s still recovering from his Achilles injury. So while his teammates are guaranteed to stay at Disney World for at least another few weeks after the Nets clinched a spot in the 2020 playoffs, Durant is going to be busy on social […]

Draymond Green thinks his former Golden State Warriors teammate, Kevin Durant, is the greatest scorer in NBA history. “Kevin Durant is the best scorer ever. Not even close,” Green emphatically opined on TNT’s basketball coverage on Saturday. Barkley initially said that Houston Rockets superstar James Harden “maybe the greatest offensive player” in the NBA today […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant earned a $1 million bonus on Friday despite not playing a single game this 2019-20 campaign. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, Durant earned the bonus after the Nets clinched a playoff spot by defeating the Sacramento Kings at Walt Disney World. Kevin Durant has earned a $1M bonus with […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant believes Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal should make one of the three All-NBA teams this season. Beal finished the 2019-20 season second in points per game behind only Houston Rockets star James Harden. The Wizards guard called out ESPN’s Zach Lowe last week for lying to him about voting […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant says one of the benefits of his rehab is it allows him to play a lot of one-on-one. During an appearance on the Play for Keeps podcast, Durant said he has been able to work on the “creativity” of his game lately. The Nets star has been playing […]

Kevin Durant has come to the defense of his Brooklyn Nets teammate and good buddy Kyrie Irving for what Durant believes to be some unfair criticism by the media on Irving. Durant has taken a shot at news outlets that have singled out Irving as the instigator of the movement against playing inside the Disney […]

Kyrie Irving is one of the most polarizing players in the NBA and his Brooklyn Nets teammate, Kevin Durant, knows why. As a guest on ELITE Media Group’s “Play For Keeps” podcast, Durant said Irving is misunderstood because he always keeps it real and speaks his mind freely. KD says Kyrie always keeps it real […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is still recovering from his torn Achilles back home while the NBA’s bubble pushes forward. Like most fans, he sees a Western Conference Finals showdown between the LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, while also predicting an Eastern Conference Finals rematch featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. As far […]

The one and only Allen Iverson appears to have just cast his vote on the whole NBA GOAT debate, and somewhat surprisingly, he seems to have taken Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James over Michael Jordan. Iverson recently made an appearance on rapper Fat Joe’s podcast last week, and this was where the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Is Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets taking a jab at WNBA player Aerial Powers? Brandon Ingram somehow figures into this unusual story. Some certainly think Kevin Durant did indirectly refer to Powers following his tweet Thursday night while presumably watching the New Orleans Pelicans face the Utah Jazz. In the tweet he refers to […]

Three years into his NBA career, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is on a career scoring pace on par with two of the league’s all-time greats. Mitchell scored his 5,000th point during Saturday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers—his 221st professional regular-season game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that pace makes Mitchell the third-fastest […]

The Golden State Warriors would have loved to re-sign Kevin Durant in the past offseason, but president of basketball operations Bob Myers has no qualms with KD taking his talents to the Brooklyn Nets. Speaking on ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski’s “The Woj Pod” podcast, Myers only had positive feelings to share towards Durant. “The guy came […]

Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has weighed in on the talk pertaining to Giannis Antetokounmpo and his future with the Milwaukee Bucks. According to Barkley, he fears that the reigning MVP might jump ship if the Bucks fail to make significant progress in the playoffs this season — much like what Kevin Durant did with […]

Analysts believe that the long-term future of Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks depends on whether or not they win the title this year. This worries NBA icon Charles Barkley, as he believes that if the Bucks fail to win, then it might lead to a “Kevin Durant” type of situation. Speaking with Mike Greenberg […]

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram got off to a hot start against the Utah Jazz in the NBA’s first restart game and Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant took notice. #14 is a different breed.. — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 30, 2020 Is Durant throwing shade toward Andre Iguodala and WNBA star Aerial Powers? […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant likes the fact that the NBA loosened its dress code for the bubble games, particularly for coaches. Durant, who isn’t with the Nets in Florida since he’s still recovering from his Achilles tear, wants the NBA to, “Normalize coaches in slacks and a polo.” Normalize coaches in slacks […]

Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team,” and NBA superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant got a kick out of it. The “Washington Football Team” will not be the final renaming and rebranding for the team. This is the name it wants to use until the pending adoption of a new name […]

No one likes to remember the no-calls. It hurts. No-calls have skewed so many games that have potentially altered the course of NBA history. Simply put, nothing is worse than a game being so terribly officiated, that it literally changes the entire outcome. Nevertheless, it’s inevitable part of a sport where referees are always subject […]