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Kendrick Perkins went on ESPN’s “The Jump” on Friday to talk about why he and Kevin Durant are arguing on Twitter. Carson Cunningham of KOCO-TV was able to get some video of Perkins’ rant, which featured him dissing Durant’s playoff record in OKC even more: . @KendrickPerkins spitting molten-hot lava to KD, “Listen brother, before […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams chimed in on the trending beef which is going on between Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins. Adams believes Durant and Perkins are “bored” and have nothing better to do other than beef on Twitter for everyone to see: Here was Steven Adams on the KD/Perk beef today. Adams called […]

Kendrick Perkins made headlines on Thursday, getting into a nasty argument with former teammate Kevin Durant while defending his original take, calling Russell Westbrook the best player to suit up for the Oklahoma City Thunder, doing so during his homecoming on Thursday night. Perk’s hot take wasn’t taken well by Celtics analyst Marc D’Amico, who […]

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas had more than a mere two cents to share about the ongoing beef between Kendrick Perkins and Kevin Durant, one that escalated to a new level during Russell Westbrook’s homecoming return to Oklahoma City. While others like Stephen A. Smith flamed Perkins for daring to bring his personal beef to […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith took umbrage to Kendrick Perkins’ Twitter war with former teammate Kevin Durant, one that quickly escalated after he went a little out of bounds during Russell Westbrook’s return to Oklahoma City on Thursday. Perkins, who played for the Thunder for four seasons, declared Westbrook the best player in franchise history, but […]

Looks like we have our first Twitter war of 2020. Former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins figured in a savage back-and-forth on Twitter shortly after Russell Westbrook made his return to Oklahoma City. The online feud began when Perkins — who has retired from the game and now works as an […]

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets gave former teammate Kendrick Perkins a massive roasting in a Twitter argument about Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Perkins was defending Westbrook as the greatest Thunder player of all time, noting that he etched this in stone right after Durant left him all alone. When basketball analyst […]

Kevin Durant has yet to make his debut with the Brooklyn Nets because of his recovery from an Achilles injury. There were some who thought the two-time champion may recover quickly enough to play at some point during this season, but head coach Kenny Atkinson says that hasn’t been on the team’s mind: Kenny Atkinson […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant engaged in a back-and-forth exchange with several NBA fans on Twitter Wednesday night in an attempt to defend the relevance of his team. The online banter started when Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio sent out his opinion about the Nets’s current situation, saying: “Nets win 7 straight, no one […]

If Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley had his way, he’d still be playing for the Brooklyn Nets. During an interview that Dudley did with Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, the veteran confessed that he wanted to play with Kevin Durant so bad he wanted to stay longer than usual: “I did […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley has some opinions on how the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason additions of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will change the culture of the team. Dudley played just one season for the Nets (2018-19) where the small forward averaged 4.9 points and 2.6 points in 20.7 minutes per game for the […]

Steven Adams admitted he has no ill will toward Kevin Durant, despite saying he would have handled his exit from the Oklahoma City Thunder differently. In a recent podcast appearance with ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Adams discussed how he wrote that aforementioned opinion in his 2018 autobiography: My Life, My Fight: Rising up from New Zealand […]

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets is a huge fan of the NBA. Durant’s obsessions with NBA minutiae is well known, and he further expressed his NBA “fanaticism” on Monday night when he tweeted about watching Nikola Vucevic for the Orlando Magic. It’s a fun experience watching vucevic play basketball. Just so talented. — Kevin […]

Hall of Fame forward Dominque Wilkins knows what it takes to bounce back from a serious injury. Wilkins suffered a torn Achilles tendon in January of 1992, and he says that Brooklyn nets star Kevin Durant must block out the critics as he rehabs from an Achilles injury of his own (via Mike Mazzeo of […]

The Brooklyn Nets put forth a historically bad performance in their 94-82 loss to the lowly New York Knicks on Thursday night. During the lopsided game, an image of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving looking forlorn on the bench spread throughout social media. Understandably, NBA Twitter had a field day with the image, mocking the two […]

Brooklyn Nets superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving took less than the max so the franchise could sign DeAndre Jordan as well. Irving and Durant converted a chunk of their salaries into performance-based bonuses to create room for Jordan, according to Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report: This free-agency decision was made over FaceTime. Jordan recalls […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan says he talked to Kevin Durant a lot during the summer of 2015 after the whole Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Clippers free agency saga. Jordan says Durant was an outlet for him and that he will always appreciate KD for that. “He was an outlet for me,” Jordan told Bleacher Report. […]

Ever since the New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers in 1947, the public has been enamored with basketball on Christmas day. Other than a lockout-shortened 1988 season, the NBA’s Christmas slate has featured some of the best players and teams in the league. As a result, throughout its history, we’ve gotten a myriad of […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is one of the more exciting rookies to watch in the league. His vision — combined with his scoring — makes him one of the best young playmakers in the league. However, even a guy like him has a Christmas wish list. In this case, the list contains traits […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is in the giving mood this holiday season. On Thursday, Durant gave out holiday gifts to 40 kids whose families are homeless. It was part of his charity’s annual tradition: In Manhattan yesterday, Kevin Durant gave out holiday gifts to 40 kids whose families are homeless. It was part of […]

LOS ANGELES – Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets came into Staples Center on Thursday night and defeated the LA Clippers 122-117. The loss was the second at home all season for the Clippers, who had been 14-1 in L.A. Westbrook led the way for Houston season-high 40 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists on […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t include Kevin Durant in their “franchise of the decade” tribute video, and Jalen Rose knows why. Since leaving the Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets, Durant has said a few controversial things about the Dubs. The two-time Finals MVP told the Wall Street Journal the motion offense head coach Steve Kerr […]

The Golden State Warriors stealthily snubbed two-time champion Kevin Durant from a tribute tweet self-promoting their recent win as “Franchise of the Decade,” as voted by the Sports Business Journal. The tweet includes snapshots from each year — from 2010 through 2019 — none of which include the two-time Finals MVP in them. The Golden […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has not let being injured prevent him from having fun on the sidelines. Durant hilariously mimicked Nets center DeAndre Jordan after Jordan used a sweet up-fake to free himself for an easy bucket during Sunday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. DeAndre hit the pump fake so KD did too […]

It has been well over a month since the New York Knicks suffered what was nothing less than one of, if not the worst series of events in franchise history. Nevertheless, it seems that reliving the agony will remain to be the case for the organization and its supporters for the foreseeable future. Just recently, […]

Carmelo Anthony and his representatives were in contact with the New York Knicks this past summer about rejoining the franchise on a minimum contract. Anthony’s camp attempted to convince the Knicks that signing him would improve their chances of signing superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. Durant and […]

During an Ask Me Anything Series on Reddit, Toronto Raptors rising star Pascal Siakam was asked who is the toughest player to guard in the NBA. Siakam went with Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles tear. […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam has grown from Most Improved Player last season to his team’s top gun following the departure of 2019 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. The 25-year-old Cameroonian signed a big extension with Toronto in the offseason and has only stepped up his game in 2019-20, earning the praises of All-Stars Kevin […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant would love to bring a championship to his new team, but he’s also hoping to revitalize The Big Apple through basketball. Durant joined the Nets this summer, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. Unfortunately, the former No. 2 overall pick is expected to miss all of this campaign […]

At 31 years of age, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is currently in the 13th season of what has been an illustrious career. The two-time NBA champ has pretty much been through it all in the league, and there’s no denying that Father Time is slowly catching up with him, especially after his devastating Achilles […]

The New York Knicks are a major disappointment once again. After spending the entire 2018-19 season freeing up enough cap space to sign two superstars, they ended up with none. Now, they have the worst record in the league. Things would’ve looked different had the Knicks been able to sign their top free-agent targets this […]

The Brooklyn Nets earned an impressive win against one of the West’s powerhouse teams, beating the Denver Nuggets 105-102 to improve to 13-10 for the season. Kevin Durant is happy to see his teammates playing well, especially Spencer Dinwiddie who finished with 24 points, four rebounds and eight assists. Durant tried to high-five the young […]

New York–based actor and die-hard New York Knicks fan Michael Rapaport is known for his explicit — often filmed — rants about his beloved team. With the Knicks canning head coach David Fizdale in just his second season with the organization, Rapaport shared a video on Twitter on Friday apologizing to recent ‘Bockers heels in […]

Rich Kleiman, manager and business partner of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, shared an image of former New York Knicks point guard Mark Jackson on Twitter this afternoon, likely in an attempt to petition for the Manhattan franchise to hire the ex-Golden State Warriors head coach for their vacant position. pic.twitter.com/AM7uxhZv8u — Ace (@richkleiman) December […]

As part of a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, rapper Fat Joe claimed that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined the Nets instead of the Knicks this offseason because they “didn’t want that smoke” of all that pressure: “Kyrie and Durant — they didn’t want that New York Knicks pressure,” Fat Joe said in his […]

Renowned hip-hop artist and self-confessed New York Knicks fan Fat Joe has come out to say that he knows exactly why Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided against joining New York last summer and went to the Brooklyn Nets instead. According to the rapper, both Durant and Irving do not have what it takes to […]

Former NBA star and future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett is slightly surprised that Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant chose to play for the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks. Garnett told Stefan Bondy of theNew York Daily News that the two superstars would have revolutionized the basketball world if they could reestablish […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant is Forbes cover model for their Class of 2020 30 under 30 list. The former No. 2 overall pick announced this news on Tuesday morning through his Twitter account, noting that he was honored for the recognition. I’m honored to be on the cover of this month’s @Forbes. Congrats to […]

Dennis Schröder had a rude awakening upon lacing up his Nike KDs after being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, quickly catching on to the organization’s utter repugnance for anything with Kevin Durant’s name or brand. Former franchise star Russell Westbrook didn’t let it slip either during his lone year next to Schröder: “Even Russ […]