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Kevin Durant took a major decision by choosing to leave the Golden State Warriors and look for a future with the Brooklyn Nets. The former MVP noted his reasons in a few interviews over the summer, but chose to sum it down to him choosing to do what’s best for himself. “I just did it,” […]

Kevin Durant confirmed during Friday’s press conference that he will indeed not play during the 2019-20 season. Rumors of a potential return at some point before the end of the season were quickly shut down by Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, only to be backed up days later by Durant himself. “Me and Sean […]

As part of his media availability on Friday morning, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant stated that his decision to join the team this offseason was an easy one. “It was really easy to see what these guys brought to the table,” Durant told Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. “It’s not like I had to do […]

As part of his media availability on Friday morning, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving claimed that his new teammate, Kevin Durant, wasn’t recovered enough to play in the 2019 NBA Finals with the Warriors. Durant went down with an Achilles injury in the second quarter of Game 5. The Warriors rallied to win that game […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is a top-five player of all-time. Bleacher Report ranked Bryant as the 14th best player in NBA history. Durant says that’s way too low for Kobe. Top 5 — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) September 26, 2019 In 1,346 career games for the Lakers, Kobe […]

A newly-bearded Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti responded to Kevin Durant’s scathing comments about the organization and its employees during an interview with WSJ. Magazine. The longtime executive didn’t go into details, but noted the organization has done everything that’s been asked of it during his tenure in OKC. “I think we’ve been […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was by no means surprised to see Kevin Durant walking out that door in free agency. The 53-year-old told Howard Beck of Bleacher Report as much during their conversation on The Full 48 podcast. Via Michael Lee of The Athletic: Beck: “On a scale of 1 to 10, […]

Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has always given a frank opinion on the state of the game, as well as plenty of fun memories as a trailblazer in the sport. Abdul-Jabbar, who retired from the NBA in 1989 after playing 20 NBA seasons, still holds the all-time scoring record, one that could be threatened with […]

Head coach Steve Kerr lived and breathed the melodrama surrounding Kevin Durant in his last year with the Golden State Warriors. In light of all the speculation that surrounded his eventual exit, many thought the heated exchange with Draymond Green was an incident that would re-surface if Durant was to leave. Kerr thought very differently […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says he has not talked with Kevin Durant about how KD came back from a calf injury for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the Finals and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. Marks says he has […]

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant’s brother are not friends. Earlier in the 2018-19 NBA campaign when Green and Durant had a heated verbal exchange on the court that carried over into the locker room after the game, Durant’s brother, Tony, took some shots at Green, saying that his “true colors” were revealed. Well, as evidenced […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is not expected to play at all during the 2019-20 season, general manager Sean Marks told reporters during Tuesday’s press conference, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. Durant is attacking his rehab aggressively and doing well in his recovery. Marks said that as a competitor, Durant would obviously want to play […]

Former Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant told the Wall Street Journal the motion offense head coach Steve Kerr runs in Golden State “only works to a certain point.” Kerr, surprisingly, wasn’t offended by Durant’s comments at all. “I wasn’t at all offended what Kevin said because it’s basically the truth,” Kerr told Anthony Slater […]

Before the Los Angeles Clippers dismantled the NBA this summer after adding both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George this summer, the Brooklyn Nets had stolen the show, signing Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan. Of course, the Clippers ultimately upstaged them, but it was still a pivotal moment for a franchise that has been […]

Andre Iguodala is a former All-Star, the 2015 NBA Finals MVP, the vice president of the NBPA, a renowned sixth man and a veteran leader. You can add clairvoyant to that list of accolades, as he recently told the story of how he anticipated his own trade from the Golden State Warriors, the possibility of […]

Klay Thompson isn’t often one to meddle in others players’ free-agent decisions, but the perennial sharpshooter told former teammate Kevin Durant that the Golden State Warriors had the potential of being the greatest dynasty to ever exist before the two hit free agency: “I mostly just let him be, but I told him we could […]

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson has a long comeback mission ahead of him this season and a very different team to return to, yet the cult icon has no hard feelings after Kevin Durant chose to leave for the Brooklyn Nets this summer. “It was no hard feelings, man. I know Kevin,” Thompson told […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie already has championships on his radar with the additions of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to their team. It goes without saying that Dinwiddie is excited to have Durant, a two-time Finals MVP, debut for Brooklyn at some point in the future. While Durant is recovering from a serious Achilles […]

When Kevin Durant ruptured his Achilles in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, many immediately ruled him out for the entire 2019-20 season. However, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post, there is increasing belief around the NBA that Durant could actually make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets, at some point […]

It has not been the best past couple of years for Kyrie Irving. After demanding for a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers following a disappointing loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals, the 6-foot-3 point guard had a rather forgettable two-season stint with the Boston Celtics. Year one was characterized by […]

The Brooklyn Nets are one of the teams that have used the offseason to significantly improve their chances for winning an NBA title within the next couple of years. Nonetheless, with new recruit Kevin Durant expected to miss a significant part of the new campaign as he recovers from a debilitating Achilles injury, more than […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant tweeted and deleted a response to Magic Johnson’s comments about KD’s perceived unhappiness with the Golden State Warriors. Durant told the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago he felt like an outsider in Golden State since Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — the main cornerstones of the […]

Hall of Famer Magic Johnson is hoping Kevin Durant is able to find happiness after making his second move in three years, this time leaving the Golden State Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets. Johnson, who was fortunate enough to spend his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, noted he is hoping that “KD, I […]

Former NBA player Jalen Rose has chimed in on the recent narrative pertaining to Kevin Durant and his apparent discord with his former team, the Golden State Warriors. According to the former Most Improved Player of the Year winner, he truly believes that there is indeed some tension between Durant and the Dubs at this […]

Kevin Durant isn’t expected to play for the Brooklyn Nets this season. However, Nets fans will be thrilled with the latest development involving their star. He’s been seen in the streets in New York walking like normal. TMZ Sports caught the forward coming out of a building recently, and the camera that caught him walk […]

Kevin Durant wore his new No. 7 Brooklyn Nets jersey for the first time on Thursday. Nets fans got their first look at Durant in his new threads. The 2019-20 season is slowly approaching and, even though Durant is expected to miss the entire year recovering from his Achilles injury, it’s still surreal for fans […]

The newly-assembled duo of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant caught a big financial break at the time of signing with the Brooklyn Nets. The franchise was expecting to sign them to their respective max contracts, including $4-5 million in unlikely bonuses so that the stipulations fit into the salary cap. However once the Golden State […]

Kevin Durant is one of the biggest stars in the NBA. He is also one of the hardest people to market due to his off-the-court issues. However, the Brooklyn Nets already have a plan on their campaign to market their newest star. According to Nets CEO David Levy, their approach will be pretty straightforward. They […]

According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Kevin Durant was not feeling Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr at all during his three-year tenure with Golden State. Smith reported in July that Durant wasn’t fond of Kerr despite winning two titles with the Dubs. On ESPN’s First Take on Wednesday, Smith reported that Durant would […]

While Stephen Curry wishes Kevin Durant re-signed with the Golden State Warriors, the sharpshooter holds no ill will toward KD and wishes him nothing but the best on the Brooklyn Nets. Durant signed a four-year deal with the Nets this offseason, ending his three-year run with the Warriors. KD won two Finals MVPs with the […]

Brooklyn Nets CEO David Levy says the arrival of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is already impacting Brooklyn’s ticket sales, sponsorships and suite sales. Durant and Irving both signed four-year deals with the Nets this offseason in free agency, spurning the New York Knicks and joining Brooklyn instead since the Nets have a better infrastructure […]

Stephen Curry responded to recent comments from his former teammate Kevin Durant, who told WSJ. Magazine about his departure from the Golden State Warriors and his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets in the summer. Among the deciding factors, Durant listed feeling that “nobody could get a full acceptance of me there” due to his […]

The New York Knicks are still working to find an identity, but they might have an instant rivalry on their hands after being scorned by the duo of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, who chose to team up for the Brooklyn Nets this summer. Second-year forward Kevin Knox tried to nonchalantly play it off during […]

The NBA has embarked in a perhaps futile mission to end tampering after a wave of blockbuster signings and trades took place in a wild free-agency period with record-breaking numbers. The Brooklyn Nets were among the teams pulling strings even before free agency started, reportedly confident that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were done deals […]

Veteran sport analyst Skip Bayless has several issues with Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 NBA players, particularly with LeBron James landing on the third spot and Kevin Durant not being included in the list. Bayless expressed his confusion why Durant was not on the list, considering that he’s still the best player in the league. To […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant says Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has to be patient in his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon. Bryant tore his Achilles during the 2012-13 season. The future Hall of Famer admits the rehab process is really boring and the Nets star can’t grow inpatient and skip steps. “Well, […]

Along with the glitz and glamour of the NBA lifestyle comes the caveat of having to live one’s life under a microscope. This is exactly what Brooklyn Nets newcomer Kevin Durant recently spoke about, and in KD’s mind, all the scrutiny definitely takes its toll. For his part, Houston Rockets superstar James Harden seems to […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant isn’t wired like other NBA stars. Once again engaging in the customary social media argument, the two-time Finals MVP replied to a fan with quite a shocking response, telling him his focus isn’t to become the greatest of all time: Everybody gets compared to everyone and no one will ever […]

Kevin Durant is a sensitive superstar. Anyone who has followed the Brooklyn Nets star over the past couple of seasons knows that the star does everything he can to hit back at critics. This time, he will have an interesting time responding as Dennis Rodman joins the calling-out-KD party. The Hall of Famer joined Rachel […]