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The Golden State Warriors are reportedly upset at Kevin Durant for making his free-agency decision while Stephen Curry was on a flight to meet him in New York City, according to Bill Simmons of The Ringer (h/t The Mercury News). Durant announced on Instagram he was going to sign with the Brooklyn Nets this past […]

Kevin Durant is already with the Brooklyn Nets but one of the most talked about topics in the NBA to this point is his decision to spurn the New York Knicks. For almost an entire year, the Knicks have appeared to be the frontrunners to sign Durant, but things started to fall apart especially when […]

Thew New York Knicks had dreams of signing the two biggest stars of the 2019 NBA free-agent class in Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard and cementing a new era in “The Mecca of Basketball ” Despite these grandiose visions, however, Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report writes that Leonard would only pair with Durant with the Los Angeles […]

Smash Mouth; a Bay-Area-rooted band from the late 90s, recently shamed Kevin Durant for the way he handled his exit from the Golden State Warriors. The band took to Twitter, asking the new Brooklyn Nets forward to treat Stephen Curry “with a tad more respect” after he announced his decision to sign a four-year max […]

Kendrick Perkins backed up Stephen A. Smith’s story of how his former teammate, Kevin Durant, left the Oklahoma City Thunder. The now-retired veteran has been a persistent face on ESPN, yet this might be his biggest contribution to the network — being a quotable source who can verify Smith’s bold claims of Durant’s covert exit: […]

At the moment, the general consensus is that the Brooklyn Nets somehow pulled off one of the greatest coups in NBA history by snagging Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant from right under the noses of their cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks. Many believe that for some unknown reason, both Irving and Durant had a […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith dropped a bombshell nugget when discussing Kevin Durant’s departure to the Brooklyn Nets, telling a story about what initially happened when Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors three years ago — one Durant checked as “BS” to the network personality. Smith said Durant went to dinner […]

Jared Dudley says Brooklyn “is going to be on fire” with point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward Kevin Durant on the Nets now. Irving and Durant agreed to four-year deals with the Nets on the first day of free agency. The two superstars also brought center DeAndre Jordan with them. Jared Dudley agreed to […]

The NBA world is still in shock after the Brooklyn Nets pulled off an amazing coup by acquiring both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as free agency opened. While everybody expected Irving to move to the Nets after maintaining two years of a shaky relationship with the Boston Celtics, Durant’s decision was viewed as more […]

Golden State Warriors legend Rick Barry still has bittersweet feelings about the departure of Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets. The Hall of Famer who once brought the organization a title in 1975, was puzzled at Durant’s decision to leave a potentially unbeatable situation, playing alongside an All-Star-studded core and potentially making $57 million more […]

After just three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, 10-time All-Star Kevin Durant decided that it was time to move on. When free agency opened on Sunday even, KD immediately announced that he was joining the Brooklyn Nets on a four-year deal. Some people are still puzzled as to why Durant left the Warriors, considering […]

After an entire year of conflicting reports and non-stop speculations, Kevin Durant is now with the Brooklyn Nets. He signed a four-year deal with the team, along with fellow All-Star Kyrie Irving. But while a lot of people are praising general manager Sean Marks and head coach Kenny Atkinson for their impressive work in rebuilding […]

Jay Williams, a former NBA player turned TV analyst and a close confidant of Kevin Durant, claimed his longtime friend considered all the potential scenarios, though ultimately it was a potential partnership with close friend Kyrie Irving and his appreciation for general manager Sean Marks that made him decide to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. […]

Hall of Famer Chris Mullin does not believe that the Golden State Warriors took Kevin Durant for granted. Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins said that he was not surprised of Durant’s decision to leave the Warriors because he was taken for granted in the Bay Area. However, Mullin refuted Perkins’ assessment during his appearance on […]

Kendrick Perkins says his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant wasn’t surprised the Golden State Warriors downgraded the severity of an Andre Iguodala injury during the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Durant returned from a calf injury during this past postseason only to rupture his Achilles tendon in the most critical of situations — Game 5 […]

DeAndre Jordan reportedly joined the chorus promoting the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant before free agency started, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Jordan played for the Knicks to close out the 2018-19 season, so he knew first-hand how dysfunctional the franchise was. The […]

Shares of Madison Square Garden lost value in a big way after the New York Knicks weren’t able to sign Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency. According to Daniel Strauss of Markets Insider, Madison Square Garden shares lost over $200 million in market value after the Knicks struck out in free agency. Irving […]

Charles Oakley was not surprised to see prominent free agents like Kevin Durant and others walk to the other side of the city to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, as hopes of signing KD and partnering him with Kyrie Irving came crashing down fast during the first hours of free agency. The longtime Knicks legends […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie played an interesting yet vital part in the recruitment of Kyrie Irving and consequently Kevin Durant, making his team emerge from being merely outsiders to frontrunners in the race for two of the top talents available in this free agency. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Dinwiddie […]

Kevin Durant’s three-year venture with the Golden State Warriors was one with plenty of ups and downs, even through all the success the team achieved during the first two seasons of his tenure there. Head coach Steve Kerr remembers telling Durant, “I don’t want to lose you,” at one point before a loss to the […]

Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash has shed some light on Kevin Durant’s recent decision to turn his back on the Golden State Warriors to head to New York with the Brooklyn Nets. According to Nash, Durant went into a bit of an existential crisis following his first championship with the Warriors back in 2017. […]

When Kevin Durant signed with the Warriors in the 2016 offseason, the basketball world ripped his decision to go to the team that had beaten his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. They thought it was “weak” and called him a “snake.” Two championships and two NBA Finals MVPs later, […]

Jay Williams, a former NBA player and a close confidant of Kevin Durant, believes the New York Knicks’ sudden decision to trade Kristaps Porzingis hurt their quest for landing the two-time Finals MVP in free agency. The Knicks were favored to be his best destination even before the franchise opened up two max slots to […]

People around Kevin Durant were already setting the smokescreens ahead of his awaited offseason decision, telling confidants that the two-time Finals MVP would bolt for the New York Knicks if he did leave the Golden State Warriors at the end of the season. Per Marc Berman of the New York Post: Executives and agents felt […]

Kevin Durant’s longtime manager and business partner, Rich Kleiman, had pushed Durant hard into signing with the New York Knicks, but the two-time Finals MVP wasn’t ready to take that step with a team with such a dilapidated roster. Marc Berman of the New York Post revealed how Kleiman tried to persuade Durant into inking […]

The Brooklyn Nets made the biggest splash in free agency when they signed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to four-year max deals. They have also added double-double machine DeAndre Jordan to bolster their roster, making them one of the best teams in the East on paper. However, veteran sportscaster Colin Cowherd isn’t impressed by what […]

Early in the 2018-19 season, the New York Knicks reportedly had the upper hand in locking in both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. However, somewhere along the decision-making process, the two had a ‘moment of clarity.’ According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, KD and Kyrie thought to team up and saw the […]

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant reportedly decided on joining the Brooklyn Nets “months ago,” per Mark Murphy of Boston Herald. “I do know there was some tampering across the league,” said the source. “Kyrie and Kevin Durant were done in Brooklyn months ago.” Earlier in the 2018-19 season, Irving vowed to stay with the Celtics. […]

We’re starting to get a better understanding of why Kevin Durant left the Golden State Warriors in free agency for the Brooklyn Nets. According to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, a lack of respect for Durant within the Warriors organization is one of the reasons the two-time Finals MVP departed from Golden State. When […]

Kevin Durant reportedly sought but never found a close bond with Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors, according to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic. Durant and Curry were unstoppable on the court together with the Warriors, it just looks like their relationship wasn’t that close off the court. Curry is married and has three […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving recognized the Brooklyn Nets had a better infrastructure over the New York Knicks by midseason, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. By the time the 2019 playoffs started, Durant and Irving pretty much knew they were going to sign with the Nets and not with the Knicks, who have […]

Kevin Durant may no longer be a member of the Golden State Warriors, but his impact on the Warriors will be forever remembered, and Dubs owner Joe Lacob is immortalizing Durant by announcing that no Golden State player will ever wear the No. 35 again in a statement: “As long as I am co-chairman of […]

New Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant reportedly felt like he would always be second in place to his three-year running mate Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors, apparently feeling like a “distant second fiddle” during his time in the Bay Area. According to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, that was among the reasons […]

Only a few hours after nearly all hope was lost upon news of Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Brooklyn Nets, the Golden State Warriors pulled a last-minute blockbuster trade to recoup something for his loss, bringing in D’Angelo Russell, Treveon Graham, and Shabazz Napier in return. The deal made little sense for a team […]

The Golden State Warriors are finalizing terms for a sign-and-trade with the Brooklyn Nets, sending Kevin Durant and a protected first-round pick in return for D’Angelo Russell, Treveon Graham and Shabazz Napier, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This is the second pick the Warriors have had to give up in the past 24 hours after […]

News of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving teaming up on the Brooklyn Nets has been public for less than 24 hours. They won’t be able to put pen to paper on new contracts until July 6, and there’s a chance basketball’s newest superstar tandem won’t even take the floor together until the 2020-21 season. Still, […]

Kevin Durant agreed to sign with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening, and while his departure from the Golden State Warriors was a move that many felt coming for a while, his decision to leave the franchise with which he won his first two NBA championships was still jarring. However, Durant’s former teammate with the […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith was nothing short of disgusted with how the New York Knicks went about their dealings in Day 1 of the free agency window. So much so, that Smith believes that “it’s over” for the Knicks, after Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided to sign for New York’s cross-town rivals, the […]

Newly acquired Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was in a bit of a philosophical mood on Monday morning, following his blockbuster move to the Nets no less than 24 hours ago. Durant angled his inner Roman Payne in a recent Instagram post, where the two-time Finals MVP summarized his journey in the NBA thus far […]