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Through the never-ending turmoil surrounding the Brooklyn Nets over the last three seasons, Kevin Durant has been the main constant in the team’s success night to night. Entering the latter stage of his career while coming off a torn Achilles, Durant’s workload has only increased throughout his time in Brooklyn. That trend has continued this […]

It’s hard to argue against the notion that Kevin Durant currently reigns supreme as the best player in the NBA. There are a handful of players that are worthy of challenging this claim, but in the end, in terms of pure talent, it’s difficult — if not impossible — to match what KD brings to […]

The one thing missing from Stephen Curry’s illustrious trophy cabinet was a Finals MVP trophy. This was until he finally bagged the elusive individual award after the Golden State Warriors took down the Boston Celtics in last year’s Finals series. That was the first time Curry won the Finals MVP title in six appearances. Out […]

Kevin Durant and Charles Barkley have bickered with each other for the past year or so, and it’s been entertaining to see two Hall of Fame talents take one shot after another at each other’s legacies. Earlier this year, Barkley ripped apart Durant, saying that he took the easy way to a championship when he […]

A member of the Boston Celtics from 1998-2013, Paul Pierce evidently bleeds green. Having been retired since the conclusion of the 2016-17 season, Pierce is still expressive of his love for the team he led to a championship in 2008. And for good reason: the Celtics are one of the best teams in today’s NBA, […]

Kevin Durant has been through more than a few controversies throughout his colorful career. However, what you cannot deny about the Brooklyn Nets superstar is that he always goes out of his way to reach out to fans. KD’s affinity for his younger fanbase was on full display on Wednesday night. The former league MVP decided […]

Devin Booker is HIM. The Phoenix Suns superstar came out with one of the most mind-blowing performances of his career on Wednesday night as he led the Suns to a 132-113 blowout win over the Chicago Bulls. Booker exploded for a season-high 51 points in just 31 minutes of play. The three-time All-Star astoundingly went […]

The Brooklyn Nets aren’t living up to expectations early on in 2022-23, sitting at 12-11 on the season. One of the only reasons they’re actually above .500 is Kevin Durant, who is playing a ton of minutes and showing out at an MVP level. But just last month, KD publically criticized his Nets teammates, which […]

Several problems arise when building an argument for the Brooklyn Nets as title contenders. At the forefront of those is the team’s reliance on Kevin Durant. The 34-year-old has played every game for Brooklyn this season and is leading the league in minutes by a wide margin. While Durant is having one of the best […]

The fantasy basketball season has been filled with surprises in the early going, just as the 2022-23 season of the NBA as a whole has been as well. With about a quarter of the season officially in the books, it feels like a good time to revisit our top fantasy basketball power forwards rankings and […]

For the first time this season, Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets can call themselves a winning basketball team. Brooklyn clawed over .500 Wednesday with a 113-107 win over the Washington Wizards. The Nets have won six of their last eight since an embarrassing 153-121 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 15. And if […]

Kevin Durant himself dropped 39 points on Wednesday night, but even the Brooklyn Nets star couldn’t help but be impressed with what Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum did in their respective games. Booker exploded for 51 points to help the Phoenix Suns take down the Chicago Bulls, 132-113. And he did it in an incredibly […]

The Brooklyn Nets  and Kevin Durant hosted the Washington Wizards Wednesday night. The Nets are still without Ben Simmons, who is dealing with a knee injury. He has been diagnosed with a left lateral upper calf strain and will miss at least the next three games. He was just starting to turn his offensive game around. […]

The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Orlando Magic on Monday, but Bol Bol continued his strong start to this season in the loss. He finished with 24 points on 66.7 percent shooting from the field, 50 percent from three-point range, six rebounds and two blocked shots. After the game, he drew some strong praise from Kevin […]

The fantasy basketball season has gotten off to quite an interesting start through the first quarter of the season. Many of the top players have dealt with injuries or early season struggles, and that is clearly illustrated in our top fantasy basketball small forwards list through the first 20 or so games of the season. […]

Greatness runs in the blood. Kris Murray, the twin brother of Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray, had the game of his life to lead the Iowa Hawkeyes to an 81-65 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Murray dropped 31 points (with four triples), 20 rebounds, and four assists in 39 (!) minutes, an incredibly […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has gathered a long list of accolades during his 14-year NBA career. Those include 12 All-Star appearances, 10 All-NBA selections, four scoring titles, two Finals MVPs, Rookie of the Year, and a spot on the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. However, despite his growing status as the greatest scorer of all […]

The Orlando Magic definitely struck gold when they selected Paolo Banchero first overall in the 2022 NBA Draft. Having recently only turned 20 years old in mid-November, Banchero has come out of the gates as one of the best scoring rookies the league has ever seen. Alas, Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets gave Banchero […]

Kevin Durant is no stranger to putting the Brooklyn Nets on his back. With his team marred by internal dysfunction and injuries over the last season-plus, Durant’s brilliance has remained the one constant in Brooklyn’s hopes of contending. Monday was another one of those nights for Durant. The former MVP dropped 45 points on 19-of-24 […]

Two unicorns each had an extremely rare performance Monday night. On one hand, there’s Kevin Durant, who exploited for 45 points on 19-for-24 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from deep, seven rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks in just 39 minutes to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 109-102 home win over […]

Kevin Durant sent the whole NBA Twitterverse into frenzy after his ridiculous performance on Monday night propelled the Brooklyn Nets to a crucial win over the Orlando Magic. It’s not surprising to see Durant drain buckets at a high rate, especially since he has been considered one of the best scorers of his generation. However, […]

LeBron James couldn’t help but laugh at Kevin Durant’s comments following the Brooklyn Nets’ crucial win over the Orlando Magic on Monday. Durant led the way for Brooklyn as they took down Orlando, 109-102. With Ben Simmons forced to exit early due to a knee injury, Durant carried the offensive load and exploded for 45 […]

Nets forward Yuta Watanabe will remain out for Wednesday’s game against Washington with hamstring tightness, according to head coach Jacque Vaughn. “He’s still having some awareness in that hamstring,” Vaughn said Monday of Watanabe’s injury. The forward has missed Brooklyn’s last four games with the injury. Vaughn said Watanabe underwent further imaging on the hamstring […]

The Brooklyn Nets blew a 12-point lead Friday in Indiana to drop to 9-11 on the season. After an offensive explosion that allowed the Nets to gain control early, Brooklyn’s defense faltered down the stretch, allowing 71 points on 21 of 40 (52.5 percent) shooting in the second half. The Nets now rank 20th in […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is largely considered one of the greatest scorers of all-time, but despite that, he’s not putting much focus on becoming the scoring king of the NBA. While he’s happy about LeBron James’ chase of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record, he admitted that he’s not really thinking about following in his footsteps. […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ star LeBron James is approaching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record. If LeBron manages to stay healthy and play for a few more seasons, he will likely surpass Kareem’s mark. Kevin Durant shared his brutally honest thoughts on James potentially passing Abdul-Jabbar, per ESPN. “To be the No. 1 in anything, there’s […]

It may be Thanksgiving, but that’s not stopping Kevin Durant from clowning on former teammate Kendrick Perkins. Earlier Thursday, Perkins tweeted that he was just starting his dinner adventure. The Brooklyn Nets superstar would later quote tweet Perkins’ post with an attached image of a man eating from a gigantic plate as wide as a […]

Ben Simmons continued his hot streak Wednesday as the Brooklyn Nets took down the Toronto Raptors in a 112-98 victory. Simmons filled the stat sheet with 14 points, three rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks on 7-of-9 shooting. The three-time All-Star has resembled his old self after returning from a knee ailment, playing […]

One night after Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets were embarrassed by a Philadelphia 76ers team missing Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey, they flipped the script on the Toronto Raptors for a 112-98 win. Irving didn’t mince words in speaking of the bounce-back win the Nets pulled off in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, via […]

No one can doubt Kevin Durant’s greatness on the court despite all the criticisms he’s received for signing with the 73-win Golden State Warriors and for bickering with fans on Twitter. Ever since Durant entered the league in 2007, he’s been one of the most dominant scorers in the NBA, and he continues to prove […]

The Toronto Raptors are hosting the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night, and they’re not being too nice to the visitors. In fact, Raptors forward OG Anunoby just served Kevin Durant a facial, putting the future Hall of Famer on a poster with this fastbreak dunk with less than a minute remaining in the first half. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1595592534515908608 […]

Last week, Kevin Durant threw a bit of shade at his Brooklyn Nets teammate by questioning their skill level. KD made it clear that he did not mean any disrespect, but he did say that fans should only expect so much from a starting lineup that featured himself, Edmund Sumner, Royce O’Neale, Joe Harris, and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ crowd was ready to boo Ben Simmons out of the arena on Tuesday night. However, Brooklyn Nets’ star Kevin Durant also received some strays from the Sixers’ crowd. KD responded in an NSFW hilarious fashion during the Nets-76ers clash, per Bleacher Report. "I can't hear your drunk ass" 😂 KD went at […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ continued decline caused ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith to express his concerns on a Wednesday morning edition ESPN morning show “Get Up” to highlight the absence of the Philadelphia 76ers’ biggest stars, the lack of shooting from forward Kevin Durant and lack of effort in the Wells Fargo Center. “It was the […]

The Brooklyn Nets stepped into a hostile environment when they traveled down the New Jersey Turnpike to Philadelphia Tuesday. Sixers fans have had the date circled on their calendars since Ben Simmons missed Brooklyn’s 129-100 blowout win at Wells Fargo Center last march. The crowd lived up the hype, mercilessly booing Simmons every time he […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has Oklahoma City Thunder fans excited about their franchise player once again. Not long ago, the fledgling franchise’s fan base was feeling the same way for a young Kevin Durant. Now an elder statesman, Durant sees big things in store for SGA and the young Thunder. In a recent appearance on his The ETCs […]

Kevin Durant is without a doubt one of the top players in the NBA today. This is exactly why opponents have constantly put a target on the back of the Brooklyn Nets superstar whenever they get to face him on the basketball court. This was exactly the case for Philadelphia 76ers forward Georges Niang on […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recently went viral as he argued with a kid about Kobe Bryant being the GOAT over LeBron James and Michael Jordan. It was a contentious statement, to say the least, but perhaps somewhat lost in the animated conversation is how the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped an even more intriguing truth bomb about Stephen […]

Brooklyn Nets’ star Kevin Durant recently made a bold comparison that will please Sacramento Kings’ fans, per Legion Hoops and Boardroom. “He’s playing like Klay, Steph,” Durant said. “If you’re not a basketball fan and locked in on the league, you gotta watch how Kevin Huerter is shooting the ball right now.” Huerter, a 24-year […]