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Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant didn’t hold back in his response to Charles Barkley, who continues to question his legacy and criticize his championship wins with the Golden State Warriors. On Monday, Barkley said on ESPN’s Get Up that in order for Durant to get the respect of old heads like him, he needs to […]

It has been a rapid fall from grace for the Brooklyn Nets. Just two years after assembling what seemed to be the greatest Big Three of all time, the identity of the organization is greatly changing. The strong stance on the Covid vaccine and overall lack of availability has seemingly divided the collection of stars. […]

The Golden State Warriors recent NBA Finals victory has people reminiscing on their dynasty. The Dubs have now won the championship in four out of the past eight years. However, some NBA experts and players disagree on who the main star was in year’s past.  CJ McCollum recently fired back at Charles Barkley over a […]

Veteran sports commentator Stephen A. Smith firmly believes the Golden State Warriors’ championship win this 2021-22 has a negative impact on Kevin Durant’s legacy. The Warriors won their fourth title in eight years (and six tries), completely destroying that narrative they couldn’t win without Durant. Their 2015 win was largely discredited after facing an injured […]

Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai wants team revenue to reach $1 billion in seven seasons, and that might make Kevin Durant a happy camper. Tsai wants an NBA title, of course, but he also wants the Nets to be profitable. Tsai is hoping new Nets CEO Sam Zussman will be instrumental in hitting his audacious […]

The Golden State Warriors bagged their fourth title in eight years on Thursday night as Stephen Curry led the Dubs to a series-clinching win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Unsurprisingly, some fans have now gravitated towards Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant as they discuss how this championship affects KD’s […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night, sealing the deal on their fourth NBA Finals trophy in the last eight seasons. It was also their first championship in the post-Kevin Durant era, a notable achievement that was not lost on the likes of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green when asked […]

Fake Klay Thompson is likely never going to be able to watch a Golden State Warriors game again in the Chase Center after the impersonator was slapped with a lifetime ban for his antics ahead of Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Well, if the Warriors don’t want him around, it appears […]

Kevin Durant may not be playing in the postseason any longer, but that doesn’t mean that the Brooklyn Nets forward isn’t trying to dunk on people anymore – at least on social media. One fan recently invoked the late, great Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in an argument against KD. According to the fan, […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal took a page out of Kevin Durant’s book on Sunday night as Shaq went all-in on a random Twitter user over an audacious Kobe Bryant claim. O’Neal did not appreciate how the Twitter user claimed that he would not have won any of his championship rings in LA without […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant just got his name dragged into a random Twitter conversation — an occurrence that happens approximately 326 times every single day. Unsurprisingly, though, the former league MVP decided to engage. Again. It seems like Durant was feeling a bit bored on Sunday night, so at that point, the Nets star […]

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest offensive players the NBA has ever seen, and one can definitely say he’s among the best one-on-one players in the history of the game. However, it seems the Brooklyn Nets star isn’t happy with just that. When NBA reporter Ben Stinar shared his view that KD “is in […]

Thanks to Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors managed to tie the NBA Finals at two games apiece on Friday night as he erupted for a mind-boggling 43 points. Steph looks on his way to Finals MVP if the Dubs can win it all as well. Considering this is the Warriors’ first time in the […]

There are few more dominant teams in the history of the NBA than the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty era, particularly when Kevin Durant was on the team. The Brooklyn Nets superstar recently threw some shade at Shaquille O’Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers, claiming that his Warriors would have beaten Shaq’s LA team. According to […]

The Golden State Warriors lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics Wednesday night. They now trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 Friday night in Boston. After the loss, a lot of people started talking about the Warriors and their surprising NBA Finals performances with and without Kevin Durant. Since […]

It looks like Brooklyn Nets playmaker Ben Simmons is progressing well in his recovery from back surgery. According to Brian Lewis of New York Post, Simmons is actually done with the recovery phase of his surgery and is now going into rehab to get him back to playing condition ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season. […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley firmly believes that the pressure is on Kevin Durant to prove he can be “THE GUY” after the Golden State Warriors’ latest run to the NBA Finals. Durant won two championships with the Warriors after he joined them in 2016. However, Barkley (like most NBA fans) doesn’t count those two rings […]

With a new head coach sitting at the helm, the Los Angeles Lakers can now focus on the adjustments they need to make on their roster ahead of the 2022-23 season. According to reports, LA is now dipping into the free agency pool as it looks to add some depth to its squad for the […]

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green couldn’t help but react after JJ Redick and CJ McCollum obliterated Stephen A. Smith for his “foul” take on Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook. On Tuesday while discussing Darvin Ham’s Lakers press conference, Smith shifted the focus to the fact that Westbrook attended the event. The veteran sports commentator […]

Could the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason be more ho hum than previously thought? If the latest buzz on Kyrie Irving rings true, that might be the case. The reports have flowed throughout the offseason that Kyrie Irving’s future in Brooklyn is in limbo. The Nets were rumored to be unwilling to sign him to a long-term […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals, evening up the series at 1-1. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 29 points, all of which were scored in the first three quarters of the game. It was Draymond Green, however, who will undoubtedly make […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green couldn’t help but mention Kevin Durant once again while praising Stephen Curry. Curry was incredible for the Warriors once again in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, scoring 29 points on 9-of-21 shooting from the field–including 5-of-12 from deep. He also had six rebounds, four […]

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka had a special message for all three teams that they eliminated in the playoffs en route to their NBA Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The C’s drew first blood in the series with their astounding Game 1 win over the Dubs on Thursday and it was the […]

Nick Young is without a doubt one of the most colorful characters in the history of the NBA. The 37-year-old recently made an appearance on a podcast and one of the topics of discussion centered around his former Golden State Warriors teammate Kevin Durant. Young was asked who he thought the better player was between […]

Stephen A. Smith always seems to have extremely bold takes. However, his recent one might have been his boldest yet. On Wednesday, Smith said that Michael Jordan “is responsible” for “changing the game for the worse.” This prompted an immediate response from Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. He took to Twitter early Thursday afternoon, claiming […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been very busy on social media this week, feuding with fans and even Draymond Green to an extent over his time with the Golden State Warriors. Durant was back for more action on Thursday, though this time he took aim at hot-take merchants such as Stephen A. Smith, Skip […]

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals. They’re searching for yet another championship led by the trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Even as the team around them changed, they have been able to compete for titles when they’re all healthy. Kevin Durant unlocked the most potential of the […]

Former Golden State Warriors teammates Draymond Green and Kevin Durant have been engaged in a bit of banter on the mean streets of Twitter over the former’s comments about Stephen Curry. KD took exception to Green’s statement and it did not take long before Durant shared his disagreement with the same. Green initially said that […]

After Kevin Durant took issue with Draymond Green’s Stephen Curry take, the Brooklyn Nets star then started feuding with Golden State Warriors fans. Green recently shared how Curry’s playoffs impact has been criminally undervalued because he has no Finals MVP to show for it. To make his point, the Warriors vet highlighted how the sharpshooter […]

There has been a recent Stephen Curry vs. Kevin Durant debate brewing in the NBA world. With Steph on the precipice of his fourth NBA championship, people are wondering if Curry is better than KD. Many have stated that a Finals MVP would place Curry ahead of Durant. However, Warriors star Draymond Green doesn’t agree […]

Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero was one of the most hyped-up boxing matches of 2022. Davis (who goes by the nickname “Tank”) had his eyes set on Romero’s WBA lightweight belt. Many sporting fans, including a few NBA players, tuned it for the epic clash of the ages. In the end, it was Gervonta Davis […]

There has been a lot of talk about Stephen Curry’s legacy of late after the former back-to-back MVP led the Golden State Warriors to their sixth appearance in the NBA Finals in the past eight years. Right now, questions are being raised about where Curry will rank along with the all-time greats if and when […]

Kevin Durant’s history with the Golden State Warriors is rather complicated. The now-Brooklyn Nets star has continually debated with fans over his legacy with the Dubs. It hasn’t helped that the fanbase has nagged at talked smack at Durant on Twitter. When the Warriors finally made it back to the Finals, it was inevitable that […]

Kevin Durant is without a doubt one of the most colorful NBA personalities on Twitter. The Brooklyn Nets superstar is never afraid to engage with random NBA fans on the most trivial matters. His knack for verbal digital warfare has resulted in a lot of critics getting on KD’s case. Clearly, though, Durant is not […]

Former NBA center Kendrick Perkins believes Nets superstar Kevin Durant will be under the most pressure next season. "Kevin Durant is gonna be under the most pressure next year. Golden St. has reached the Finals, replaced him with Andrew Wiggins, & hasn't lost a beat when healthy. KD, the performance he had against the Celtics […]

Skip Bayless has now chimed in on all the drama surrounding Kyrie Irving and his future with the Brooklyn Nets. Reports recently emerged about how the Nets are supposedly unwilling to table an extension for Kyrie and that they could be open to a sign-and-trade this summer. In a recent episode of Undisputed, Bayless got […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy spent lots of this season criticizing his former team as an analyst on Sportsnet in LA. He is truly an old head and was a staple of how the game used to be played. That’s why it wasn’t surprising to hear Worthy put the modern-day NBA on blast. Worthy […]

All is not well in Brooklyn. At least in terms of the stability of its basketball team, the Brooklyn Nets, things could get dicey based on the buzz that’s been emanating from Barclays Center this offseason. The Nets have a huge decision to make on Kyrie Irving. This time last season, the team was expected […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ early exit from the playoffs was a major disappointment for the entire organization, but the team is looking to put that in the rearview mirror and bounce back in 2022-23. Kyrie Irving’s future with the team has come under question of late, however, due to his lack of availability throughout the regular […]