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Because of the pandemic, fans were not allowed back into Toronto’s home arenas until recently. Due to this, the next trip for the Brooklyn Nets will be the first in a long time for Kevin Durant, who missed significant time before the pandemic due to injury. Durant, who has always been held in affection by […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is off to yet another terrific start in the 2021/22 season, leading his team to a 5-3 record. While it hasn’t been easy adjusting without Kyrie Irving, KD is definitely putting up the numbers that will be needed to make a Finals run in 2022. Following a 29-point performance on […]

James Harden is used to having haters. But it seems like the hate-buzzards may be circling him a bit prematurely in the season’s early going. The NBA made some important adjustments to the rule book this offseason, and it turned The Beard into a bit of a “poster boy” for new rule changes, if you […]

Chris Rock is the latest celebrity to pile onto the Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and his stance on the COVID-19 vaccine. During a show Wednesday in Brooklyn, Chris Rock posed the question to the crowd, “Where’s my anti-vaxxer’s at?” Once he got a reaction from the crowd, he responded by saying “You dumb Kyrie […]

Through eight games so far, the Brooklyn Nets sit at 5-3, just 1.5 games out of first place in the East. Kevin Durant has played like an MVP. James Harden struggled out of the gates, but he’s starting to regain that All-Star form. The team has spoken about the Kyrie Irving-sized void in their lineup. […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has some hope that he can return to the basketball court sooner than expected. He believes that there could be a vaccine mandate change that could allow him to return to team activities without going against his individual ideals. Per Adrian Wojnarowski: “Eric Adams, the Mayor-Elect of New York […]

The Brooklyn Nets improved to 5-3 with a third straight victory, this time over a fellow contender in the Atlanta Hawks. The Nets now hold the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference, though the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks share the same record. Still, it’s clear Brooklyn is starting to hit its stride, […]

After navigating their way through a rough start to the season, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and the rest of the Brooklyn Nets have looked more comfortable in recent games. On Wednesday night, they protected home court with a convincing 117-108 win over the Atlanta Hawks. What seemed like a nip-and-tuck affair in the first half […]

There have been several unpleasant surprises for the Brooklyn Nets (4-3) since training camp. Of course, it all started when we learned Kyrie Irving would not only miss home games due to vaccination status, but road games as well since the team wasn’t interested in part-time players. Then we learned that James Harden was missing […]

Kevin Durant, James Harden and the Nets (4-3) squad will look to make it three in a row when they host the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday. The Nets may have been a couple of inches away from hosting Atlanta in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. As it played out, the Dirty Birds made it one […]

The Brooklyn Nets (4-3) currently sit in 8th place in the East. They’ve won three of their last four games and two in a row. During the last two contests, wins over the Pacers and Pistons respectively, they played cohesively and the shots were really falling. But they have a bigger test coming on Wednesday […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently functioning with extreme confidence after a blazing 5-1 start. However, fans surely won’t forget how difficult it was during the last two seasons. The Warriors finished dead last in the 2019-2020 season and failed to make the playoffs last year. Draymond Green’s shooting struggles take part in Golden State’s […]

JJ Redick had praise for Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. Redick says Durant is the best player in the NBA and it’s tough to argue that. Redick had this to say about Durant, “What he’s been able to do post-Achilles has been nothing short of remarkable. From my perspective as a player and my peers’ […]

The Beard is back. After a disappointing start to the 2021-22 NBA season, James Harden broke out with an efficient triple-double of 18 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons to put the Brooklyn Nets back over .500. This came after a season-high 29-point effort on Friday. Ever since Harden’s subpar play […]

It may not have impacted the final box score much, but during the Nets’ (4-3) 117-91 win over the Detroit Pistons, Kevin Durant was ejected for throwing an elbow at forward Kelly Olynyk. KD still finished with 23 points, 5 assists, on a blistering hot 10-13 from the field. The Nets were in control pretty […]

Kevin Durant should buy James Harden a nice cold beer after the Brooklyn Nets beat the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Harden, who’s been struggling with the new rules, messed around and got a triple-double to lead the Nets to their fourth victory. The Bear finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists to […]

Brooklyn nets superstar Kevin Durant was assessed a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 on Sunday night after he got tangled up with Detroit Pistons forward Kelly Olynyk. The former MVP was tossed in the third quarter after a few above-the-shoulder hits on Olynyk as Durant was trying to fight off a screen. Watching the play closely, […]

Klay Thompson sent a message to Draymond Green before his classic Game 6 performance, propelling the Golden State Warriors to ultimately come back from a 3-1 deficit against Kevin Durant and the Thunder in the 2016 West Finals. Everybody knows that when it’s Game 6, for some reason, Klay Thompson always delivers. In an interview […]

The NBA has slapped Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant with a $25,000 fine for throwing the ball into the stands against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, per Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes. The league announces Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 for forcefully throwing the game ball into the spectator stands. The incident […]

At 3-3 to begin the regular season, we’ve already learned a few things about the Brooklyn Nets. But rather than react, it’s always more fun to overreact.  We brought you our 5 overreactions following the Nets home opener. Let’s see how much has changed after the subsequent five contests. An interesting element of the Nets’ […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a gritty victory against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, 105-98. Kevin Durant, as per usual, stuffed the stat sheet to get the W, posting 22 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists to help their cause. But according to the NBA crew chief officiating for the evening, Durant shouldn’t have […]

Heat veteran PJ Tucker reveals the harsh reality of defending one of the NBA’s greatest scoring machines, Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets. On the latest episode of JJ Redick’s podcast, The Old Man & the Three, Tucker shares what it’s like to have the constant assignment of shadowing one of the game’s greatest scorers. […]

Brooklyn Nets star LaMarcus Aldridge is now a proud member of the 20,000 points club alongside his teammates Kevin Durant and James Harden. Entering Friday’s contest with the Indiana Pacers, Aldridge needed just 10 points to reach the landmark feat. He finished with 21 points to help the Nets repel Rick Carlisle and Co. in […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered Saturday’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers with a 2-3 record and there’s no denying that the team has been a bit on edge after a rather lackluster start to the new season. Kevin Durant was not exactly in a great mood throughout the contest and at one point, the Nets superstar […]

In their most recent game, the Brooklyn Nets got demolished on the glass 62-42, falling to the Miami Heat 106-93 in their fifth game of the year. Brooklyn (2-3) is trying to scrape by as they adjust to the training camp bombshell of losing Kyrie Irving due to the superstar’s vaccination status. Irving, at 6-2, […]

All throughout the entirety of the 2020-21 NBA season, Steph Curry lit up the scoreboard and set several scoring records on his way to capturing the league scoring title. With the Warriors already off to a hot start and having won almost every game they’ve played, it seems like Steph could be on his way […]

Steve Nash has made no secret that this is an experimental time for his team. The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, 106-93. Brooklyn is now 2-3, having lost twice at The Clays. Steve Nash, Kevin Durant, and Co are looking for any spark rotational standpoint. “We lost a big piece. It’s […]

Some history was made in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Miami Heat with one of their key starters on the precipice of team history. Joe Harris entered the game just two triples shy from tying Jason Kidd’s franchise leading record for 3s made. The eight-year veteran out of Virginia was three makes shy of […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant recently cleared the air about his honest take on his team continuing on without the services of Kyrie Irving. After another tough loss at home, this time against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, the former MVP revealed that it’s definitely been challenging not having their primary court general out there […]

With an offseason filled with more drama than the entire 17576475 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, the Brooklyn Nets are still navigating their way in the early goings of the new season. While Kevin Durant has been awesome as usual, his greatness hasn’t necessarily translated to wins. The Nets lost at home to the Miami Heat […]

Kevin Durant is in the midst of literally his hottest start to any season throughout his career. The Brooklyn Nets superstar is dominating right now, and at this point, he has no other choice with teammate and real-life BFF Kyrie Irving still unable to suit up for the team. As reported by Ira Winderman of […]

If you drafted Kevin Durant on your fantasy squad this season, or you happen to have tickets to a Brooklyn Nets game on the second night of a back-to-back, there’s some potentially exciting news. It sounds like the team is more comfortable this season playing KD on consecutive nights, something it was hesitant to do […]

We’re only four games into the 2021-22 season, but Brooklyn Nets star James Harden is not playing up to the lofty standards the perennial MVP candidate has set for himself over the years. Maybe we should not be surprised. While many of us (understandably) focused on the Kyrie Irving vaccination situation, or the potential max […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was happy to see his former teammate Spencer Dinwiddie healthy during their first face-off of the season. After being sidelined due to a torn ACL, Spencer Dinwiddie made his return to Brooklyn on Monday as the Washington Wizards took on the Nets at home. Overall, Dinwiddie was warmly welcomed by […]

The Golden State Warriors will test their 3-0 record on Tuesday against a winless OKC Thunder squad in Oklahoma. For Dubs star Draymond Green, the trip to OKC has brought back a few fond memories from past encounters. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson’s past heroics were the first things that came to mind for Green, […]

Kevin Durant is a pretty serious guy. However, the Brooklyn Nets superstar could not help but smile when he was recently asked to comment about being included in the prestigious NBA Top 75 list. KD was fielding an interview following the Nets’ 104-90 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday when the topic of the […]

Kyrie Irving has said he does not want to become a distraction for the Brooklyn Nets this season. Well, whatever your point of view on the matter of vaccines and vaccine mandates in New York City, the Nets star has ultimately presented a distraction for his team. The team’s decision not to allow Irving to […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant speaks out on teammate James Harden’s apparent struggles as the former MVP adjusts to the new NBA rule on fouls. The 2021-2022 season has given birth to an all-new rule on offensive players drawing fouls and clearly, it’s been tough for Harden as he continues to have a rough start […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant hosted the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday in the team’s home opener without Kyrie Irving. The stars were out as Jay-Z sat alongside team co-owner Clara Tsai. The Charlotte Hornets came into town undefeated so the Nets knew not to take the upstart young team led by LaMelo Ball lightly. […]