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It’s crazy to think just how close the Milwaukee Bucks were to getting eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in the second round of the playoffs. If Kevin Durant’s foot was just a little further back on his jumper at the end of regulation in Game 7, the Nets win and the Bucks are likely looking […]

At this point, Giannis Antetokounmpo can say anything he wants and it should be illegal to contradict him. Giannis finally fulfilled his mission to win an NBA title for the Milwaukee Bucks after they won four straight games over the Phoenix Suns. Not a few raised their eyebrows before the season after The Greek Freak […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2021 NBA Champions, and it’s all thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s incredibly monster performance in Game 6 of the Finals. Giannis finished the game with 50 points and 14 rebounds, even scoring 20 in the third quarter to get the Bucks back in the contest after a horrible second quarter showing. […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, just like several NBA players today, grew up idolizing the late, great Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. He has spoken about his admiration for the Black Mamba in the past, and he reiterated that adulation for basketball legend in a recent talk on his Twitter Spaces. Durant recalled his […]

To the surprise of many, Team USA had a rocky start to their quest for gold at the Tokyo Olympics when they lost their first two exhibition games against Nigeria and Australia. Recent roster changes also added to Team USA’s issues, leading to some predictions that they will not win a fourth consecutive gold medal. […]

NBA referees often get all kinds of vitriol hurled at them, both from players and fans alike. Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant made sure to give one some love this time, as longtime referee Tony Brown sorely deserves it. The NBA official was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in May and has been getting […]

Team USA is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics and are going to do everything they possibly can to walk away with the gold medal. With all the talent on the roster, it shouldn’t be too difficult, although they lost a pair of exhibition games in Las Vegas. Golden State Warriors head coach is an assistant […]

The NBA Finals between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks have been absolutely thrilling, surprisingly. With no big market teams, and after the expectation that the NBA Finals were going to include the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, a lot of people were disappointed. However, thus far the games have been fantastic. Well, for […]

Kevin Durant is, needless to say, very active on social media. From posts to replies, the Slim Reaper has always had a prominent voice off the court. And just today, he took to Twitter to clear the air with Warrior fans, to mixed results. KD joined a Twitter Space to chat with some speakers accusing […]

The Golden State Warriors dynasty was not built on roses. As super-powered as their roster was, especially since Kevin Durant joined the Dubs, the team had to go through external and internal fires to develop their chemistry and mettle. One testy instance involved Durant getting irritated by then-Warriors teammates Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green in […]

It looks like Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has nothing but fond memories of his time with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. During a recent talk using Twitter Spaces, Durant was asked whether playing with Curry made him better during their time together. The Nets star didn’t hold back in his ultimate praise […]

In the NBA, everyone knows all the issues with the refs. From blatant missed calls to flopping across the court, no one is ever happy with the officiating. As it turns out, the same issue extends across the border – and Team USA is speaking out about it. In an article by Chris Haynes of […]

A lot has been said about how Kevin Durant was jealous of Stephen Curry and the treatment he got from fans and the media during his time with the Golden State Warriors. However, KD wants to set the record straight once and for all. In a recent conversation with media personalities, Durant fired back at […]

Kevin Durant’s two championships with the Golden State Warriors are often undermined, with a lot of people calling it unimpressive. However, the now-Brooklyn Nets star doesn’t think that’s the case at all. After a hater criticized him for the “weak” move and for being unable to win without superstars around him, Durant didn’t hold back […]

Team USA suffered two brutal losses to Nigeria and Australia to start their exhibition slate before finally getting a win against Argentina. Star Kevin Durant told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes he isn’t concerned about the early struggles and that “the s*** people are saying doesn’t bother” him. Durant thinks the losses need to be placed […]

NBA 2K22 will feature three all-time greats on the cover of its 75th Anniversary Edition cover. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Durant will be representing three different eras of the NBA, representing the best of the best of the league throughout its colorful history. NBA 2K22 75th Anniversary Edition will launch alongside the Standard Edition and […]

One of the surest things in life is Team USA men’s basketball team winning the gold medal in the Olympics. Ever since the original Dream Team of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson was formed for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the competition itself has devolved into a semi-fictional tournament to determine which country is […]

Right now, there’s probably no other team out there that has been branded with the villain tag more than the Brooklyn Nets. The fact that they formed the superteam of superteams down in Brooklyn did not really sit well with most NBA supporters, and the fans have made their feelings known about it. For his […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is used to being one of the premier players that others want to mold their own game after. When you’re at the top of your sport, that’s often the case. Durant himself enjoys watching any type of basketball and it’s been more noted recently how much he enjoys the WNBA. […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a rather disappointing 2020-21 season, and part of their failure was because of injuries to key players like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. With that said, they are now doing their best to avoid such issues from happening again. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, the […]

Team USA bounced back in convincing fashion after blowing out Argentina, 108-80 in their exhibition match on Tuesday, avoiding what could’ve been an embarrassing 0-3 hole. After back-to-back losses to Nigeria and Australia, Team USA was eager to silence the critics, and Gregg Popovich and his wards did it right from the onset. They erected […]

Another exhibition game, another shocking loss for Team USA. For the second straight time, Kevin Durant and company dropped a tuneup contest, losing to Australia, 91-83 on Monday. While it wasn’t as surprising compared to the defeat to Nigeria last Saturday, it still doesn’t bode well for Team USA to struggle against lower-ranked teams heading […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant wasn’t able to watch the second pre-Olympic exhibition of Team USA, which is why he was just as shocked as everyone else to the nation’s loss to Australia. Morant quickly took to Twitter to ask his followers what happened to Team USA and how did they lose to Australia, 91-83, […]

Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, and the rest of Team USA dropped their second straight defeat, this time at the hands of Team Australia. After a surprising defeat against Nigeria on Saturday, the might national team couldn’t bounce back and fell flat against Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, and the rest of the team from down under […]

Kevin Durant just can’t catch a break with Team USA in their pre-Olympics preparation. Whether it’s due to some rustiness or just the elevated play of their opponents, the Brooklyn Nets star keeps getting embarrassed. For the second straight game, Durant was blocked big time in an exhibition showdown. This time it came from Philadelphia  […]

Team USA forward Jayson Tatum could be replaying in his head the images of their shocking defeat to Nigeria in their exhibition game last Saturday. It’s only Team USA’s third defeat since 1992 so it was a huge reality check for coach Gregg Popovich and his boys ahead of their stint in the Tokyo Olympics. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo once again proves that he should be part of the conversation when you’re talking about the greatest to ever play in the NBA. In Game 3 against the Phoenix Suns, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar’s first three quarters were historic, punching himself in the history books as just the fourth player in the last […]

Team USA’s bid for the gold medal in the upcoming Olympic Games just hit a setback thanks to a shocking loss to Nigeria on Saturday night. It was nothing more than an exhibition match, but this did little to deter the critics from lambasting the national squad’s effort on the mean streets of Twitter. Unfortunately […]

Team USA kicked off its final preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games with an exhibition match with Nigeria on Saturday night. Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant had bad intentions on an audacious dunk attempt but unfortunately for him, it resulted in an epic block from Miami Heat rookie Precious Achiuwa. Here’s a look at KD […]

After going down 2-0 in the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns, it’s easy to count out the Milwaukee Bucks at this point. For his part, however, Bucks star Khris Middleton isn’t necessarily in panic mode right now. As a matter of fact, he just sent a Kevin Durant-sized warning to Chris Paul and the […]

Kevin Durant’s decision to join Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics shocked a lot of people, especially since he was just a year off from his Achilles injury and only recently finished his first season  with the Brooklyn Nets. When you consider that he also played in just 35 games during the 2020-21 campaign due […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green knows Kevin Durant very well, which is why he never really had any doubt that the Brooklyn Nets forward would join Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics. According to Green, it would have been even more difficult to talk KD out of playing compared to convincing him to play. […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his legacy lives on. Just ask Brooklyn Nets star and Team USA forward Kevin Durant. During the Team USA training camp and in his first press conference since the Nets’ 2021 playoffs run ended, Durant talked about Lakers legend and how he continuously inspires the […]

LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry take a lot of crap from fans online, and now there’s a study out to show just how much abuse they take from angry fans on social media. The betting site Pickswise did a study on it, and it’s no surprise the Los Angeles Lakers star gets the most […]

When Kevin Durant went down with a torn achilles in the NBA Finals in 2019 against the Toronto Raptors, fans everywhere worried that one of the best in the world may not comeback as his old self. Throughout the grueling rehab process, KD had plenty of decisions to make not only regarding the ruptured achilles, […]

The New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets are fierce rivals, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that from the offer Kevin Durant extended to one of the most intriguing youngsters in the NBA today, Immanuel Quickley. Speaking to the media on Wednesday night, Quickley revealed that the Nets’ scoring machine asked him to […]

Looking at Kevin Durant’s social media, he might not come off as a leader type of player. If you ask his Team USA teammates, however, the Brooklyn Nets star is doing that part perfectly. In fact, according to Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, a recent speech from the Nets  forward stuck in his mind and […]

There’s little doubt on Kevin Durant’s superhuman ability on the basketball court. But it’s his off court behavior that has fans a little perplexed about the Brooklyn Nets superstar. Apparently one hidden aspect to his life is how huge cannabis plays a part in it. Matt Sullivan was recently interviewed on the Dan Le Batard […]

New York Knicks rookie Immanuel Quickley is making the most of his offseason, thanks to Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. Quickley has been selected as part of the select team that trains alongside Team USA in preparation for the Olympics. While at training camp, the Knicks youngster apparently had the chance to talk to KD […]