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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 […]

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 guard James Harden is already one of the best NBA players of all time, but on Sunday, he added another record to his résumé by matching Larry Bird’s triple-double record. Harden had a revival of sorts after a rough start to the 2021-22 season, banking 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to […]

James Harden hasn’t looked like himself through the first two weeks of the regular season. The Brooklyn Nets star has been put under the spotlight amid the league’s new rule changes on drawing fouls. The struggles go beyond just losing his bread and butter foul baiting tactics. Through the first six Nets contests, James Harden […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors took down the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time this season. But one of the highlights of the postgame interviews was about the NBA rule change and Brooklyn Nets star James Harden. Draymond Green: "Can I say how satisfying it's been to watch the game of […]

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’ […]

James Harden last won the NBA MVP in 2018 when he was suiting up for the Houston Rockets. However, his chances of replicating such success has been slowed down by the NBA’s new foul-baiting rules. Expectations were high on Harden to compete for MVP. After all, with Kyrie Irving still refusing to get vaccinated and […]

The James Harden haters were getting a little too comfy recently. One of the biggest storylines during the early portion of the 2021-22 NBA season has been league officials cracking down on “non-basketball” moves.  The Brooklyn Nets superstar, who holds the reputation as a player with all of the tricks of the trade in his bag, became […]

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, […]

James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets has been the “poster boy” for players affected by the NBA’s new foul rule chance, but he’s far from the only superstar affected by them. Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was vocal on the new rules after his team’s Thursday night loss to the Washington Wizards. Young mustered just […]

The Brooklyn Nets haven’t looked like the NBA title contender most people viewed them as before the start of the season. They’ve lost three of their first five games and have a point differential of -33 in those contests. A major reason behind their struggles is the James Harden not looking like James Harden. The […]

The Nets dropped to 2-3 after they got spanked by Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and the rest of the Miami Heat on Wednesday. One of the key storylines early on this season for Brooklyn has been James Harden and his apparent struggles. We’ve grown accustomed to The Beard pretty much dominating games at […]

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 […]

James Harden had another pedestrian showing in the Brooklyn Nets’ latest loss to the Miami Heat, but he wants everyone to understand why. In the Nets’ 106-93 defeat to the Heat on Wednesday, Harden failed to make his presence felt and finished with just 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. He shot four of […]

Brooklyn Nets teammates James Harden and Blake Griffin had the home crowd roaring after their alley-oop connection against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Bruce Brown knocked the ball away from Tyler Herro near midcourt, leading to a loose-ball play which the Nets ended up winning. Brown tossed the leather to Harden, who then lobbed it […]

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 […]

Steve Nash knows James Harden is not yet at 100 percent after spending the summer recovering from his hamstring injury. For the Brooklyn Nets coach, however, this shouldn’t be a cause of concern. According to Nash, he sees Harden recapturing his form sooner rather than later. And what does this mean for the rest of […]

On Sunday the Nets dropped their second game of the season to the upstart Charlotte Hornets. They lost 111-95 in the home opener and were only able to muster 47 second half points, with just 17 in the 4th. They now sit at just 1-2. Kevin Durant was not the problem. KD had a game […]

Sophomore guard Cole Anthony had himself a night on Sunday as he led the Orlando Magic to a hard-earned victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, 110-104. Anthony helped the Magic avenge their loss to the Knicks two days ago, tallying a near triple-double of 29 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond […]

Move over, James Harden. There’s a new star for the Houston Rockets, and he’s here to make fans forget about “The Beard”. Rockets rookie Jalen Green came into the league with the expectation that he’ll be a top-level scorer. After a rough start to the season, Green flashed his scoring potential for everyone to see. […]

It’s only three games into the 2021-22 season, but it’s safe to say the foul-baiting technique that Brooklyn Nets star James Harden has mastered over the years is officially dead–or at least nearing absolute extinction. Harden remains a 20-point scorer even though he is sharing the ball with Kevin Durant on the Nets, but the […]

Jaylen Brown has won the hearts of Boston Celtics fans after an All-Star campaign last season. He’s off to another roaring start with a 46-point eruption in their first game of the season. The Celtics may be staring down at a 0-2 record to start the season, but that’s by no fault of Jaylen Brown. […]

The Brooklyn Nets executed a major comeback in a hostile environment on Friday night. Led by Kevin Durant’s triple-double (29 points, 15 boards, 12 assists) the Nets closed the game on a 16-1 run to put the Sixers away late. The final score was 114-109. Their defensive execution really picked up as the game unfolded. […]

It’s no secret that James Harden is one of the best three-point shooters the NBA has ever seen. While he might not be chucking them up at the same rate as his Houston Rockets days, the Nets superstar is still lethal from long range. During Thursday night’s contest against the Philadelphia 76ers, Harden reached an […]

In commemoration of its 75th season, the NBA has released a list comprised of the 75 greatest players of all time. The Nets, to no one’s surprise, were heavily represented. The 75th-anniversary team was selected by a  “blue-ribbon panel of media, current and former players, coaches, general managers and team executives.” Kevin Durant, James Harden […]

The Brooklyn Nets have a chance to earn a bounce-back victory in Philadelphia against the 76ers on Friday. After dealing with a whirlwind training camp and preseason dominated by the Kyrie Irving situation, the Nets got back to hoops on Tuesday. But the defending champs, the Milwaukee Bucks, had little trouble securing a win. Giannis […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ season continues on the road Friday night. Brooklyn fell at the hands of the champs, the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. They’ll take on another top Eastern contender from 2021 when they visit Philadelphia. But this is no ordinary matchup. Brooklyn and Philadelphia each have their own ongoing dramas to contend with. They’ll […]

James Harden made it to the NBA Top 75 Greatest Players list, and the Brooklyn Nets star himself couldn’t believe it. The one-time MVP landed on the list on Tuesday along with a slew of new names added from the previous Top 50 list. When he was informed of his addition after their showdown with […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash and his staff only recently learned they would be without the services of one of the 20 best players in the NBA. No team, no matter how stacked, brushes off a bombshell news story like that without so much as a hiccup. Yet the absence of Kyrie Irving is […]

Last year was an all-time chaotic year for the Houston Rockets. Russell Westbrook and James Harden set the tone with their trade requests before free agency, but it never got better from there. New head coach Stephen Silas had to deal with juggling egos, trying to maintain a healthy locker room environment, and learning on […]

The regular season finally arrived and the Brooklyn Nets were trounced by the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, on the road, 127-104. Following the game, we got an update on the second biggest story in Brooklyn over the last few weeks, James Harden and his plans for his future. Harden had formerly been eligible to tack […]

The Brooklyn Nets haven’t exactly had the ideal start to the season, as they fell to the Milwaukee Bucks on opening night, 127-104. The Nets were also unable to finalize a contract extension with superstar James Harden that would have kept him in Brooklyn for the foreseeable future. But all signs point to a deal […]

The biggest storyline for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday (aside from Kyrie Irving and anything related to him) is whether or not the team will extend James Harden’s contract and keep him in town for the next five-plus seasons. Monday is the deadline for teams to extend veteran players with two years remaining on their […]

The whole NBA world was tuned in during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, with the likes of James Harden, Dwyane Wade, Ja Morant, Trae Young in disbelief of the thrilling finish they just witnessed. Trailing by nine points entering the final period, the Sky staged an incredible […]

The Brooklyn Nets have constantly been in the headlines due to the Kyrie Irving COVID-19 vaccine drama. Irving is currently in line to not play for the Nets this season because of his resistance to the vaccine, which could throw a wrench in their championship plans. Kevin Durant and James Harden lead a roster that’s […]

Head coach Steve Nash gives an honest response to the heavy expectations on the Brooklyn Nets amid Kyrie Irving’s absence. As Kyrie Irving’s vaccination saga rages on, fans still consider the Nets a stacked team. The active roster for the team still has former MVPs such as Kevin Durant and James Harden. Last year, Brooklyn […]

When the Brooklyn Nets made the blockbuster trade for James Harden early in the 2020-21 season, many saw it as a move to create their own Big 3 with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. However, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski believes otherwise. According to Woj, the Nets saw acquiring Harden as a “necessity” to prepare […]

The 2021-22 NBA season is going to be a unique ride. On one hand, the Eastern Conference has more depth with a handful of young teams coming into their own last season, as well as a busy offseason for teams near the bottom of the playoff picture. Meanwhile, the NBA Western Conference is a bit […]