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Brooklyn NetsKevin Durant, Nets, react to Nic Claxton's brilliance vs Trae Young, Hawks

The Brooklyn Nets continue to string together wins, as the road warriors are 10-3 away from Barclays Center. They sit in first place in the East at 18-8 after a huge 113-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks, led by the electric guard Trae Young, made it to the Conference Finals, one round further […]

Brooklyn NetsNix Claxton reacts to his dust up with Mavs' Luka Doncic, after sparking comeback win

Nets’ big man Nic Claxton missed 17 straight games with a non-COVID illness. But he returned when the team played the Minnesota Timberwolves last week, logging just over three minutes. He didn’t get any burn in the next one, a loss to the Chicago Bulls. But surprisingly, head coach Steve Nash called upon the Georgia […]

Brooklyn NetsNets' James Harden will be unleashed when Nic Claxton returns

The Brooklyn Nets may have found the big man they have been looking for this season. In recent games, the Nets have evidently been mixing and matching as they try to figure out who’s the best player to appoint inside the paint. The team found a new dynamic in LaMarcus Aldridge and also recently attempted […]

Brooklyn Nets3 ways Nic Claxton's return will turbocharge the Nets rotation

When the season began, Brooklyn Nets fans had unusually high hopes for Nic Claxton, the former second-round pick in 2019. When the action first kicked off, it was Claxton who Nets head coach Steve Nash tapped to start in place of Kyrie Irving. The 6’11” big out of Georgia drew starts in the first three […]

Brooklyn NetsNets coach Steve Nash drops brutal update on Nic Claxton amid non-COVID illness

One player who fans expected to play an important role for the Brooklyn Nets during the early portion of the 2021-22 season was Nicolas Claxton. The 31st overall pick in the 2019 draft was actually who Steve Nash tapped to fill in for Kyrie Irving (unvaccinated) in the starting lineup to begin the year. It […]

NBA3 Nets players who will need to step up in the event of a Kyrie Irving absence

The Nets have made the decision that star point guard Kyrie Irving will not be allowed to play in road games or practice with the team as long as he is unvaccinated and therefore ineligible to play in home games in Brooklyn. As of this writing, that means he would be out for the season […]

Brooklyn NetsRUMOR: Kevin Durant's key teammate being dangled by Nets in trade offers

It seems the Brooklyn Nets are handling a lot of distractions these days, with the new NBA season opening its curtains just a few weeks from now. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, Nets star guard Kyrie Irving continues to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. He already missed their first home practice on […]

Brooklyn NetsKyle Korver's new disciple could be huge for Kevin Durant, Nets title dreams

The Brooklyn Nets just signed on all-time shooting legend Kyle Korver to join their team as an assistant coach in August. It hasn’t taken long for him to make an impact on the roster. The sharpshooter is obviously going to put in the work with the the wings on the team to improve their outside […]

NBA9 things you missed at Nets Media Day amid Kyrie Irving hoopla

Brooklyn Nets media day was Monday, and there was one major story by several miles: Kyrie Irving and his lack of an update on his vaccination status. Everyone was wondering if the star guard is in fact not vaccinated. If not, would that mean he cannot hoop in Brooklyn this season? New York City is […]

Brooklyn NetsKevin Durant, Nets' X-factor for title run, according to Steve Nash

DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen, the two main big men on the Brooklyn Nets roster to start last season, are long gone. That leaves a huge hole on the team for a defensive-minded rim-protector. Head coach Steve Nash believes that third-year player Nic Claxton could be that guy. Nash spoke out about Claxton during his […]

Brooklyn NetsSteve Nash acknowledges the Nets' best defender after win over Heat

The Brooklyn Nets have greatly benefited from the development of their young 6-foot-11 big in Nicolas Claxton. On Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, Claxton was once again the preferred guy at the five spot by head coach Steve Nash, as the Nets rolled past the visitors with a 120-108 win. The first-year Nets head coach […]

Brooklyn Nets2 trade mistakes the Nets need to avoid

If there are two words to describe Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, they are: Galaxy. Brain. To recap: when then-owner Mikhail Prokhorov hired him in 2016, Sean Marks was saddled with a, to put it lightly, less than stellar roster. Who could have predicted that in under five years, Marks would turn Anthony Bennett, […]

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