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Reigning MVP James Harden is out for the Houston Rockets on Saturday when the team takes on the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, so head coach Mike D’Antoni is going to go big, as he will start power forward Kenneth Faried alongside center Clint Capela in the front court. Saturday will be Faried’s 14th […]

Count new Houston Rockets big man Kenneth Faried among those who think that James Harden already has back-to-back MVP awards on lock. “Y’all might as well give him the trophy now and get it over with so we don’t have to worry about it later,” said Faried, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com. Faried may […]

Until Clint Capela returns to the lineup, the Houston Rockets are going to start Kenneth Faried at the center position, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Capela underwent surgery on his right thumb and is expected to miss four to six weeks. The Rockets signed Faried once the veteran big man was waived […]

The Houston Rockets were eager to take a chance on the recently-waived Kenneth Faried, giving them another potential lob-catching option and high-energy big after starter Clint Capela went down to injury. Faried was traded to the Brooklyn Nets from the Denver Nuggets, team which he played for seven seasons before parting ways. While the Nets […]

Newly signed Houston Rockets forward Kenneth Faried isn’t holding back when talking about his time with the Brooklyn Nets. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Faried explained on Tuesday that he never got a straightforward answer on why he never received playing time. He said the team delivered excuses. However, an […]

After just one game with his new team, Kenneth Faried is already enjoying the fresh start. After the Houston Rockets fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 121-93, Kennet Faried opened up a little about his time with the Brooklyn Nets. “It’s been crazy for me,” Faried told Sarah Todd of Philly.com. “To be basically traded, go to […]

Just a few hours after the news of him signing with the Houston Rockets broke out, it was announced that Kenneth Faried will be playing Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. He did suit up for the Rockets, and is already making a statement. https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1087529071070842880?s=19 What a way to reintroduce himself to the league. The […]

It looks like the reporters who cover the Houston Rockets are going to enjoy covering the newest member of the team, power forward Kenneth Faried. According to Matt Moore of the Action Network, Kenneth Faried sometimes refers to himself in the third person while doing his postgame interviews. Faried’s nickname is The Manimal. Want to give Rockets […]

The Houston Rockets have made their acquisition of Kenneth Faried official. The Houston Rockets announced today that the team has signed free agent forward/center Kenneth Faried. — Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) January 21, 2019 The details of Kenneth Faried’s contract weren’t disclosed, but it is expected that he’ll be with the Rockets for the remainder of […]

The Houston Rockets are waiving James Nunnally with the intention of signing Kenneth Faried, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Houston Rockets are waiving guard James Nunnally to create roster space for Kenneth Faried, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 21, 2019 James Nunnally, who was signed to a […]

Although he hasn’t officially signed with the Houston Rockets, power forward Kenneth Faried is expected to be available to play on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Kenneth Faried was waived by the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 19, and the eight-year veteran will sign with Houston once the […]

The Houston Rockets could choose to terminate James Nunnally’s contract in hopes to sign free-agent big man Kenneth Faried before Monday’s matinee game against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to cap guru Albert Nahmad. The Rockets will only have a few hours to find a suitable trade for exiled forward Carmelo Anthony, as Faried will officially […]

The Houston Rockets are aggressively trying to find a trade for Carmelo Anthony in order to clear room to sign Kenneth Faried, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Faried was bought out by the Brooklyn Nets late Friday night and seems poised to land with the Rockets, so long as Houston can open up a […]

The Houston Rockets seem poised to sign big man Kenneth Faried, who was bought out by the Brooklyn Nets late Friday night. In order to make room for Faried, the Rockets have to clear a roster spot, and it’s looking like they may cut James Nunnally, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Rockets recently […]

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, big man Kenneth Faried agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets. He is now heading to the Houston Rockets once becoming an official free agent. Brooklyn's Kenneth Faried has agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, clearing the way for him to sign a free agent deal […]

It has been a highly successful 2018-19 season for the Toronto Raptors so far despite losing both their head coach at the end of last season’s playoff run and their franchise player to a trade with the San Antonio Spurs. But the injury bug has hit them quite a bit the past few weeks with […]

Despite failing to find his way into the team’s rotation, Brooklyn Nets veteran forward/center Kenneth Faried is reportedly not in discussion with the team regarding a potential buyout. This is from Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson himself, who had nothing but good things to say about Faried. Atkinson also flat-out denied rumors pertaining to a […]

A scandal involving Kenneth Faried and Jared Dudley of the Brooklyn Nets is another example of the social media perils for professional athletes. Faried liked Instagram comments that spoke negatively about his teammate. Dudley is ahead of Faried in head coach Kenny Atkinson’s rotations and the comments caught the attention of fans and media alike. […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kenneth Faried is known for his passionate style of play. Apparently, he is also passionate about getting enough playing time. Sharp-eyed NBA writer Jac Manuell spotted an interesting string of Instagram likes from Faried’s account. All of them were related to The Manimal’s lack of playing time and his worth to the team: […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kenneth Faried has gotten off to a rocky start with his new team. Faried was charged with marijuana possession back in August after he was found with two ounces of marijuana in the back seat of a car that was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. Marijuana has not been legalized in New […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kenneth Faried was arrested in Bridgehampton on Sunday morning and charged with possession of marijuana, according to Valerie Gordon of 27east, a Hamptons news site. “Southampton Town Police told 27east that Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis, 29, of Denver, Colorado, was arrested on Montauk Highway at 1:30 a.m. and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession […]

The Denver Nuggets made a long-awaited move, shipping forwards Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur, along with two future picks to the Brooklyn Nets in a salary-dump move for Isaiah Whitehead, who they soon-after waived. The Nets, who have cleared some cap space of their own, hoping to contend for a big 2019 free agency that is […]

Kenneth Faried is one of the new players headed to the Brooklyn Nets, and their fans should be excited to see what the former Denver Nuggets power forward can bring to his new team. Nets general manager Sean Marks thinks Faried’s game will transition well to Brooklyn. Marks told Anthony Puccio of SBNation: “His game […]

Kenneth Faried was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Brooklyn Nets, as Denver tried to shred some salary for luxury tax purposes. Faried spent his first seven years in the league with the Nuggets and was a fan favorite because of his high-flying dunks and his endless motor. Faried took to Instagram to thank […]

The Denver Nuggets pulled off a remarkable books-clearing night after trading away the contracts of Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur while addressing the need for a bench scorer by signing Isaiah Thomas to a veteran’s minimum deal. Yet parting ways with Faried, who spent his seven NBA seasons with the team, leaves the question of […]

Kenneth Faried’s representatives will speak to the Brooklyn Nets regarding his role with the team after the athletic forward was traded by the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, according to David Aldridge of NBA.com. Faried had a murky role with the Nuggets, getting spot starts at power forward when the injured Wilson Chandler couldn’t go, […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Denver Nuggets made loud noises on Thursday, as the two teams engaged in a trade deal involving multiple players. According to Adrian Wojnarowksi of ESPN, the Nets have traded guard Isaiah Whitehead to Denver in exchange for a pair of players with expiring contracts in Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur […]

The Denver Nuggets are reportedly shopping power forward Kenneth Faried in order to free up some space on their salary cap. They appear to have found a trade partner – at least one who is willing to listen to the offer – in the form of the Atlanta Hawks, according to a source of Michael […]

The list of players in the E3 Pro-Am Fortnite tournament has been released, and it features five NBA players led by Paul George. As posted by Austin Goslin of Polygon, below is a list of the NBA players and their respective teammate: Myth and Paul George Gizzorz and Reggie Jackson Sssniperwolf and Terrence Ross Nickmercs and […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

According to a tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Denver Nuggets are still trying to move power forward Kenneth Faried’s large contract and are willing to attach a pick in order to make the deal more appealing. “One team that could play immense part in dictating final hours of trade deadline: Denver. They’re active on […]

If you were sleeping under a rock yesterday, you wouldn’t know that Isaiah Thomas made his season debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers yesterday against the Portland Trailblazers. Although Thomas only played 19 minutes, he scored 17 points off of 6-12 shooting. He showed flashed of his previous self in most plays, giving many people the […]

The Denver Nuggets are still experimenting with their roster to help fill the void caused by the wrist injury, and succeeding surgery, of veteran forward Paul Millsap. Although there was speculation that Millsap’s absence would swing the door right open for power forward Kenneth Faried, his minutes have still continued to fluctuate. It would be understandable […]

The Denver Nuggets have expressed their interest in trading Eric Bledsoe for a package headlined by Emmanuel Mudiay and other pieces. And according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, one such piece is veteran forward Kenneth Faried. This is hardly the first time Faried has been involved in trade discussions. The 27-year-old, who is the […]

The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

Following the signing of Paul Millsap during the summer, the Denver Nuggets were able to successfully add the legitimate All-Star they have long wanted to bring in to their fold. However, they created a logjam at the power forward spot, as they also have Kenneth Faried and Trey Lyles, who are both worthy to receive […]

Kenneth Faried thinks he’s a starter in this league. But it’s going to be hard for him to make that happen with the Denver Nuggets. Faried currently finds himself more likely to come off the bench after Denver acquired All-Star Paul Millsap this offseason, who should start at the four alongside Nikola Jokic at center. […]

Kenneth Faried is stuck behind two All-Star-caliber players in the frontcourt, making his desire to be in the starting five something that will be pushed back and likely one that isn’t bound to happen anytime soon. As the odd man out of what seems to be shaping up to be a big man regalia in […]

Despite the addition of All-Star forward Paul Millsap into the Denver Nuggets’ roster, spark plug forward Kenneth Faried is still aiming for a spot in the starting five. The mindset for coach Mike Malone had been to pair Millsap and young dime-dropping center Nikola Jokic, who had his best season in 2016-17, leaving no room […]