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In the battle for borough bragging rights, the first-place Brooklyn Nets (14-6) will host the seventh-place New York Knicks (11-9) on Tuesday. A couple of years now removed from the fateful 2019 decision made by Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to sign with the Nets and not the Knicks in free agency, the big-market teams […]

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are in a duel for the 2022 MVP award. According to the latest odds, Curry is the odds on favorite and KD is right behind his former teammate. Even if neither superstar is too focused on regular season accolades, even if both would say they’re simply doing what it takes […]

The Brooklyn Nets hosted the flaming-hot Western Conference champions from last season in the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The Nets trailed the whole way, sometimes by more than 20 points. They climbed back because of a late-game barrage, but ultimately fell 113-107 as the Suns picked up their 16th straight win. The Nets are […]

The Brooklyn Nets were defeated by the Golden State Warriors at home earlier this month. On Saturday, with a record 18,071 turnout at Barclays Center, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Co. lost to another Western Conference powerhouse in the Phoenix Suns, 113-107. The Nets are now 14-6 while the reigning Western Conference Champions are now 16-3, […]

The first-place Brooklyn Nets are winning, but they may not have a lot to say to each other about it. Head coach Steve Nash has been trying to get his team (14-5) to communicate more on the floor. He often preaches “communication and connectivity,” especially on the defensive end of the court. But it sounds […]

Blake Griffin started every game for the Brooklyn Nets with the exception of one contest to rest during a back-to-back set. But after only logging nine total minutes in Cleveland during the team’s 117-112 win, coach Steve Nash made the switch to LaMarcus Aldridge in the starting lineup. The seven-time All-Star got the start against […]

LaMarcus Aldridge has been balling out this season – and the Brooklyn Nets have sorely needed it. They’re in first place through 18 games, thanks in large part to his white-hot shooting. Aldridge is in many ways the most pleasant surprise of the Nets season. Recall, he retired abruptly last year after joining the Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets are openly seeking an offensive identity. They’ve made no secret that they believe finding one will take some time. Kevin Durant and James Harden came into the season healthy, but their “continuity plan” was abruptly shattered with the whole Kyrie Irving absence thing. Nets coach Steve Nash has been experimenting with his […]

Once upon a time a two-time MVP point guard named Steve Nash spearheaded a frenetically efficient offensive attack that came to be known as “7 seconds or less.” A book was written about the approach (former Nets’ assistant) then head coach of the Suns Mike D’Antoni devised; a reference to how quickly into the 24 […]

The Brooklyn Nets improve to 13-5, and are now in sole possession of first place in the East. Nets head coach Steve Nash has spoken at length this season about the team’s “continuity plan” being disrupted when they learned Kyrie Irving wouldn’t be available to them. Because of that disruption, they’ve needed their stars to […]

The Brooklyn Nets (now 12-5) are in sole possession of first place. The Nets hosted the last place, (now 4-12) Orlando Magic, but Brooklyn was very short-handed so it was no cake walk. James Harden was able to lead a short-handed Nets squad by exorcising some of his early-season demons. He got to the free […]

The Brooklyn Nets have raced out to an early 12-5 start, the best record in the Eastern Conference. This despite Kyrie Irving still having zero involvement with the team thus far after his offseason vaccination drama. Nets head coach Steve Nash was vocal on the team learning to play without their All-Star guard. Nash admits […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash expressed his disappoint over the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. On Friday, news came out that Rittenhouse was acquitted of charges related to the deadly Kenosha shootings he was involved in. The incident left two people dead and badly injured another during protests against racial injustice in 2020. Rittenhouse was found […]

The league’s leading scorer will miss his first game of the season. Kevin Durant played in 35 out of 72 regular season games a season ago. He’s already nearly halfway towards his 2021 season total, having logged 16 games played so far. However, after appearing to tweak his shoulder back on November 8th in a […]

At different times throughout the season, the Brooklyn Nets (now 11-5 and tied for first place with the Miami Heat) have talked about finding their identity. They were pretty honest in saying they didn’t have one at first and didn’t know what theirs would be during the season’s early grind. But it does seem as […]

Because of a mixture of personal reasons, return-from-injury, Health and Safety Protocols, new injuries, rest nights, conservative treatment of not-so-serious injuries, the 2021 Brooklyn Nets ran an absolute clinic in load management. The big three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden only appeared in eight regular season games. It wasn’t a surprise when […]

Kevin Durant made history on Wednesday after surpassing his head coach, Steve Nash, on the all-time 3-points list. After the contest, the Brooklyn Nets tactician had a rather frosty reaction to the milestone. The Nets superstar surpasses Nash for 26th on the 3-points made list. He entered Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers tied with […]

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 […]

The Brooklyn Nets were humbled on their home floor by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. The Nets fell to 10-5 and third place in the East behind the first-place Washington Wizards and second-place Chicago Bulls. They currently have the sixth-best chances of winning the NBA title based on FiveThirtyEight’s prediction model. It would appear […]

The Brooklyn Nets came into their Tuesday night tilt against the Golden State Warriors white-hot. They had won eight of their last nine games and had eyes on another against Stephen Curry and co. But the game was lopsided in the other direction as the Nets were ran out of their own building, 117-99. Steve […]

Currently at 10-4, the Brooklyn Nets have been relatively impressive to start the 2021-22 campaign. However, you can also argue that this powerhouse team has yet to live up to the lofty expectations many had on them before the start of the season. What cannot be denied right now is that the absence of Kyrie […]

The Brooklyn Nets set sail for a long six-game road trip earlier this month. At the beginning of it, they were 5-3 overall, fifth place in the newly competitive Eastern Conference. There has been a rising middle class in the East with improved play overall. But after going 5-1 away from Brooklyn, the Nets now […]

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. OKC, surprisingly, has rattled off four wins in a row, giving a little added intrigue to this contest–although Brooklyn is still favored to win. The city of Oklahoma will surely bring up some memories for Kevin Durant and James Harden. Both players played their early […]

After knocking off the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Brooklyn Nets are now 10-4 and tied for first place in the East standings with the Washington Wizards. The game may have had a little something extra for Kevin Durant and James Harden since they both began their careers with the Thunder. Technically, KD was drafted by […]

The Brooklyn Nets (9-4) knocked off the New Orleans Pelicans Friday night. It was closer than they would have liked (120-112), as they let the now 1-12 Pel’s hang around. But they saw signs of life from James Harden who has struggled at times this season. But while fans were really excited for the breakout […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had a few pleasant surprises so far this season. You’re probably already familiar with the former San Antonio Spurs duo of Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge. Both have impressed through the season’s early portion. But there is another offseason addition who hasn’t been on the mainstream radar quite as often: DeAndre’ […]

When the Brooklyn Nets (8-4) first acquired LaMarcus Aldridge via buyout market last season, they probably didn’t expect this level of play from the 36-year-old. The seven-time All-Star abruptly retired after appearing in just five games for Brooklyn because of concerns related to an irregular heartbeat last season. At that point the possibility he might become […]

The Brooklyn Nets are not here to complain. But Steve Nash admitted something pretty intriguing about the impact Kyrie Irving‘s absence has had on his squad. Now of course, Brooklyn knows that they have a better roster than most teams in the NBA. But they also know that since assembling what many (accurately) labeled as […]

There is no Kyrie Irving around. James Harden has had significant struggles with his return to play from an injury and the new rules targeting non-basketball moves. But with those two seismic hurdles, the Brooklyn Nets cannot afford to slack in other departments. There’s one area where the Nets are really really slacking, and it […]

Is Kevin Durant somehow better now? The Brooklyn Nets star is now 33-years-old, but is putting up one of the best seasons of his career. Steve Nash, however, doesn’t want to overdo it. Nash was adamant that working Kevin Durant too hard goes against what the team is hoping to build in Brooklyn – and […]

The Bulls’ victory over Brooklyn Monday snapped a five-game winning streak for the Nets. Sitting now at 7-4 overall, in a three-way tie for 5th place in the East (along with the Cavaliers and Knicks) it’s still early but we’re learning some things about this team. Nets Takeaways From Loss To Bulls 1) The Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Chicago Bulls, 118-95 on Monday. The final score makes it look a little less competitive than it really was. The big story in this one was the Nets’ abysmal fourth quarter where they were outscored, 42-17. It was the team’s second of a back-to-back, following Sunday’s big road victory […]

At this point in the season, the Brooklyn Nets haven’t exactly lived up to the lofty expectations many had on them before the start of the campaign. They just haven’t looked like the juggernauts many of us believed they would be, and there’s no denying that Kyrie Irving’s absence has had a lot to do […]

Remember way back before the Brooklyn Nets’ training camp in September? Fans might have reasonably expected Steve Nash and Co. to field the best Big 3 in the game. They also may have guessed the team would struggle defensively, but blow the doors off teams on offense. Things don’t always go according to plan, do […]

It wasn’t pretty. But the end result was what they came for. The Brooklyn Nets built up a 16 point lead in Detroit and appeared in control, then allowed a young Detroit Pistons squad to chisel the lead down to one with minutes remaining. But Kevin Durant continued his MVP campaign and landed the plane. […]

Upon hearing the controversy surrounding Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, which highlights several racist comments and toxic workplace culture, Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash couldn’t help but express his disappointment to the development. Nash admitted that he hasn’t had negative experiences with the Suns owner, but he pointed out that he is sensitive to […]

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 […]

After a six-game home stand the Nets will now be tested with a six-game road trip. The Pistons, Raptors, Bulls, Magic, Pelicans and Thunder don’t exactly represent murderer’s row. The Raptors (6-3) and Bulls (6-2) should be tough. But those other teams are just a combined 12-27. One guesses the Nets don’t exactly mind facing […]

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. […]