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Kyrie Irving tells James Harden, ‘You’re the point guard, and I’m going to play shooting guard’ as Brooklyn Nets settle on roles
As the Brooklyn Nets’ big three of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving continue to work on building their on-court chemistry, Irving and Harden had a brief conversation at practice this week to clarify their roles. “We established that maybe four days ago now,” Irving said after the Nets’ 134-117 win over the Golden […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant to miss at least two games with hamstring strain
Brooklyn called the strain mild but said in a statement that Durant will be out on Monday against Sacramento and Tuesday against Phoenix while he receives treatment. Durant played in his first game in a week on Saturday. He had been placed in the league’s health and safety protocols on Feb. 5 after having close […]
Continue readingHow the Kevin Durant-Warriors era came to an end — in their own words
“Wake up in the morning, come to practice and go home,” Durant said. The tenor of the defending champions’ final season in the Bay Area was set. Durant didn’t want the focus to be on his impending decision — yet his deal that included a player option in 2019-2020 made it difficult to avoid speculation. […]
Continue readingKevin Durant scores 20 in Bay Area return as Brooklyn Nets blow out Golden State Warriors
It was Brooklyn’s league-high seventh 130-point game. “We came out and played a great game,” Durant said of his winning return. “We were focused from this morning in shootaround, and it was a good vibe all day.” Before the game, Nets coach Steve Nash said that while he believed the contest against his former team […]
Continue readingJ.J. Watt joins James Harden, Russell Westbrook among Houston departures in the last year
For fans of Houston teams, the last 12 months has felt like one goodbye after another. With the Houston Texans agreeing to release J.J. Watt, one of the city’s most beloved players is now gone. Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will now move to another team after 10 years playing for […]
Continue reading‘Average’-looking Brooklyn Nets continue skid as defensive woes continue vs. Detroit Pistons
“I don’t think that we go out every single day of our lives and sacrifice the time in order to be average at anything,” Kyrie Irving said after Brooklyn’s third straight loss. “And we look very average. And we have the talent that the eye test presents that we should be dominating.” Brooklyn has developed […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball waiver-wire finds: Eric Gordon, Norman Powell among key pickups
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]
Continue readingKevin Durant eligible to rejoin Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Steve Nash says
Durant on Friday drove with a team employee who later that evening returned a positive test for COVID-19 during the Nets’ home loss to the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN. The NBA’s health and safety protocols state that any player exposed to someone with COVID-19 must quarantine for six days. The Nets will be without […]
Continue readingKevin Durant ruled out due to COVID-19 protocols after coming off bench vs. Toronto Raptors
Durant was initially not available to start Friday’s game because someone he interacted with earlier in the day had an inconclusive test result for COVID-19, the league explained in a statement. He later came off the bench and checked into the game at the 4:13 mark of the first quarter. “Durant was initially held out […]
Continue readingKevin Durant leads LeBron James at top of NBA All-Star voting
The update was released by the NBA on Thursday. Durant, who missed all of last season — his first as a member of the Nets — with a torn Achilles tendon, led all players with 2,302,705 votes, slightly ahead of James’ 2,288,676, the top total in the Western Conference. Stephen Curry (2.11 million) was the […]
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