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The thing to keep at the front of your mind, if you are a Nets fan, are the 20 games Kyrie Irving played this year. It was an all-too-brief sample, an all-too-fleeting taste, but those 20 games need to stay prominent because they remind you of all he can be, and all the Nets can …
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Cliff Robinson, a former star at UConn who played 18 seasons in the NBA, died at the age of 53, his alma mater announced Saturday. The cause of death was not immediately known. The 6-foot-10 Robinson played at UConn from 1985-89, helping the Huskies win the 1988 NIT. The foward/center was a second-round pick (38th …
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The Brooklyn Nets are going big-game hunting in their search for a new head coach. The team is interested in longtime Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and will look into whether they can pry him from San Antonio, according to The Athletic. The Nets were knocked out of the playoffs on Sunday, getting swept by the …
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For the Nets — or what’s left of them — the craziest campaign in NBA history ended Sunday at the hands of the Raptors. It remains to be seen if interim coach Jacque Vaughn’s stay ended with it. The season started by adding Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last summer, and tipped off amidst an …
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After getting mauled by Toronto in their Eastern Conference playoff opener, the Nets had to prove they can play with the Raptors. They did that Wednesday, but now they have to show they can beat the defending champions. Monday’s first-round Game 1 blowout loss to Toronto was humbling. This was more heartbreaking, as the Nets …
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Kevin Durant can still win a game of 1-on-1. The rehabbing Nets star cameos in Drake’s new video for “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” dominating the Canadian rapper in a game of hoops. Durant, who hasn’t played an NBA minute since rupturing his Achilles in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals with the Warriors, famously …
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The Nets wanted to win their way into the playoffs. They didn’t want to back in or wait for somebody else to do their work for them. Friday, Brooklyn got the clinching victory it needed, beating Sacramento — and all reasonable expectations, as well. After getting thrashed by Boston just a game before, the Nets …
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Many presumed the Nets were throwing in the towel against Milwaukee. Turns out they had more fight than expected, pulling off not only the biggest upset of the NBA restart, but one of the biggest in the last 30 years. Facing the winningest team in the league – and without arguably their top nine rotation …
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For the Nets, Sunday’s game was always going to be playoffs or possible play-in. And Brooklyn came up big behind the few stalwarts they have left. They drove a stake through Washington’s postseason hopes, and essentially punched their own playoff ticket behind Caris LeVert, Joe Harris and Jarrett Allen. The Nets shook off a slow …
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The Nets’ first game of the NBA restart in Disney was poor. But their social justice statement beforehand was perfect. Before the anthem and tipoff at ESPN Wide World of Sports, the NBA played a video documenting the league’s commitment to fighting social injustice and racism. The Nets donned Black Lives Matter shirts, and both …
The thing to keep at the front of your mind, if you are a Nets fan, are the 20 games Kyrie Irving played this year. It was an all-too-brief sample, an all-too-fleeting taste, but those 20 games need to stay prominent because they remind you of all he can be, and all the Nets can …
