Category: Kevin Durant

A black and red Nike KD 14 is on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming KD 14 is outfitted in the classic black and red colourway ( we will never use that lazy nickname synonymous with the baked good). It sports black and red across it textile upper with white showing up on the Swoosh on the midfoot strap. Red appears on the KD logo on tongue as well as the heel counter. The aesthetic is completed by a white midsole and a red rubber outsole. The black and red Nike KD 14 is anticipated to hit nike.com and select retail establishments; they…

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“Home” KD 14 coming soon

Brandon King

The “Home” is the latest colourway of the KD 14 to come to light. It sports a white layered upper with a translucent midfoot strap. Black shows up on the branding on said strap, the medial forefoot and the KD logo on the tongue. Below this upper resides a white midsole and a white and silver marbled rubber outsole. The release of the “Home” KD 14 is expected to be imminent at nike.com and select retail venues. They will carry a $150 USD sticker price. Nike KD 14 White/Black CW3935-100…

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Introducing the Nike KD14

Brandon King

The upcoming spring/summer of 2021 will serve as the backdrop for the retail debut of the KD 14. The most prominent feature on the upcoming 14 is the return of midfoot strap, something that has been absent from the line since the KD VII. A medial cage is also present that is designed to stabilise and provide lockdown at the midfoot. Below this upper is a midsole that houses a full-length Zoom Air Strobel and a rubber outsole. The Nike KD 14 will feature two debut colourways, a black and…

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Kevin Durant to miss at least next two games.

Brandon King

Saturday night Golden State v Brooklyn game marked only the seventh contest the Nets newly formed triumvirate of James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant shared the court together. It appears the eighth game with have to wait. That is because Kevin Durant will miss , at least, the team’s next two games with a strained hamstring, according to status report from the club. In his first season back since tearing his Achilles in the 2019. NBA Finals, Durant looks like he has hardly missed a beat, averaging 29.0 points,…

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Kevin Durant may miss multiple games because of COVID-19 contact tracing

Brandon King

from Adam Wells of B/R:: Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant may be forced to miss more games because of the NBA‘s COVID-19 protocols. Per ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Adrian Wojnarowski, Durant won’t travel with the team for Saturday’s game at the Philadelphia 76ersand could miss “multiple games” while undergoing contact tracing. Durant was scratched from the starting lineup shortly before tipoff of Friday’s 123-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors, but he was cleared to enter the game in the first quarter. After playing 19 minutes, Durant was told he had to leave the bench area. NBA spokesman Tim Frank…

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Kevin Durant to sit out Friday tilt with Cleveland Cavaliers

Brandon King

The basketball world, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, will get a chance to see how Nets stars James Harden and Kyrie Irving will co-exist sans Kevin Durant. After logging over 50 minutes and putting up 38, 12 rebounds and 8 assist Wednesday in the team’s 147-135, Durant will sit out Friday’s return match with the Cavaliers to rest his Achilles’ tendon. From Malika Andrews of ESPN: Brooklyn Nets’ star Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Friday night’s game at the Cleveland Cavaliers for Achilles injury rehab. Durant played more than…

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Kyrie Irving listed as questionable for Monday game against Bucks

Brandon King

We may get to see the new-look Brooklyn Nets sooner rather than later. Brian Lewis of the New York Times reports that Kyrie Irving is now listed as questionable for the team’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks Monday. Irving was last seen on an NBA court January 5 and has been away from the team for “personal reasons.” As we all know James Harden has been acquired in the interim and made quite the debut, registering and 32-point triple and looking quite good with Kevin Durant, who, by the way…

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Kevin Durant to quarantine for 7 days, will likely miss 4 games

Brandon King

from Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews of ESPN: After exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is facing a seven-day quarantine that will force him to miss the next four games, sources told ESPN. After losing four of five games to drop to under .500, the Nets will be without Durant for a run of games beginning on Tuesday against Utah and continuing through Thursday (Philadelphia), Friday (Memphis) and Sunday (Oklahoma City). As long as Durant continues to test negative for the coronavirus, the soonest he can return…

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Kevin Durant out for Jazz game

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From nba.com news services: Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is out for Tuesday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to health and safety protocols, the team announced on Monday. Durant played 38 minutes in the Nets’ loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday. He tallied 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Nets have not announced what caused Durant to be placed under the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The former Kia NBA MVP is averaging 28.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists over his first six games with Brooklyn.

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Kevin Durant, other Nets players COVID-19 symptom-free

Brandon King

There is more potentially positive news on the NBA’s coronavirus front. On a Wednesday conference call, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks announced that the four Nets players, that included Kevin Durant, that tested positive for the coronavirus are symptom-free, according to The Athletic’s Alex Schiffer. News of Durant and the other three players testing positive was announced March 17.

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