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Kyrie Irving listed as questionable for Monday game against Bucks

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 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…

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

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 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…

Kevin Durant out for Jazz game

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Staff

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.

KD denies that he spoke with James Harden about trade to the Nets

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Staff

from ShannaMcCarriston of cbssports.com: Kevin Durant says any talk that he spoke to James Harden about joining the Brooklyn Nets is false. On Tuesday, K.D. denied reports of any involvement from his end, saying he has no clue how the rumors began. K.D. says which players they get is not up to him, but the front office (via ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth): “They’re making these stories up. … I don’t know where that came from. James is a friend of mine, but I let the front office handle all of that stuff. I was just so focused…

KD and Kyrie teaming up on a sneaker?

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Brandon King

Teammates and buds Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant could be potentially be collaborating on an upcoming shoe? This article from the NY Daily News briefly, and i do mean briefly, teases this possibility. Give it a read here.

Draymond Green says Warriors would have bested Raptors with healthy KD

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Brandon King

In an appearance on the All the Smoke show with former NBAers Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said that had Kevin Durant been healthy, the Toronto Raptors “wouldn’t have stood a chance” in the NBA Finals. He said the first quarter of Game 5 of the Finals, the only one that Durant played in before snapping his Achilles’ tendon, confirmed this to him. “Once we got Kevin, we were f–king unstoppable. Even losing last year, Kevin don’t get hurt—you seen the game he came…

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

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 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.

Kevin Durant dunking in Nets practice

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Brandon King

Since suffering the Achilles tear heard around In last year’s NBA Finals , Kevin Durant has been on the shelf. As he progresses through his recovery process, videos emerged of KD running, then shooting and now the latest update shows Durant dunking. In the video, posted by reported and host of the “Culture”podcast, Billy Reinhardt, Durant is seen making a dribble move at the top of the key, getting by his defender and throwing it down. As Durant has said multiple times that he will not play this season, videos…

Kevin Durant seen running at Nets practice

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Brandon King

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was seen running at Nets practice. Durant is eight months out from surgery to repair his torn right Achilles’ tendon that occurred in Game Six of the most recent NBA Finals. Could we see Durant on an NBA court before the season comes to a close? Although KD has ruled it out, it does remain a tantalizing possibility for both Nets and Durant fans. video via Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News :

KD getting some shots up at Nets practice

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Brandon King

Since tearing his Achilles is game 6 of last year’s NBA Finals, it was assumed, rightfully so, that the Brooklyn Nets forward would not be seen on the court for his new team this season. Video surfaced of him taking some jumpers at the Nets practice facility, which will undoubtedly fuel speculation, and even some hope that we could see KD play this year. However brakes need to be pumped; Durant himself has said he will not return this season, and inspection of the video shows KD shooting midrange jumpers…