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Kyrie Irving returned to a Brooklyn Nets practice for the first time since the preseason and said he understood why the team decided to have him be away due to New York Citys vaccine mandate.

As Kevin Durant said it, the Nets have frontcourt players like Nic Claxton, James Johnson and LaMarcus Aldridge who can make a difference.

Many believe the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, bolstered by their own Big 3s, are headed for a collision course in the NBA Finals.

Jun 9, 2021 The NBA championship field is wide open for the remaining contenders with LeBron James and Stephen Curry at home. So which teams present the best possible matchup to watch? The Crossover makes their selections. Howard Beck: Nuggets vs. Bucks Give me Nuggets vs. Bucks. I’m dead serious. I know, I know, basketball fans—and the NBA and its broadcast partners—probably all want Nets-Clippers, with all that eye-popping star power, and all those eyeballs from the nation’s two bigg...

Times looks at Kevin Durant, the man; Nets as ‘superteam’ Share this story Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images In an entertaining — and lengthy — profile in the New York Times Magazine, Sam Anderson looks at Kevin Durant, the man more than the player, but also the alchemist, so to speak, in the NBA’s new player-driven era. Durant is more than just the best player in the world right now, argues Anderson. For the Times writer, he’s a special person with a special history and one at the...

0-0 That matchup data tells you one thing right away: PJ Tucker on Durant did not work. But it also shows that if Antetokounmpo, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is up to the challenge of taking on Durant, that just might work. So if the regular season matchup data is at all reflective of how head coach Mike Budenholzer may try and slow down the Nets three stars, expect Holiday on Harden, Middleton on Irving and Antetokounmpo on Durant. How the matchups actually play out will certain...

Brooklyn advances to play Milwaukee in the conference semifinals, pitting the No. 1 offense vs. the No. 1 defense of these playoffs.

Kevin Durant and (Possibly) the Greatest Basketball Team of All Time https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/magazine/kevin-durant-brooklyn-nets.html Sections Kevin Durant and (Possibly) the Greatest Basketball Team of All Time The Brooklyn Nets were built to be an unbeatable superteam of eccentric basketball superstars. Will they dominate the N.B.A. playoffs? Kevin Durant in New York City in May.Credit...Awol Erizku for The New York Times June 2, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET Ok, why not, let’s start with t...

The Sixers are up 3-0 and looking to close out their first-round series tomorrow. First, though, we get to watch a full four-game slate of other NBA playoffs action this afternoon and evening....

<b>NETS WIN</b> <b>The Brooklyn Nets are one win away from sweeping the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals after toppling </b>