The Brooklyn Nets Should Thank Kyrie Irving For Forcing Their Hand

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 06: Kevin Durant #7 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets react … [+] during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Jan...

Christian Wood’s Lessened Role Makes Little Sense For Mavericks

DALLAS, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 28: Christian Wood #35 of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket against … [+] Jalen Smith #25 of the Indiana Pacers in the second half at American Airlines Cen...

Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks Begin Sprint To Avoid Play-In Games

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) dribbles down the court during the second half of an NBA … [+] basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/J...

Donovan Mitchell Takes On Leadership Role In NBPA

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – FEBRUARY 18: Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks during media … [+] availability as part of 2023 NBA All Star Weekend on February 18, 2023 in Salt Lak...

Latest Installment Of Knicks-Nets Highlighted By Jalen Brunson’s Dominance

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) shoots against Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Harris during the … [+] second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Jes...

Mikal Bridges Holds Key To Brooklyn Nets Future

Brooklyn Nets’ Mikal Bridges (1) goes to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, left, … [+] during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, ...

Kyrie Irving Trade Is Tipping Point For NBA Collective Bargaining Talks

Kyrie Irving’s frustrated look mirrors his view of the Brooklyn Nets which led him to demand a trade … [+] (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) MediaNews Gr...

Pairing Of Luka Doncic And Kyrie Irving Could Be ‘Lethal’ For Mavericks’ Offense

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (2) listens to guard Luka Doncic (77) in the first quarter of an … [+] NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, Feb. ...

Kyrie Irving Deletes Social Media Apology For Antisemitic Post After Trade To Mavericks

Topline Controversial NBA star Kyrie Irving on Tuesday deleted a social media message he posted late last year apologizing for a post in support of an antisemitic documentary, less than a week after t...

Nets, Mavericks Title Odds Change Drastically After Kyrie Irving Trade

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday against … [+] the New York Knicks, Jan. 28, 2023, in New York. The Nets won 122-115. (AP Photo/Mary Al...

Brooklyn Nets Reflect On Kyrie Irving And Then Get Ready To Move On

FILE – Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the … [+] Detroit Pistons Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 in New York. All-Star guard Kyrie Irving ...

What A New Contract Could Look Like For Kyrie Irving If He Re-Signs With The Dallas Mavericks

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 30: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles during the second … [+] half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Barclays Center on January 30, 2023 in the Br...

Kyrie Irving Reportedly Traded To Dallas Mavericks From Brooklyn Nets

Topline Controversial NBA player Kyrie Irving has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks, owned by billionaire Mark Cuban, several outlets reported Sunday, days after Irving—who has faced criticism for a...

Kyrie Irving’s Trade Request Should Turn Brooklyn Nets Into Sellers At The 2023 NBA Trade Deadline

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 26: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets in action against the Detroit … [+] Pistons at Barclays Center on January 26, 2023 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: Us...

Nike parts ways with NBA star Kyrie Irving after antisemitism flap

BROOKLYN, NY – DECEMBER 2: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets prepares to shoot a free throw during the game against the Toronto Raptors on December 2, 2022 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Ne...

LeBron James Questions Differing Backlash Against Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones And Kyrie Irving

Topline NBA star and billionaire LeBron James took issue Thursday with what he says is an incongruous reaction to a recent racism controversy involving Jerry Jones, the billionaire owner of the Dallas...

Nets Lift Kyrie Irving’s Suspension After Apology For Antisemitic Tweet

Topline Kyrie Irving practiced with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday for the first time since he was suspended on November 3, and he’s expected to return to the team for a Sunday night game, after the poin...

Consider $16,894,030 Or $11 Million Reason To shun Becoming Kyrie Irving Of Brooklyn Nets

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 07: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets celebrates his dunk in the … [+] first quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Barclays Center on April 07, 2021 in...

KFC apologizes after Kristallnacht promotion in Germany

A menu of a drive-in counter of a branch of the fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). After severe setbacks in the Corona pandemic, Germany’s fast food industry wants to expand its drive...

‘Free Kyrie’ And ‘BoycottTheNBA’ Trend After Nets Star Suspended For Promoting Antisemitism

Topline Terms like “#IStandWithKyrie,” “Free Kyrie” and “#BoycottTheNBA” trended on Twitter’s sports section Friday afternoon as users flooded the platform to...

Nets Fire Steve Nash As Team Weathers Antisemitic Kyrie Irving Posts

Topline The Brooklyn Nets fired their head coach Steve Nash, the team announced Tuesday afternoon, ending a disastrous two-year tenure for Nash, bookended by another team controversy as star point gua...

Kanye West Restricted On Instagram—Again—Four Days After Returning To Platform

Topline Kanye West’s Instagram account was restricted on Monday, a spokesperson for Instagram’s parent company Meta confirmed to Forbes, after he made a disparaging post about “Jewish business people,...

Let’s Give Ben Simmons A Chance

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 24: Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets brings the ball up court … [+] during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on October 24, 2022 in Memp...

The Lakers Are Gearing Up For 2023 Free Agency, But Is That Enough?

CLEVELAND, OHIO – MARCH 21: LeBron James #6 celebrates with Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles … [+] Lakers during the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage F...

The Boston Celtics Have Successfully Survived The Kevin Durant Trade Saga

The Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant defends a shot from the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown during their … [+] 2022 first-round playoff series. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Getty Im...

Kyrie Irving Trade Becomes Worth It If Los Angeles Lakers Can Unload Russell Westbrook

The Los Angeles Lakers have a chance at trading Russell Westbrook for the more desirable Kyrie … [+] Irving. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) WireImage The Los Angeles Lakers can find a reasonab...

An Opt-In-And-Trade Is Kyrie Irving’s Best Way Off The Brooklyn Nets

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 23: Kevin Durant #7 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets look on in … [+] the final seconds of their 109-103 loss against the Boston Celtics during Game Thr...

Despite Their Desperation, The Los Angeles Lakers Should Pass On Kyrie Irving

With Kyrie Irving at an impasse with the Brooklyn Nets, the Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as a … [+] candidate for the All-Star guard. (Photo by Matteo Marchi/Getty Images) Getty Images The Lo...

Kyrie Irving’s Long-Term Nets Career In Doubt —GM Refuses To Commit, Hinting Covid Vaccine Refusal Is Possible Reason

Topline Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks would not say Wednesday if he hopes the team’s star point guard Kyrie Irving will be in Brooklyn long-term, showing frustration after Irving’s refusal ...

The Many Unanswered Questions Of The Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn – April 25: The Nets Kyrie Irving (left) has a pat for teammate Kevin Durant (right) as the … [+] Celtics were expanding their lead in thee second half. The Boston Celtics visited...

New York Pro Basketball Turned Out To Be A Dud With The Knicks And Nets

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts as his team trails during the second half of Game 4 of … [+] an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Monday, April ...

NBA Fines Nets’ Kyrie Irving $50,000 For Giving Middle Finger To Boston Crowd

Topline The NBA hit Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving with a $50,000 fine Tuesday for making obscene gestures to the crowd during his team’s game-one playoff loss against the Boston Celtics, which the ...