While Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons won't play in Thursday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, he will.
The fans in Philadelphia are surely going to let him know what they thought about the entire ordeal even if he isn't actually taking the court Thursday. Tuesday's comments from the 12-time All-Star came after Brooklyn defeated the Charlotte Hornets 132-121 to snap a four-game losing streak. The good thing about it is that we get a chance to perform and shut the people up."
While KD played down the “rivalry” narrative as a result of the Nets-Sixers trade, he expressed his understanding why Harden asked to be dealt away heading to ...
And for him at 32 years old, he needs to make the most out of his prime years. After Tuesday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets, Durant was asked about Harden’s departure and their upcoming meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers. The fact that Kevin Durant had to emphasize James Harden hasn’t won a championship before had to hurt for the now-Sixers guard, but it isn’t entirely wrong.
For the first time, really, these Nets were forced to make a statement: about themselves, about their season, about where they intend to take the balance of ...
And now that he’s switched places with him, that’s the role Simmons will fill, regardless of how ready he is to play when he does return to the court. But the Big 2 might be all they really need. He was referring to the first half of Tuesday’s 132-121 taming of the Hornets at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, and he was right. When Harden arrived from Houston, it seemed merely an extra toy to add to the chest. Irving’s voice was the loudest, and the clearest. “That look on my face was that we’re ready to go out there and do what’s needed to get this win.
"That's one of those things he's gonna have to experience for himself," Durant said after the Nets beat the Hornets.
I can’t go over there, nobody’s gonna hold his hand, I’m sure it’s gonna be personal attacks, there’s gonna be some words that may trigger you, personally, but that’s just how fans are. Brooklyn parted ways with James Harden and Paul Millsap, and in exchange, the 76ers gave up Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and a collection of draft picks. “That’s one of those things he’s gonna have to experience for himself.
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets smashed their four-game losing streak with a dominating win over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Brooklyn Nets won’t make it to the play-in tournament if one of the chasing teams dislodges them from a top-10 spot. If not for Kyrie Irving’s 50-piece, bettors of the “over” mark would have been celebrating before the game ended. Bettors who put their money on “under” are walking away with smiles plastered on their faces.
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Nets: Durant was assessed a technical foul in the third quarter for pushing Rozier while trying to free himself up for an inbounds pass. It's never too personal, but we understand as competitors we want to win the game. ... But it's not about us and any individual matchups, it's about being a great team and building on what we set out to do.” I looked up and he had 10 points and it felt like he had taken two shots.” ... Those were really big shots he made in the second half, but overall he’s just an incredible player, shot maker.” “It felt like a must-win night,” Irving said. But Irving, as he'd done throughout the second half, thwarted the rally by knocking down a jumper. “He made tough shots," Hornets coach James Borrego said. “It makes for good stories, it makes for good narratives and good build up for our league. “He made great plays all over the floor. He also was 11 of 13 from the line. The Hornets didn't help themselves, repeatedly committing turnovers with lazy passes, including two by Ball on back-to-back possessions.
Very little has gone right for Brooklyn this year. Can Kevin Durant and Co. turn things around before it is too late?
And if Durant can somehow lead this club—one that initially looked stacked, but now looks flat relative to its competition—to title glory, it would suddenly be the biggest accomplishment of his career. As a result, the Nets—who’ve suited up more players than any other team this year—have been far from inevitable as they just try to hold on to make a run. No one would be foolish enough to write off Kevin Durant and the Nets if it turns out they have to make the climb from one of those two final spots.
Brooklyn Nets veteran big man LaMarcus Aldridge will miss at least the next two games with a hip injury after after getting an MRI.
That’s good for only ninth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks. The No. 11 Washington Wizards are just two games back, so Brooklyn is in danger of falling out of the play-in tournament entirely if things don’t turn around soon. Now, a key veteran in LaMarcus Aldridge is dealing with a hip injury that will keep him out at least the next two games. The Brooklyn Nets continue to stumble along as the postseason draws closer and closer.
James Harden is currently on the Philadelphia 76ers, after getting traded from the Brooklyn Nets. There is no doubt that he wanted a change of scenery, ...
The Philadelphia 76ers are viewed as contenders, and there's no question that they have a chance to win it all this season. Hopefully, he gets one prior to the end of his career. They have trouble stopping just Embiid... I see the 76ers winning it all. I said, that they actually had the possibility of being on the verge of being the next Kobe and Shaq. That was the wrong comparison. Both of those things were clearly hindrances to James Harden's pursuit of a championship, and it makes sense that he pursued a different situation. Kendrick Perkins even compared them to Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The Brooklyn Nets have the 27th most difficult remaining schedule, and it would be a pretty good time for them to start winning. Since Kevin Durant returned ...
The odds are much more strongly on the side of this year’s campaign being a doomed affair—it’s just too hard to figure out so much stuff, so quickly—but if Durant’s inspired, nearly successful one-man army display against the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks last year is any indication, then Simmons, Irving and the rest of the team only need to do so much to give their generational star the opportunity to lift them through the muck that remains. It’s hard to blame Simmons for not wanting to face an army of haters who takes its orders from the most bilious of sports radio, podcast and social media freaks, especially given how much time they have spent fixating on his likeness as the chief target for their emotional mayhem. Given the way the seeding landscape is looking, they may need him for a full series against Philadelphia this April. He is too good of a defender, pace-pusher, rebounder and all-around physical force to leave on the shelf for much longer. Citing back soreness, the Nets are keeping Simmons off the floor seemingly until at least after they’ve traveled to Philadelphia for a much-hyped post-trade grudge match. Durant has missed 27 games, and at least that brand of adversity seems to be at an end for them. Since Kevin Durant returned to the lineup last week, they haven’t done that yet and are currently on a four-game losing streak.