• Short-handed Nets no match for Raptors

    Short-handed Nets no match for Raptors

    The Raptors was rested and resurgent, and played like it. The Nets were tired and shorthanded, and their struggles showed that too. At least once the bottom fell out. The undermanned Nets coughed up
  • Kevin Durant outrage underscores unpopular Nets truths

    Kevin Durant outrage underscores unpopular Nets truths

    Was there something inspiring and feel-good about all this? Sure. The Nets trailed the 76ers by 22 points with under 8 ½ minutes left at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. The
  • Nets pummel Pelicans in Kevin Durant’s return

    Nets pummel Pelicans in Kevin Durant’s return

    After almost two months away, Kevin Durant finally made his return to the court. It was short, but it was spectacular. And it was victorious. Durant came back from his hamstring injury to help
  • Nets can look to Yankees as billion-dollar cautionary tale

    Nets can look to Yankees as billion-dollar cautionary tale

    Here is a number the growing glee club of Nets-weary basketball fans might wish to consider before they trip over themselves and their tongues bemoaning what’s become of competitive balance in the
  • James Harden scratched from Jazz game with neck injury

    James Harden scratched from Jazz game with neck injury

    The Nets’ Big Three was officially pared down to a Big Zero, with James Harden a late scratch from Wednesday’s game at NBA-leading Utah. After suffering a neck injury in Sunday’s win,
  • James Harden’s monster night saves Nets from themselves

    James Harden’s monster night saves Nets from themselves

    Steve Nash warned his shorthanded Nets about getting bored and complacent. After sleepwalking early and digging themselves a huge hole, the Nets stopped resting on their laurels and stormed back for
  • Nets drill Rockets in James Harden’s return to Houston

    Nets drill Rockets in James Harden’s return to Houston

    In his much-anticipated return to Houston, James Harden heard the jeers first. Then he received the cheers. And by the end, he got the victory. Harden’s triple-double led his new team past his old
  • Stephen A. Smith gives harsh assessment of ‘lucky’ Mike D’Antoni

    Stephen A. Smith gives harsh assessment of ‘lucky’ Mike D’Antoni

    Which member of the Brooklyn Nets’ coaching staff will Stephen A. Smith attack next? After slamming the hiring of first-time coach Steve Nash as “white privilege,” ESPN’s gasbag described new
  • Steven Nash isn’t avoiding his Nets hiring controversy

    Steven Nash isn’t avoiding his Nets hiring controversy

    Steve Nash knows what folks are saying — both the obvious (he has never coached in any capacity before) and the more serious (his hiring by the Nets brought claims of white privilege to the surface, levied at the man who hired him, Sean Marks). He probably also knows that Nets fans who might already …
  • Steve Nash as Nets coach should not come as big surprise

    Steve Nash as Nets coach should not come as big surprise

    This was early January 2019, fifth floor of the Oakland Convention Center, long after the rest of the Golden State Warriors had cleared out their afternoon practice. Two solitary figures remained on the floor, and they were both dripping with sweat, conducting some serious business and some serious trash talk. “See that?” the taller man …