Nets’ Ben Simmons on return to Philly: ‘I thought it was going to be louder’

On Tuesday night, Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons received loud boos throughout his team’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. It was the guard’s first game in Philadelphia since last season’s trade. “I feel like I’m in a good place,” Simmons said after the Nets’ 115-106 loss to the Sixers. “I’m happy, […]

James Foglio  •  23 Nov 2022
Nets star Kevin Durant: ‘Kevin Huerter is playing like Klay, Steph’

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant believes Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter is playing some of the best basketball in the NBA, and the two-time Finals MVP compared him to Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. On Boardroom’s “The ETCs” podcast, Durant talked about the Maryland product. “Kevin Huerter, right now, he’s playing like Klay, Steph,” said […]

James Foglio  •  23 Nov 2022
WATCH: Ben Simmons gets booed by Philly fans at Wells Fargo Center

Watch Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons receive boos by Philly fans in his return to the City of Brotherly Love before playing the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. “At 6’10” from LSU, No. 10 Ben Simmons,” said an announcer over the mic as he read the Nets’ starting lineup. But as soon as the speaker […]

James Foglio  •  22 Nov 2022
Ben Simmons on Philly fans: ‘I know what’s coming. That’s part of the game’

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is preparing for his team’s next game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, and the three-time All-Star is working on blocking out noise from Philly fans as well. Since Simmons missed all of last season due to a contract dispute, back injury, and mental health problems, this highly anticipated […]

James Foglio  •  21 Nov 2022
Nets guard Ben Simmons on improving: ‘I’m coming, I’m getting there’

Ben Simmons showed flashes of his younger 2020 self in the Brooklyn Nets’ 109-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Simmons ended his outing with 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 7.0 assists in 32 minutes of action. Of course, it was the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year’s first double-double with Brooklyn. […]

James Foglio  •  18 Nov 2022
Nets’ Kevin Durant becomes 19th player to reach 26K career points

On Thursday night, Kevin Durant became the 19th player to reach 26,000 career points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 109-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Durant ranks 22nd overall on the all-time career points list (26,016). The 12-time All-Star needs 56 points to pass Kevin Garnett for the 21st spot. According to some NBA betting […]

James Foglio  •  18 Nov 2022
Patrick Beverley says Kevin Durant ‘didn’t want to dribble the ball’ against him

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 116-103, and while on “The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone” YouTube show, Patrick Beverley insinuated that Kevin Durant was scared to dribble the ball against him. Go to the 30:16 mark in the video below. “I took his ball at half, got a blocked shot,” […]

James Foglio  •  16 Nov 2022
Nets’ Ben Simmons on 153-121 loss to Kings: ‘S—t, we got smacked’

On Tuesday night, Ben Simmons was surprised the Brooklyn Nets lost 153-121 to the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. The Nets are the first team to allow over 150 points this season, and the Kings scored 153 points for the first time since 1993. Sacramento’s largest lead of the game was by 39 points. […]

James Foglio  •  16 Nov 2022
Charles Barkley on Kyrie Irving’s suspension: ‘Come back and play in the NBA’

On Tuesday morning, former basketball star Charles Barkley of NBA on TNT added his two cents on the Brooklyn Nets suspending Kyrie Irving at least five games for posting a link to an anti-Semitic documentary on social media. In an interview with CNN, the NBA analyst was straightforward. “People have the right to feel and […]

James Foglio  •  15 Nov 2022