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Vote: Are You Rooting for the Brooklyn Nets to Lose?
When the blockbuster trade that sent beloved Celtics Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn was first completed, more than a few Boston fans happily admitted on Twitter that they would switch allegiances for one year. With more losses meaning more lottery balls for the Celtics, their fans didn’t feel bad temporarily swapping out green in favor of black and white, just to see...
Did Paul Pierce, Jason Kidd take veiled shots at each other?
The high-priced Brooklyn Nets started the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Pistons with a largely unrecognizable lineup. Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were nowhere to be found. Neither were Deron Williams or Brook Lopez, who missed the game with injuries. Instead, the fivesome of Nets that took the floor in what would be Brooklyn’s fifth straight loss...
Kevin Garnett blocks out haters in new Beats by Dre commercial
Kevin Garnett and the lackluster Brooklyn Nets (3-10) are not off to the start many imagined under first year coach Jason Kidd. Garnett, who was traded with Paul Pierce from the Celtics to the Nets during the offseason, is averaging a dismal 6.5 points and 8 rebounds a night. As bad as he may be playing, Garnett apparently isn’t letting the heckling from fans get to his head, as...
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How bad are the Nets? Pierce is taking shots at Kidd
The bickering and finger pointing was bound to happen. Following Brooklyn’s 5th straight loss, Paul Pierce directed some criticism at the team’s coaching staff:
Jason Kidd, who watched his 3-10 squad crumble in the third quarter (again) and fall for the eighth time in nine games, sent a message by benching his entire starting lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter. But...
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Kevin Garnett Says Nets Are ‘Embarrassed’ After Team Fails to Meet Expectations, Starts Season 3-10
The Brooklyn Nets started the season with two notable additions — Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett — but the team’s season doesn’t seem headed for another NBA title just yet.
After acquiring the future hall of famers from the Boston Celtics, the Nets didn’t start the season the way they might have hoped. The Nets lost their fifth straight game on Sunday to Detroit, bringing...
WATCH: Kevin Garnett stars in intense new ‘Beats By Dre’ ad
This is a new Beats By Dre “Hear What You Want” spot featuring Kevin Garnett, and it’s quite intense by commercial standards. It features Garnett blocking out his haters – first Skip Bayless, who says he’s too old to play, then some savage opposing fans – with the noise-canceling headphones. The fans are the most ruthless part of the ad – they spit, throw eggs, and...
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Jason Kidd rips veterans, players fire back
Things are not only bad on the court for the Brooklyn Nets, but now off it as well. According to a report by Sports Illustrated, Jason Kidd is unhappy with his veterans, and they’re firing back. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Kidd spoke about his team, their current five-game losing streak, […]
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Kevin Garnett on Nets: ‘I think everybody here is embarrassed’
The Brooklyn Nets have lost five straight following Sunday’s embarrassing 109-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons. “I think everybody here is embarrassed,” said power forward Kevin Garnett, via ESPNNewYork.com. “You definitely don’t want [to be booed] at home. Like I’ve been saying, we’re going to continue to work to try to change this as best we can.” Garnett went 2...
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Report: Jason Kidd Has Support Of Nets Management
I’m not sure Nets GM Billy King or owner Mihkail Prokhorov have any choice at this point but to support Jason Kidd.
The Brooklyn Nets have lost five in a row and are now 3-10 after a Sunday loss at home to the Pistons. The team hasn’t had the benefit of a full healthy lineup at all this season.
Amid rumors of unrest in the lockerroom, Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting that Kidd...
Nets Struggling To Make Second Half Adjustments
The Brooklyn Nets have struggled mightily in the second half of games this season, especially in the third quarters. They were outscored 34-15 in the third quarter of Sunday's 109-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
“The third quarter is something that stands out right now that we’ve got to get better at, coaches and players,” Jason Kidd said.
The Nets want to blame their string...
Pistons hand last-place Nets fifth straight loss
They are the NBA's most expensive team, filled with All-Stars and the belief they can contend for a championship.
Here's what else the Brooklyn Nets are at the moment: a last-place disappointment.
''Tough times right now,'' forward Kevin Garnett said.
They got tougher Sunday, when reserve Rodney Stuckey scored a season-high 27 points in the Detroit Pistons...
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Nets’ Deron Williams and Brook Lopez ruled out today
The Brooklyn Nets have lost four in a row and have struggled to a 3-9 start this season. The Nets will have to try and break the losing streak today against the Detroit Pistons without four of their key players.
Rotoworld.com reported a tweet from Tim Bontemps, Brooklyn Nets beat writer for the New York Post on the status of the Nets’ injuries.
Williams, Lopez, Kirilenko and...
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Wolves hope to regroup against floundering Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are one of the biggest disappointments inthe NBA, and they again may have to try to turn things around without DeronWilliams.Williams will likely be a game-time decision as the visitingNets attempt to win for just the second time in eight tries Friday nightagainst the Minnesota Timberwolves.Brooklyn (3-8) made several major moves in the offseason buthas so far failed...
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Nets hold players-only meeting after loss to Blazers
The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 108-98 on Monday night, and the ugly doesn’t stop there. Following the game the Nets, who fall to 3-7 on the season reportedly had a players-only meeting, this according to the NY Post. According to the report, guard Joe Johnson spoke about the matter, after the […]
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