Dirk Nowitzki declined Steve Nash’s offer to be his assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets. After spending a few seasons together with the Dallas Mavericks, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki became lifelong friends in the process. Hailed as two of the greatest players in NBA history with three regular-season MVP awards, 22 All-Star appearances, 20
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The modern NBA player isn’t willing to dethrone the King, per Paul Pierce Pierce is a notorious King James hater, but he has a decent point here. On ESPN’s NBA pregame show, the analyst discussed the difference between modern NBA players and old heads of the mid 2000’s in terms of defending LeBron. “Players today
Mike D’Antoni is officially a coaching free agent now, and these five teams should be calling him immediately. After being eliminated from the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, there are now the annual questions about the Houston Rockets. Chief among them was the future of head coach Mike D’Antoni, who was without a contract
Kevin Durant (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) College football Week 2: Sneaky good games of the week by Joseph Birdsall Kevin Durant didn’t want to go to the New York Knicks last offseason. It’s been 14 months since Kevin Durant announced that he, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan were all heading to the Brooklyn Nets
The Boston Celtics pushed the Toronto Raptors to the brink of elimination with a Game 5 massacre. To start their second-round playoff series in the East, the Boston Celtics convincingly took the first two games. Then, the Toronto Raptors struck back by eking out a Game 3 win in the last 0.5 seconds before tying
SPRINGFIELD, MA – SEPTEMBER 07: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018 enshrinee Steve Nash (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Did Jamie Newman hurt his NFL Draft stock by opting out at Georgia? by Mike Luciano The Brooklyn Nets have hired Steve Nash as their next head coach. The Brooklyn Nets spent most
Jamal Crawford wants to play his 21st NBA season in 2020. When the Brooklyn Nets inked Jamal Crawford to bolster their roster following several big names either being ruled out of the rest of the season due to injury or a positive COVID-19 test, the basketball world rejoiced, as Crawford remains one of the better
The Toronto Raptors swept the Brooklyn Nets with a win in Game 4. In the first winning sweep in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors routed the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 on Sunday to advance to the second round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. The Raptors’ franchise playoff-record 150 points were fueled by a historically
In Game 1, the Toronto Raptors dominated and showed they are true contenders. The injury-ridden Brooklyn Nets were ultimately unable to compete with the defending champion Toronto Raptors in the first game of their 2020 NBA Playoffs series, as they lost 134-110. It was never really close with the Raptors opening up an early 10-2
The Nets played the Raptors much tougher in Game 2, but the result was the same — a solid win for Toronto. The Raptors dominated the Nets in Game 1, running away with a 24-point blowout win. Their offense was running on all cylinders and they easily put up 134 on the undermanned Nets. But
The Suns sent positive vibes Brooklyn’s way with a photo of Devin Booker in a Nets jersey. The only team that might have been as dominant as the Phoenix Suns during this NBA restart is the Suns’ social media team. This usually impressive group has always been great, but since Phoenix started giving people reasons
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The first four games of the 2020 NBA Playoffs gave us a bit of everything — epic scoring performances, a blowout, an overtime squeaker, controversial calls and the
Which fringe players moved from the deep bench into playoff rotations during their team’s NBA bubble games? While teams like the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, and San Antonio Spurs were going full-bore wire to wire in an attempt to secure a spot in the play-in game, other NBA teams used the seeding
No need for a long preamble. The first round of the NBA playoffs is finally here. Let’s break down the most interesting question that will define each series. Lakers vs. Blazers What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object? The Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the West fairly early in the
Giannis Antetokounmpo had to remind Donta Hall of the NBA hierarchy. Far be it from me to make fun of anyone pursuing their dream, especially in such dangerous times. The shorthanded Brooklyn Nets needed as much help as they could get entering the NBA restart, and Donta Hall answered the call, signing with the team
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 04: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot #9 and Rodions Kurucs #00 of the Brooklyn Nets (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images) The Brooklyn Nets shocked the Milwaukee Bucks. The Brooklyn Nets knew they’d be heading to Orlando without the services of four of their five best players in Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 01: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on against the Houston Rockets at Barclays Center on November 01, 2019 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of
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Tiago Splitter, Brooklyn Nets. (Photo by Matteo Marchi/Getty Images) The NBA bubble is getting its own barbershop and the players rejoice. There will be no quarantine ‘fros and quarantine flows inside of the NBA bubble any longer. Having a lot of hair is a lot of work. As humans, we’ve all waited a bit too
In this week’s NBA Power Rankings, the Lopez Boys throw gauntlets, the world is Caris LeVert’s oyster and the WNBPA speaks loudly. The traditional power-ranking model is a list of all the team in a league, ordered by some objective or subjective measures of quality. But these are not traditional times. The power structures of
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 27: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets speaks to media during Brooklyn Nets Media Day at HSS Training Center on September 27, 2019 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User
UFC 250: Cody Garbrandt wants people to feel inspired by Zain Bando 5 reasons you should be watching DC’s Stargirl by Kimberley Spinney Kevin Durant, #7, Brooklyn Nets, (Photo by Matteo Marchi/Getty Images) Kevin Durant is one of the NBA’s most active entrepreneurs and he’s made some interesting new investments. Kevin Durant has long been
Basketball is back, baby. Well, sorta. OK, actually, not really. But they’re talking about it. Finally. Beyond that, they’re apparently making true, meaningful progress. And although the NBA is circling through potential scenarios — bubble games, re-seeding, ignoring conferences, etc. — there’s a very real chance that this shindig gets underway by mid-July. To celebrate
There will be plenty of compelling storylines when the NBA returns from hiatus. The future of the Brooklyn Nets remains as exciting and uncertain as any of them. Whatever transpires when the league returns from its’ COVID-19 induced suspension, the next full season will start with questions. Outside of the obvious ones regarding changes to
In the NBA world right now, everybody is doing what they can to stay entertained. We’re tuning into The Last Dance every Sunday. We’re squeezing every detail we can get out of this supposed rift in Utah right now between Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. We’re trying to figure out what’s the aptest solution for
The NBA, as are most major sports, is a star-driven. LeBron James, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, etc. carry the day in regards to popularity, production and success, whether on the court or otherwise. That said, and despite what some may say to the contrary, no one man can take home the Larry O’Brien trophy alone.
Now more than one month since the shutdown, every day without the NBA has felt longer and longer. That said, we’ve done our best at Basketball Insiders to help sate your yearning for sport. Spencer Davies already brought you Six Things we’ve been watching to help fill that basketball-sized hole in our hearts, and today
Basketball is back! Well, technically – 16 NBA players will be playing basketball. Online. In a video game. Hey, that still counts, right? Along with a few shining moments of optimism, the sporting world is slightly less of a barren hellscape than it was a week ago – even though the rest of the planet
To say the events of the past three or so weeks were irregular would be the understatement of the year. And during an already tragic year for the NBA, the league made the tough choice to postpone the season, prior to government intervention, on Wednesday, Mar. 11. In the two-plus weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 03: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on from the bench during the game Phoenix Suns at Barclays Center on February 03, 2020 in New York City.Brooklyn Nets defeated the Phoenix Suns 119-97. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using