Devin Booker and Kevin Durant are the second team in Suns history to score more than 35 points each in a playoff game, joining Steve Nash (39) and Shawn ... Show more #NBAPlayoffs
It's not just scoring that keeps going up for LeBron James.
LeBron passed both Mark Jackson and Steve Nash on the all-time assists list last night and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Brooklyn Nets punish Kyrie Irving for at least five games after anti-Semitic social media posts
- The Brooklyn Nets suspended star player Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay on Thursday after he refused to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs, nor acknowledge specific hateful material in the film (he shared on Twitter)."
- KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR: Kyrie Irving is unaware of his background and doubts he will change.
- Irving had the opportunity to do so with reporters on Thursday afternoon.
Quick Glance: Jacque Vaughn has been named the Nets' next head coach.
- The Nets announced on Wednesday that interim head coach Jacque Vaughn has been released.
- On Sunday, Marc Stein reported that Nets owner Joe Tsai was under intense pressure not to hire Udoka.
- The Nets would have definitely faced pressure not to recruit Udoka solely because of the situation in Boston, but the recent controversy surrounding Kyrie Irving probably exacerbated matters.
- Brooklyn may not have wanted to compound recent bad press with more bad press.
Quick Glance: Nike has canceled Irving's contract with the Brooklyn Nets.
- This season, Kyrie Irving has averaged 26.9 points per game.
- Nike has terminated its sponsorship agreement with Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving after he endorsed an anti-Semitic documentary on Twitter.
- The Nets defeated the Washington Wizards 128-86 on Friday to earn their third victory of the season, capping up a week in which the team fired head coach Steve Nash.
- In Irving's absence, Kevin Durant led the way for Brooklyn with 28 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists.
Quick Glance: Kevin Durant replies to Patrick Beverley's criticism of summer drama
- Durant and veteran guard Patrick Beverley had one of the more memorable conversations.
- Both parties must keep this information confidential.
- Durant and Beverley have a long history together.
- This summer, Beverley was dealt from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Utah Jazz as part of the big blockbuster that brought three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to Minnesota.
In a meeting with Nets owner Joe Tsai, Kevin Durant reiterated his trade request and informed Tsai that Tsai needs to choose between Durant or the pairing ... Show more
On this date in 2005, Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash traded clutch buckets as the Dallas Mavericks tied the Western Conference Semifinals series ... Show more #NBAVault #NBA75
Behind the scenes with the cover stars of SLAM Canada Issue 1.
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One of my first games as Mr. ORNG was back in 2010, when Steve Nash fought through injury to help us beat the Spurs ☀️ Hopefully Sunday’s Game 7 brings ... Show more Phoenix Suns NBA #NBA75