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-8 posts tagged "Brooklyn Nets"
Dylan O’Donoghue | Thursday, February 17, 2022
It happened. The heavily anticipated trade between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers finally happened. It certainly lived up to the hype. Former league MVP James Harden, along with veteran power forward Paul Millsap, have been sent to Philadelphia in exchange for 3-time All-Star Ben Simmons, sharpshooter Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, November 9, 2020
On Oct. 11, when LeBron James hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy, it concluded a season that had stretched on for over a year because of a lengthy season suspension due to COVID-19. It had been an exhausting, tiring conclusion to a season that had seen the players live in a bubble for three months. However,
Liam Coolican | Monday, September 14, 2020
Hiring a head coach in the NBA is challenging, especially on a team with dynamic superstars with big personalities like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. It is certainly a difficult job for any coach to manage to keep the players content while still maintaining his authority, all while dealing with the tremendous expectations that come
Connor Mulvena | Tuesday, November 5, 2019
I had a discussion with some friends recently that, while impressively moronic, has been on my mind for a few days now. We were thinking about the worst names and mascots in all of sports, and we each brought up a few teams who we didn’t think would spur debate but ended up being contentious.
Liam Coolican | Thursday, October 10, 2019
Sports players, coaches and managers are more than just who they are on the field. This has been shown by players like Lebron James, Colin Kapernick and Major League Soccer’s Alejandro Bedoya (who after scoring a goal in August grabbed the on-field microphone and told Congress to end gun violence), who have become influential social
Joe Everett | Thursday, September 20, 2018
On Tuesday league sources first notified The Athletic that Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler met with head coach Tom Thibodeau in Los Angeles and requested a trade before his final contract season with the T-Wolves. Well alright then. The news comes less than a week before training camp, so obviously it’s less than ideal for
Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, June 25, 2015
After leading Notre Dame to a 32-6 record, its first ever ACC championship and a run to the Elite Eight, Jerian Grant can now add being a first-round pick in the NBA Draft to his list of accomplishments. After waiting a little more than 30 minutes, Grant shook NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s hand as the
Vicky Jacobsen | Tuesday, February 25, 2014
By the time you read this, it will be old news. On Sunday, forward Jason Collins signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, played his first game since April 17, and became the first openly gay man to compete in a major American professional league. In some ways, it was an almost anti-climatic milestone.