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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA star Kyrie Irving skipped the Brooklyn Nets media day on Monday because of Covid-19 protocols and declined to discuss his vaccination status, which could prevent him from playing home games this season. “I would like to keep that stuff private,” Irving told reporters via a Zoom call. “I know that I’ll be there every day no matter what and just be present for my teammates as one of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets have had “positive” contract extension talks with James Harden and Kyrie Irving as the team aims to build a championship-winning roster, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday. Harden and Irving are reportedly close to agreeing terms on new long-term deals which could see both players remain in Brooklyn for three and four more seasons respectively. “We’ve had very positive conversations with both of those guys,” Marks […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of the Brooklyn Nets’ crucial game five of their NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks after suffering a sprained right ankle, coach Steve Nash said Monday. Irving was injured during the second quarter of the Nets’ loss to the Bucks in game four on Sunday after a collision with Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks and Nets are tied at 2-2 in the best-of-seven […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — James Harden erupted for a 34-point triple-double as the Brooklyn Nets wrapped up their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series over the Boston Celtics with a 123-109 victory on Tuesday. Harden added 10 rebounds and 10 assists while Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant also weighed in with big contributions as the Nets completed a 4-1 victory in the best-of-seven series. Second seeds Brooklyn will now face the third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The National Basketball Association slapped Kyrie Irving with a $35,000 fine on Wednesday, because the Brooklyn Nets player continues to violate media access rules by refusing to attend news conferences and give interviews. Irving is a repeat offender having been fined $25,000 earlier this season for declining to speak to reporters during the preseason. The Nets organization was also hit with a $35,000 fine Wednesday. “The fines result from […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points as the Milwaukee Bucks punched their playoff ticket with a 124-118 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The heavyweight showdown between the Eastern Conference rivals did not disappoint, with the two sides matching each other shot-for-shot before the Bucks pulled away in the final quarter. Antetokounmpo led from the front for Milwaukee, with 12 rebounds, four assists and five turnovers to seal the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving scored 40 points as the red-hot Brooklyn Nets picked up where they left off before the All-Star break by beating the Boston Celtics 121-109 on Thursday in New York. With Kevin Durant sitting out his 10th straight game with an injury and James Harden struggling early with turnovers, Irving seized control of the game in the second quarter in front of a pandemic-limited crowd of 1,300 at […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving returned to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday after missing the NBA club’s past seven games, saying he “just needed a pause” due to personal issues. Irving practiced with the Nets on Tuesday and coach Steve Nash said he expect him to play when Brooklyn visits Cleveland on Wednesday. The 28-year-old American guard spoke generally about family matters and mental health issues in his first comments since the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A video of Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving was being reviewed by the NBA for Covid-19 safety violations as the playmaker missed a fourth consecutive game on Tuesday. Irving, whose absence from the team has been declared for personal reasons, has no firm date set to return, according to Nets general manager Sean Marks. “We are aware of a video on social media featuring Kyrie Irving at a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will have surgery on his right shoulder and miss the remainder of the NBA season, the team said Thursday. Point guard Irving tried to play through a shoulder impingement first diagnosed in November, but eventually missed 26 games. In hoping to avoid surgery he received a cortisone injection on December 24 that allowed him to return to action on January 12. He played in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving will be sidelined for at least a week after an MRI exam Sunday revealed the extent of a right knee injury, the NBA club announced. Irving suffered a medial ligament sprain in his right knee, the MRI revealed, sidelining him until a scheduled re-evaluation in one week. The injury came in the fourth quarter of Brooklyn’s 113-107 loss Saturday at Washington. Irving became […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving scored 20 points as the Boston Celtics shrugged off the injury absence of Marcus Smart to defeat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 in their opening playoff game on Sunday. Irving was among five players to make double figures as Boston drew first blood in the best-of-seven series opener at the TD Garden. Boston had gone into the game reeling from the news that Smart is set to miss […]
