Tag Archives: Ben Simmons

NBA Teams Set to Embrace the Tank

It is often said that the cream of the crop rises to the top, but for the barrel scrapers of the NBA world it is a race for the tank  The possibility of landing French phenom Victor Wembanyama has made being the worst the first priority for several NBA teams, …

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Kevin Durant Saga Continues

Kevin Durant

On June 30th, Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets that put the rest of the NBA in a frenzy. Since then, there have been speculations around the league wondering where the generational talent will end up. The major holdup is the asking price for Durant: not many …

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Play-In Preview: Nets-Cavs

When the NBA season began, nobody could have guessed the Brooklyn Nets would be in the play-in games. But after a season of turmoil, trades and vaccine statuses, here they are; facing off against the Cleveland Cavaliers for their playoff lives. https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1513294236124336131?s=20&t=BnCMOGXYQOFD3fzq1n1udw The Nets (44-38) enter as the seven seed, …

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Heat Spoil Durant’s Return in Win Against Nets

Kevin Durant returned to the court Thursday night after a 1 1/2 month absence with injury, but Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat stole the spotlight in their 113-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Adebayo put up 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Eastern Conference-leading Heat. Although …

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Ben Simmons Talks Trade to the Brooklyn Nets

The biggest blockbuster deal of this season’s trade deadline sent superstars James Harden and Ben Simmons in opposite directions. The 6’11” point-forward will soon provide reinforcements to an ailing Brooklyn Nets team which has only won one of its last 12 games. Simmons said he does not have a tentative …

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NBA Training Camps Open

As the NBA season is less than a month away, teams are suiting up for their 2021-22 campaigns. On the heels of a truncated season due to COVID-19, training camps opened this week and teams from around the NBA met with the media ahead of October’s start. Eastern Conference The …

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NBA Second Round Begins to Heat Up

Eight NBA teams faced off in the playoffs for a chance to compete and win the conference semifinals. Yesterday in round one of the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks edged out the Philadelphia 76ers in game 1, 128-124, with the Hawks leading Philadelphia 1-0 in the series. The Hawks and the …

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