KYRIE IRVING

Kyrie Irving may have to show the Brooklyn Nets he’s more than a great basketball player if he wants a future with the team.

Ben Simmons underwent what was determined to be a successful back surgery in Los Angeles.

Former NBA player Stephon Marbury is calling out Stephen A. Smith after the ESPN pundit made critical remarks about Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving.

The physical resolve needed to compete as an athlete while fasting for Ramadan cannot be overstated.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second career postseason triple-double to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 101-89 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

The only team to register a first-round sweep, the Boston Celtics enter their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks loaded with confidence.

With Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden, the Brooklyn Nets had expectations of being the last team standing.

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs with a 116-112 victory.

Jayson Tatum scored 39 points, Jaylen Brown had 23 and the Boston Celtics took a 3-0 lead over the Brooklyn Nets with a 109-103 victory.

Scoring has rarely looked so difficult for Kevin Durant.

Bananas are a great source of slow-release energy and potassium which helps your muscles function and can fuel an intense workout, experts say.

Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 17 points down to beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-107 and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.

Irving gave the crowd at TD Garden the middle finger and directed "profane language" toward them, according to CBS Sports and NBA officials.

Irving gave the crowd at TD Garden the middle finger and directed "profane language" toward them, according to CBS Sports and NBA officials.

Irving gave the crowd at TD Garden the middle finger and directed "profane language" toward them, according to CBS Sports and NBA officials.

Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures and directing profane language toward the crowd during Brooklyn’s Game 1 playoff loss to the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum made a layup at the buzzer on a pass from Marcus Smart to give the Boston Celtics a dramatic 115-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in the Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

The Cavaliers are getting a second shot at getting into the playoffs.

Kyrie Irving had 34 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 11 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets took the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108 in the play-in opener.

It lasted 174 days, required the usage of more players than any season in history primarily because of the ongoing challenge of playing through a pandemic, and saw playoff-positioning chases go all the way down to the final moments.

Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, Kevin Durant had 20 points, a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets locked up seventh place in the Eastern Conference with a 134-126 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Kevin Durant had 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, leading the Brooklyn Nets back from 21 points down to a 110-98 victory over the New York Knicks that strengthened their chances of the best spot possible in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.

Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine points in the final minute, and the streaking Atlanta Hawks overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 for their fifth consecutive win.

Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become Milwaukee’s career scoring leader on a 3-pointer that forced overtime, and then made two free throws in the final seconds to give the Bucks a 120-119 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

Kevin Durant scored 41 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Detroit Pistons 130-123 on Tuesday night.

LaMelo Ball had 33 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled Kyrie Irving’s first home game of the season by beating the Brooklyn Nets 119-110.

Kyrie Irving is finally going to play a home game for Brooklyn again on Sunday.

The exemption paves the way for Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to begin playing home games again.

New York City’s mayor has exempted athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate.

Mayor Eric Adams is expected to make an announcement Thursday exempting performers and athletes from the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Mayor Eric Adams previously said it was unfair that a loophole in the vaccine rule allowed unvaccinated, visiting players and performers who don't work in New York to still play or perform.

Desmond Bane scored 23 points, including nine straight as Memphis rebuilt its lead in the fourth quarter, and the Grizzlies beat Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets 132-120.

New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is preparing to lift requirements that children under age 5 wear face masks in school.

Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 51 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 134-120 on Thursday night end a four-game losing streak.

Spencer Dinwiddie made a 3-pointer at the buzzer against his former team, giving the Dallas Mavericks a 113-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

Coronavirus restrictions in Canada and New York have assured that baseball will again be affected by COVID-19 in 2022.

The cardboard cutouts are long gone. “Life is not back to normal yet,” Yankees reliever Zack Britton said Wednesday. Fans of the Yankees and Mets were shaken Tuesday by confirmation from New York City that the same private employer vaccine mandate that has sidelined NBA star Kyrie Irving for Brooklyn Nets’ home games would also apply at the outdoor baseball parks in the Bronx and Queens.

Turns out, March has more madness than just college basketball.

Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points, most in the Nets’ NBA history, to lead Brooklyn to a 150-108 victory over the Orlando Magic.

Kyrie Irving had 41 points at halftime for the Brooklyn Nets, most by an NBA player in the first two quarters since Kobe Bryant in 2003.

The NBA has fined the Brooklyn Nets $50,000 letting Kyrie Irving into their locker room during a game in which he was unable to play because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Kyrie Irving was a spectator at Barclays Center for the first time this season Sunday.

Kyrie Irving was a spectator at Barclays Center for the first time this season Sunday.

Kevin Durant scored a season-high 53 points, making the tiebreaking 3-pointer in a sensational show for a crowd that included Kyrie Irving, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks 110-107.

Kevin Durant scored 18 of his 25 points in Brooklyn’s dominating first half in the Nets’ 129-100 blowout victory over the 76ers on Thursday night in Ben Simmons’ much-hyped return to Philadelphia.

Kyrie Irving hit nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 50 points, and the Brooklyn Nets snapped a four-game skid with a 132-121 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 54 points and the Boston Celtics overcame a rare appearance of both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the Nets lineup to beat Brooklyn 126-120.

New York City and Los Angeles are lifting some of their strictest COVID-19 prevention measures as officials in big cities around the U.S. push for a return to normalcy after two grueling years of the pandemic.

Kevin Durant’s return couldn’t stop the Brooklyn Nets’ slide, as Bam Adebayo had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 113-107 victory.

Kevin Durant will start for the Brooklyn Nets against Miami after missing 21 games with a sprained left knee ligament.

When the All-Star break ends, the stretch run begins.

Rookie Cam Thomas led Brooklyn back from a 28-point deficit with 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Nets stunned the New York Knicks 111-106.

James Harden has an MVP and several scoring titles on his mantle – and now he’s ready to add a championship trophy.

Ben Simmons says his mental health struggles began well before the 76ers’ season ended and he didn’t believe he’d be able to overcome them in Philadelphia.

The Brooklyn Nets no longer needed to wait for Kevin Durant to get healthy, or for Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated, or for James Harden to make a decision about free agency.

James Harden will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers in games Friday and Saturday night.

Between injuries, Kyrie Irving's part-time role, and general instability, James Harden found that his time with the Nets wasn't what he had hoped for.

The Philadelphia 76ers have traded Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets for James Harden as part of a multiplayer deal.

The Nets and Sixers agreed to massive trade that breaks up the Nets' super-team and ends Ben Simmons' holdout from the 76ers.

With the NBA trade deadline looming, it's decision time for teams around the league.

Tyrese Haliburton scored seven of his 12 points in the fourth quarter on his way to a double-double, and the Sacramento Kings handed the stumbling Brooklyn Nets their sixth consecutive loss, 112-101.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Mikal Bridges added a season-high 27 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 11 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 121-111 on Tuesday night.

Klay Thompson hit the biggest shot yet of his 2 1/2-year injury comeback, smoothly sinking a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in the game to send the Golden State Warriors to a 110-106 victory over Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets.

It has become an annual joke, one that NBA players keep repeating. For the sixth consecutive year, players had the right to have a significant say in the process of deciding who will start the All-Star Game. The NBA uses a formula to do that now, with fan voting counting for 50% of the total, a media panel counting for 25% and the players themselves getting 25%.

LeBron James welcomed Anthony Davis back with a lob pass for the game’s first basket, then turned to this own offense to score 33 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 106-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

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Irving had been benched since the start of the season because he did not get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The "mass casualty incident" occurred after 9 p.m. when a crowd began to "compress" toward the front of the stage, authorities said.

New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate has kept Irving, who isn't inoculated, benched.

While the NFL reports 94.1% of its players are vaccinated, Rodgers is not one of them, NFL Network reports.

Floyd Mayweather has come to the defense of Kyrie Irving. Irving has resisted getting the vaccine, a decision Mayweather said he supports. “Kyrie, what’s up? You only want to be treated fairly,” Mayweather said, referring to Irving’s appearance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. RELATED: Kyrie Irving spotted playing football with friends amid COVID-19 vaccine holdoutHe then proceeded to read a statement in support of Irving and the right to choose.

Demonstrators stormed a Barclay Center entrance before the Nets home opener over the team's refusal to let unvaccinated Kyrie Irving play.

The NBA superstar won't be playing because he refuses to get vaccinated to protect himself against the coronavirus.

Johnson says that players who go unvaccinated are “letting down” their teammates.

ESPN’s Malika Andrews discusses Kyrie Irving’s anti-vaccine protest, building trust with players, and following the advice of “Ted Lasso.”

Kyrie Irving may not be playing basketball with the Brooklyn Nets. But, according to TMZ, he found time to play some pickup football with friends over the weekend. TMZ Sports obtained video of the superstar playing at a high school in New Jersey on Sunday. Irving has been away from the Nets as they prepare for the 2021 season because he continues to resist getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The Nets, one of the favorites to win the NBA title, are set to open the 2021 season at defending-champion Milwaukee on Oct. 19.

Stan Van Gundy poked a giant hole in Kyrie Irving’s supposed reasoning for refusing his vaccination. “The only thing I’m going to disagree with is this whole ‘voice for the voiceless’ thing,” Van Gundy, the former coach and current analyst on TNT broadcasts. “The anti-vax people right now are not without a voice. “I live in Florida, man. There are prominent people — our governor [Republican ...

Greene was protesting the benching of Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving, who will be kept off the court until he gets the COVID-19 vaccine.

Speaking on Instagram Live, Irving said he loved basketball and wasn't going to retire.

The team released a statement saying Irving won't play with the team or join practices this season until he is eligible to be a full participant.

The team released a statement saying Irving won't play with the team or join practices this season until he is eligible to be a full participant.

Brooklyn's all-star guard has made a "personal choice" that makes him ineligible to play, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday.

The team's general manager said, "We will not permit any member of our team to participate with part-time availability,"

Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George will face off in the first debate on October 13.

The team's general manager said, "We will not permit any member of our team to participate with part-time availability,"

Steve Nash admitted that Kyrie Irving is going to miss home games because he's unvaccinated, leaving the guard and the Nets' future unknown.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is calling on the NBA to sanction unvaccinated players.

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NBA players who miss games because they're not vaccinated will have money docked from their salary, the league said.

On Wednesday, the NBA said unvaccinated players who miss games won't be paid.

Retired NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivered a powerful message to the league suggesting that all unvaccinated players and staff should be removed from their teams.

"I felt like it was best suited for not only me but for my family and my friends," James said Tuesday.

"I felt like it was best suited for not only me but for my family and my friends," James said Tuesday.

The NBA said it can't mandate players to get vaccinated unless the players' union approves it.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is celebrating the birth of a son with partner Marlene Wilkerson. The couple had kept their pregnancy quiet until this week when Wilkerson, the model-YouTube star, announced with a video on her page, The Find Guru, where she regularly posts videos about entrepreneurship and health. Titled “Our Pregnancy Journey,” the 11-minute clip features images of Wilkerson and Irving together throughout the experience and a meditation dedicated to “Black women, Black mamas and Black families,” written by Tiffanny Burns and narrated by Jamarah Amani.

Many thought the second round series between the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks had the potential to be a tight one. However, after two games in Brooklyn, one team is wasting little time to try and put the series away. Watch the NBA Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)The Nets continued to roll in game two, blowing out the Bucks 125-86. Durant had another big night, scoring 32 points, the most among any player on Tuesday, and leads the series in scoring, averaging 30.5 points-per-game. What: NBA Eastern Conference SemifinalsWho: (2) Brooklyn Nets vs. (3) Milwaukee BucksWhen: Thursday, June 10Time: 7:30 p.m.

Cole Buckley, 21, has pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday and was released after posting a $500 bond.

Cole Buckley, 21, has pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday and was released after posting a $500 bond.