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An illustration of a basketball player sitting on a bench in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He is wearing a black jersey with “Brooklyn 11” on it.

The Kyrie Irving trade: A rare win-win

The Brooklyn Nets receive two elite role players, and Irving teams up with Luka Dončić.
Pablo Ocariz, Staff Writer February 7, 2023

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks after requesting a trade this past Friday, Feb. 3. In return, the Nets got back Spencer Dinwiddie and...

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The controversies of the Brooklyn Nets

The Nets have had enough drama this season to rival the best soap operas.
November 4, 2022

Aug. 8, just before 8 p.m., Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai tweeted “Our front office and coaching staff have my support. We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn...

An illustration of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team logo with rainbow colors are in the background of the logo.

5 bold predictions for the Brooklyn Nets this season

After a lost season, the Nets hope to make a deep playoff run.
Adam Covey, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

The Brooklyn Nets enter the 2022-23 season coming off a chaotic off-season. The duo of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have each stirred up their fair share of trade drama. Irving,...

An illustration of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team logo with rainbow colors are in the background of the logo.

The roller coaster ride of the Brooklyn Nets

For the Brooklyn Nets, the past three years have been filled with uncertainty, drama and heartbreak.
Adam Covey, Staff Writer September 28, 2022

The 2021-2022 NBA season commenced on Oct. 19. With the start of the new season comes a lot of drama. (Staff Illustration by Ryan Kawahara, Images via Wikimedia Commons)

Keeping up with the NBA: the 75th anniversary

Recapping the best of the league’s drama and storylines as the 2021-22 NBA season continues.
Mitesh Shrestha, Sports Editor November 11, 2021

Phoenix Suns: Drama in the desert: Sarver’s last stand with the NBA The Phoenix Suns’ sudden accession last season caught the entire league by surprise. They ended a decade-long...

New York City’s vaccine mandate for municipal workers led to a protest march on Monday. Paramedics, police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers voiced their opposition to the mandate through signs, speeches and chants. (Staff Photo by Ryan Kawahara)

City workers storm Brooklyn Bridge protesting vaccine mandate

The group marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall on Monday afternoon in opposition to New York City’s vaccine mandate for municipal employees. 
Rachel Cohen, Rachel Fadem and Ryan Kawahara October 26, 2021

Thousands of protesters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan on Monday afternoon to oppose New York City’s vaccine mandate for its municipal workers.  The group...

Athletes Are Human Too

Athletes Are Human Too

The recent outrage over Kyrie Irving’s Instagram post showcases the problems with the discourse surrounding sports and mental health.
Kevin Ryu, Contributing Writer December 3, 2019

Last Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets faced the Boston Celtics in Boston, marking Kyrie Irving’s first return to Boston since signing with the Nets. Though Irving was out for the...

NYU students make predictions for 2020 NBA final. The Los Angeles Lakers got a lot of attention this summer. (Via Facebook)

NYU Predicts: NBA Edition

We asked NYU students their season predictions, including which teams will make the 2020 NBA finals, who will win MVP and which teams people may be sleeping on.
Arvind Sriram, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

After an offseason rife with player movement and drama, the 2019-2020 NBA season looks wide open. Los Angeles’ teams made the splashiest moves this summer, but the Milwaukee...