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The Nets Lost Again, But Brook Lopez Blocked The Shit Out Of Rodney McGruder
Ever since he somehow survived Larry Nance, Jr. dropping a piano on his head, Brook Lopez has been biding his time, waiting patiently for an opportunity to earn his soul back from the basketball gods. That time came in the third quarter of Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat; in related news,...

What's Black And White And Red All Over? This Weak Shit
Today the Brooklyn Nets announced that they’ll start the season with a resounding L:...

Basketball Is Alive And Well In The Big Apple
Settle down and enjoy this hot New York slice, flagged by Bleacher Report....

Anthony Bennett Is Moving On Again
Anthony Bennett was waived by the Nets today, a day after not getting off the bench in a loss to the NBA’s second-worst team. And in slightly more surprising news (to me, at least), Anthony Bennett was on the Nets....

Thanks To A Randy Foye Buzzer-Beater, The Nets Are No Longer The Worst
Last night I brought my young cousins to watch the worst team in basketball. What a relief to watch them improve to the second-worst, and in such electrifying fashion, too:...

A Special Year-End Episode Of The Popular Podcast "Food on Franklin"
Some podcast aficionados say that this year’s breakout hit was “Food on Franklin.” The Concourse is thrilled to host the year-end episode of this noteworthy podcast. ...

I'm Proud Of Brook Lopez For Living Through This Larry Nance Jr. Dunk<em></em>
Larry Nance Jr. has had the springs to get up and pound one on someone for a bit now, and my lord, today he finally went and did it....

Nets Forward Anthony Bennett Cares About The Fans
You can label this slip of the tongue, spoken by Nets forward Anthony Bennett while attempting to cut a preseason promo, a blooper if you’d like:...

Oh Damn, Hell, Rent Might Go Down In Brooklyn, Sounds Bad
Terrible news my friends: They have built so many new apartments in beautiful Brooklyn that rents might not go up as fast as they usually did. Uh oh, darn it, shoot!...

A New Episode Of "Food on Franklin," A Cult Favorite Of The Podcast Set
Both existing fans and new listeners of the much-discussed podcast “Food on Franklin” will be pleased to learn that a new episode is now available online. ...

Jeremy Lin Signs With The Nets, And That's Cool For Everyone
Are you ready for the return of Linsanity? Are you ready for... BrookLinsanity?! Sorry. I’m sorry....

Celtics Win Trade Between Nets And Pacers
The Brooklyn Nets have gotten themselves into the pre-draft trade bonanza, reportedly sending forward Thaddeus Young to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for the 20th pick in tonight’s draft and a future second-round pick. To the Pacers I say, “So you just traded for Jeff Teague and Thaddeus Young this...

NYC Subway Now Overcrowded And Soon, Less Functional
The privilege of getting somewhere quickly and relatively inexpensively has been offset by the price of being wedged between strangers with nothing inanimate to hold onto as the train lurches ahead. New York City subway usage, at 1.763 billion rides last year, has hit its highest point since 1948. I...

The Nets' Season Highlight Video Is Just This Play, Over And Over
It is, to be fair, impressive that falling behind 20-0 was not the Nets at their most woebegone last night. That honor belongs to the help defense on this JJ Hickson dunk, a true team effort:...

The Nets Once Came Very Close To Becoming The Swamp Dragons
ESPN’s Zach Lowe just dropped a short, fun oral history about the time the New Jersey Nets tried to change their name to the Swamp Dragons. Why would they do this? Because as former Nets president Jon Spoelstra put it, “Every time I look out the window here, I see this swamp... Dragons are mythical,...

Report: Brooklyn Nets Tickets Will Be Cheaper Next Season Because Nobody Wants To Pay To See That Garbage
The Brooklyn Nets have realized that fielding a roster of chumps and Brook Lopez doesn’t put butts in seats, so they’re solving half of the problem by making it cheaper to watch their dull team....

Nets Release Joe Johnson, Who Can Still Help A Lot Of Teams
The Brooklyn Nets are a sad, burned-out husk of a team with no clear direction. Today, they did what a bad team with a bloated payroll does and bought out seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson....

The Nets Finally Have A GM, And He's Got Less Than Five Hours To Make Some Trades
Well, this sure was unexpected:...

Mikhail Prokhorov's Got Jokes
The Brooklyn Nets don’t have a GM. This is a particularly bad time of year to not have a GM, because unloading some expensive, veteran talent in exchange for draft picks or cap relief is a good way for a bad team to begin trying to unfuck itself. So it was no surprise when Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski...

Throwback Joe Johnson Obliterates Jusuf Nurkic's Ankles, Also Hits Absurd Game-Winner
Sure, Joe Johnson isn’t a very good basketball player anymore and his contract weighs upon the Nets like a millstone. But he can still ball occasionally, and goddamn this move is dirty. Jusuf Nurkic has probably never before shamed the proud Nurkic name like he did tonight....