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DurantWatch: Sean Marks Is On The Clock

Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai met with Kevin Durant over the weekend, and Durant reportedly reiterated his request to be traded away from the Nets. OK. But Durant also reportedly gave the Nets a second option: They can keep Durant, but they will have to fire head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks. […]

Kevin Durant and Steve Nash stand on the sideline of a Nets game.

DurantWatch: Get Rid Of His Hand-Picked Head Coach, Or Else

Kevin Durant

Dejounte Murray Welcomes Paolo Banchero To NBA With Baffling Pre-Preseason Beef

Dejounte Murray yells at Paolo Banchero during a pro-am game in Seattle.

This Is The Only Good Use Of A Team Twitter Account

Jeanie Buss

Bill Russell Saw Where It Was Going

Bill Russell greets a crowd

Bill Russell Was The Most Important

Bill Russell at the Celtics arena in 2016

Basketball Maneuvers I Would Feel Comfortable Performing In Front Of An NBA Player, Ranked

Steve Nash plays pickup basketball in Beijing in 2009.

In The War Between Golden State And The Salary Cap, The Cap Just Might Win

Owner Joe Lacob of the Golden State Warriors waves to fans during the Golden State Warriors Victory Parade on June 20, 2022 in San Francisco, California. The Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 4-2 to win the 2022 NBA Finals.

Oh Baby, We’ve Got A Proposed Kevin Durant Trade To Obsess Over

kevin durant

Andrew Wiggins, At His Career Peak, Still Gripes About Getting The Vaccine

Andrew Wiggins cradles the Warriors championship trophy.

Maybe Russell Westbrook Knows It’s Over

Russell Westbrook, Kent Bazemore, DJ Augustin (Los Angeles Lakers)

The Suns And Deandre Ayton Are Stuck With Each Other A Little While Longer

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JULY 17: Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns reacts in the first half of game five of the NBA Finals at Footprint Center on July 17, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Adam Silver Is Full Of Bad Ideas Nobody Wants

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks during the 2022 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 23, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Behold, The Nerdiest Question Ever Asked At An NBA Press Conference

Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans

Report: Chet Holmgren Either Instant DPOY Contender Or Huge Flop

Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: Chet Holmgren poses for photos on the red carpet during the 2022 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 23, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

What The Hell Kind Of Kevin Durant Trade Can Even Work?

Kevin Durant

Either Way, Rudy Gobert In Minnesota Will Be Big Fun

Cristiano Ronaldo And Kevin Durant Can Choose To Leave, But Not What Comes Next

Cristiano Ronaldo looking pensive in a Manchester United game, in May of 2022.

A Very Strange Thing Happened To The Brain Of Brian Windhorst This Morning. Very Strange.

A four-square of Brian Windhorst talking, with a little Windy in the middle as well

Zion Williamson Will Remain A Pelican After All

Zion Williamson poses at Pelicans media day.

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