“As bad as they needed Kevin Durant, he needed them equally as bad” - Shannon Sharpe says Kevin Durant has to prove that he can win outside Golden State
"Everybody was saying, 'Oh, KD's gonna go off, he's gonna have 40'" - Jay Williams asserts that Steve Nash has been the main culprit behind Brooklyn Nets' struggles against Celtics
“If he were that dude, that guy, that life-changer, he would win these games by himself” - Skip Bayless says he doesn’t believe in Giannis Antetokounmpo, believes the Bucks are in huge trouble
"I'm looking at Khris Middleton being hurt, and I understand what the 76ers are doing" - Jay Williams makes his pick for which team will come out of East in NBA playoffs
“Kevin Durant is turning into Russell Westbrook right before our eyes” - Shannon Sharpe criticizes Kevin Durant for coming up short again vs the Boston Celtics
“Kyrie Irving is the one that sat up there and said ‘for the record, we don’t really need a coach’” - Stephen A. Smith says he’s holding Kyrie Irving responsible for the Nets’ struggles in the playoffs
“I don’t think he impacts the game the way everyone thinks he’s going to impact the game” - Seth Greenberg believes there’s a big ‘if’ surrounding Ben Simmons’ return, says he won’t flip the switch
"A guy that hasn't played in almost a year, you are asking him to come back at the highest level" - Kendrick Perkins believes Brooklyn Nets will be sent home early even if Ben Simmons returns
"I don't just wanna put it on Kev; it's a team game, I think myself, I take accountability" - Kyrie Irving blames himself for not putting Kevin Durant in better situations in Nets vs Celtics Game 2
ICYMI: NBC Sports Boston hilariously writes "0 middle fingers" as Kyrie Irving's statline to mock him for his Game 1 antics as Nets go 0-2 down vs Celtics
"Sh*t giving me PTSD from that 2016 Warriors series" - NBA fans tear into Brooklyn Nets as Kevin Durant and co. lose Game 2 to Boston Celtics in the playoffs
"Kevin Durant is just getting BULLIED and he has FOLDED!" - Skip Bayless' scathing take on KD, calls him the "softest player on the planet" as Nets lose Game 2 against Celtics in the playoffs
"KD and Kyrie on their way to joining LeGone in Cancun" - Skip Bayless' damning taunts for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as Nets lose Game 2 of the playoffs to Celtics
"If you try to be funny on TV again, I'm gonna put these paws on you" - Shaquille O'Neal warns Kenny Smith after getting taunted for coming late to set, fans joke about Shaq having "the thinnest skin of all time"
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