Kevin Durant was a fan of the Nets even during his final season with the Warriors. The former MVP thought highly of Brooklyn and its style of play, which is one of the reasons he chose the Nets over other suitors in free agency. General manager Sean Marks told WFAN on Tuesday that in his first conversation with Durant after the announcement, the star said: “I love the system. I love how you guys play. I see how hard you guys play … you were never out of games. We could never take you guys lightly.” Marks stood by the fact he didn’t know Durant’s choice to join the organization…

Click:best place to sell gold Auckland Phillies outfielder Jay Bruce left Tuesday’s win against the Dodgers in the third inning with an injury. According to The Athletic, Bruce said the injury is in his rib cage, and it “sounds like he might need to go on the injured list.” He is scheduled for an MRI on Wednesday. Bruce immediately grabbed his side after a check swing. After manager Gabe Kapler and a trainer checked on him they removed him from the game. Kapler told reporters after the game that Bruce’s injury is either an intercostal or oblique injury. The intercostal muscles connect the ribs. The oblique muscles make up the…

Manchester City are confident they can beat rivals United to the signing of Harry  Maguire, according to reports. The Leicester City defender, who played 45 minutes for Brendan Rodgers’ side at Scunthorpe, looked set to move to Old Trafford for £80million. However, it seems Pep Guardiola is refusing to admit defeat in pursuit of the England centre-back. According to The Sun, City feel they can strike at the 11th hour as United’s deal for Maguire hangs in the balance. The 26-year-old has told his teammates and Rodgers he wants out of the King Power this summer and was said to be flattered at interest from the Red Devils. But reports…

Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton has been charged with actual bodily harm over an incident that occurred in the tunnel at Barnsley on April 13. Barton was alleged to have assaulted his Barnsley counterpart Daniel Stendel following his side’s 4-2 defeat at Oakwell in the League One clash. The 36-year-old has been bailed to appear before Barnsley Magistrates Court on Wednesday, October 9. Stendel was left with facial injuries and needing emergency dental treatment after the alleged incident. Barnsley striker Cauley Woodrow claimed in a tweet, which was subsequently deleted, that Stendel had “blood pouring from his face”. Barton was stopped from leaving the ground by a steward and a…

Arsenal have not come close to meeting Crystal Palace’s valuation of Wilfried Zaha, Roy Hodgson has confirmed. The Eagles boss addressed ongoing speculation surrounding his star player following the club’s 6-2 friendly defeat to Barnet on Tuesday night. Zaha, who starred for the Ivory Coast during their AFCON campaign, has remained coy on his future, but last month his brother made a public plea for Palace to let him join the Gunners. Click Here: Cheap kid backpacks Arsenal swiftly launched a £40million bid, which was quickly rejected by the Eagles, who reportedly want closer to £80million for the winger. Hodgson told Sky Sports: “I don’t think Arsenal have actually made…

The bad feeling that exists between Manchester United and Leeds was once described as ‘English football’s most intense, and most inexplicable’. And it is a rivalry set to be renewed today when the two sides meet during their pre-season tour of Australia. The Optus Stadium in Perth will host the historic occasion, eight years after they last faced off in a 3-0 Man United triumph at Elland Road. But why is there such hostility, we hear you ask? The two clubs are situated some 40 miles apart, after all. History Well, the rivalry (bizarrely) has its origins in the days of Tudor kings and William Shakespeare. The feeling between United…

Brendan Rodgers has told talkSPORT both Leicester City and Harry Maguire are ‘relaxed’ about the defender’s future because no club has met the Foxes’ valuation of the player. Manchester City and Manchester United have both been linked with moves for the 26-year-old, with reports on Monday suggesting the Red Devils had made an £80million bid for the former Hull City man. Speaking after the Foxes’ 1-0 pre-season win over Scunthorpe, Rodgers revealed there had been two bids for the England international. But both offers were deemed unsatisfactory and Maguire will remain at Leicester unless their valuation is met. “It’s pretty simple really and we are quite relaxed about it,” Rodgers…

Martavis Bryant wants back into the NFL. The former Raiders wide receiver was suspended by the league indefinitely in December 2018 but is now applying for reinstatement, according to a report from ESPN. The 27-year-old has been working with both the NFL and NFL Players Association on the steps he needs to take in order to address mental health issues, which include therapists and ADHD treatments, the report noted. Bryant has been suspended three times in the last four years for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. His latest suspension came as a result of him breaking the terms of a conditional reinstatement from April 2017. He was a fourth-round…

Kevin Durant “wanted to try something different,” according to Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers. The 30-year-old forward left Golden State after three seasons and signed with the Nets this summer. Myers was asked about Durant’s decision when he met with reporters Monday. “The one thing I’d share is, he just felt like, it was something inside of him, in his heart, that he wanted to try something different,” Myers said, via 95.7 The Game. “Nothing wrong with that. I’m at peace about it, personally, I hope our fans are, too. He was one of the best athletes to come through our city, certainly this organization.” Durant won two…

Throughout the 2019 MLB season, Sporting News will run short interviews with players, highlighting their favorite foods, activities and more. In this edition, SN’s Joe Rivera got two minutes with Rays infielder Nate Lowe. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN SPORTING NEWS: You see all the talent across the team for the Rays. Do you feel like you guys are starting to shift the national narrative? NATE LOWE: I’ve been trying my best not to look at public opinion, we just gotta show up and play. It’s nice to get a little recognition, come in here (Yankee Stadium), play a Wednesday night ESPN game, getting…