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The Denver Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at Ball Arena. Aaron Gordon is questionable on the team’s injury report due to right calf injury management and a left ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about Gordon’s injuries and playing status vs. the Lakers. Aaron Gordon injury status vs. Lakers Gordon exited […]

Ben Simmons is trending toward a return from an extended absence. The Los Angeles Clippers upgraded the point guard to questionable for Friday’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks after he missed the last seven games due to a left knee injury. Simmons injured his knee during a Feb. 28 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

The Boston Celtics will visit the Miami Heat on Friday at Kaseya Center. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are questionable on the team’s injury report. Tatum is dealing with right knee tendinopathy, while Brown is tending to a right knee posterior impingement. Here’s everything we know about Tatum and Brown’s injuries and playing statuses vs. […]

The fourth quarter has been the Brooklyn Nets’ kryptonite lately. Thursday’s road matchup with the Chicago Bulls was no different. Jordi Fernandez’s squad led 92-82 at the start of the final frame but coughed up a 25-9 run over the next nine minutes en route to a 116-110 loss. The Nets shot 8-of-27 (29.6 percent) […]

Noah Clowney has battled ankle injuries throughout his second NBA season. Those struggles persisted following his return from a recent six-week absence. The Brooklyn Nets forward will be sidelined for Thursday’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls after spraining his right ankle during Tuesday’s 109-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers The game marked Clowney’s third back […]

Domantas Sabonis is trending toward a return from an extended absence due to a hamstring injury. The Sacramento Kings upgraded the star center to questionable for Thursday’s road matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Sabonis has missed the Kings’ last five games but was a full participant in practice on Wednesday. His return to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday at Fiserv Forum. Luka Doncic is questionable on the team’s injury report due to right ankle soreness. Here’s everything we know about Doncic’s injury and playing status vs. the Bucks. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Luka Doncic injury […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will visit the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at Ball Arena. Rudy Gobert is questionable on the team’s status report due to lower back injury maintenance. Here’s everything we know about Gobert’s injury and playing status vs. the Nuggets. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Rudy Gobert injury […]

The Boston Celtics will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum is questionable on the team’s status report due to right knee tendinopathy. Here’s everything we know about Tatum’s injury and playing status vs. the Thunder *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Jayson Tatum injury […]

The Brooklyn Nets were in position to take down the NBA’s top team on Tuesday. Leading the Cleveland Cavaliers by 18 points in the third quarter, Brooklyn’s visit to Rocket Arena had the makings of a marquee win. However, the Nets collapsed down the stretch, losing the fourth quarter 31-18 en route to a 109-104 […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without their starting point guard when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday at Rocket Arena. D’Angelo Russell was ruled out for the matchup on the second night of a back-to-back due to right ankle injury management. Russell has appeared in the Nets’ last four games after missing two […]

An exhausted Luka Doncic made his way to the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room late Monday night at Barclays Center. The Brooklyn Nets had just held the All-NBA guard to 8-of-26 shooting (30.8 percent) with five turnovers en route to a 111-108 victory. The game marked the second-worst shooting performance of Doncic’s career in a […]

Several familiar faces greeted Dorian Finney-Smith in the Barclays Center tunnels on Monday following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 111-108 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Among them was Nets general manager Sean Marks, who traded Finney-Smith two months earlier. Unlike many midseason trades, there were no hard feelings. Not even a hint of awkwardness. “I knew […]

At this time last year, JJ Redick was a rising star in the NBA media world. A member of ESPN’s lead broadcast team alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke and host of two highly successful podcasts – The Old Man and the Three and Mind the Game with LeBron James – the 39-year-old had a […]

The Boston Celtics will host the Utah Jazz on Monday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum is questionable on the team’s injury report due to right knee tendinopathy. Here’s everything we know about Tatum’s injury and playing status vs. the Jazz. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Jayson Tatum injury status […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without their leading scorer when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday at Barclays Center. Cam Thomas was ruled out for the matchup on the front end of a back-to-back due to hamstring injury maintenance. Thomas has appeared in four of the Nets’ last five games following a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at Target Center. Rudy Gobert is questionable on the team’s injury report due to low back injury maintenance. Here’s everything we know about Gobert’s injury and playing status vs. the Spurs. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Rudy Gobert […]

The Brooklyn Nets were in prime position to snap a six-game losing streak on Saturday. Leading a Charlotte Hornets team without LaMelo Ball by fourteen with seven minutes remaining, a victory appeared certain. However, Jordi Fernandez’s squad took its foot off the gas, and the wheels quickly fell off. The Hornets closed the game on […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be shorthanded when they face the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Cam Johnson was ruled out for the matchup due to left knee soreness. Johnson has appeared in the Nets’ previous 12 games following a multi-week absence in late January due to an ankle injury. Following the best start to a season […]

The Denver Nuggets will host the Phoenix Suns on Friday at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic is questionable on the team’s status report due to left ankle inflammation. Here’s everything we know about Jokic’s injury and playing status vs. the Suns. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Nikola Jokic injury status […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez had one main focus when crafting his game plan for Thursday’s Golden State Warriors matchup: slow down Stephen Curry. His team did an admirable job early on, jumping out to a 27-5 lead. However, that success was short-lived. Curry caught fire as the game progressed, scoring 40 points on […]

Much of the crowd at Barclays Center for Thursday’s Brooklyn Nets-Golden State Warriors matchup came to see Stephen Curry. Less than halfway through the game, the two-time MVP gave them a shot to remember. Curry drained an absurd turnaround three from the logo to close the first half. STEPH CURRY IS A CHEAT CODE 🤯 […]

The New York Knicks will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson are questionable on the team’s injury report. Anunoby is dealing with a left thumb sprain, while Robinson is listed as left ankle injury recovery. Here’s everything we know about Anunoby and Robinson’s injuries and playing […]

The Indiana Pacers will visit the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday at State Farm Arena. Tyrese Haliburton is questionable on the team’s injury report due to a left hip flexor strain. Here’s everything we know about Haliburton’s injury and playing status vs. the Hawks.g *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Tyrese […]

The Brooklyn Nets made multiple roster moves on Tuesday, signing Tyson Etienne to a two-way contract and waiving Kendall Brown. Those maneuvers came on the final day NBA teams were allowed to sign players to two-way contracts. “I just got a FaceTime call from my son before he was boarding a plane and it’s just […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ defense was again nowhere to be found when they traveled to face the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. Jordi Fernandez’s squad dropped its fifth straight, allowing the Spurs to shoot 52-of-95 (55 percent) from the field and 18-of-39 (46 percent) from three en route to a 127-113 blowout victory. Devin Vassell torched […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at FedEx Forum. Ja Morant is questionable on the team’s injury report due to a right deltoid contusion. Here’s everything we know about Morant’s injury and playing status vs. the Thunder. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ja Morant […]

The Denver Nuggets will host the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic is questionable on the team’s injury report due to left ankle inflammation. Here’s everything we know about Jokic’s injury and playing status vs. the Kings. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Nikola Jokic injury status […]

The New York Knicks will host the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Karl-Anthony Towns is questionable on the team’s status report due to personal reasons. Here’s everything we know about Towns’ playing status vs. the Warriors. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Karl-Anthony Towns playing status […]

D’Angelo Russell will return from an extended absence for the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday vs. the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran floor general has been sidelined for five games after spraining his ankle during a Feb. 20 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brooklyn has lost four of its last five games with Killian Hayes starting […]

The Brooklyn Nets will not bring back Killian Hayes on a second 10-day contract, league sources confirmed to ClutchPoints. Hayes appeared in six games with the team, starting the last five in place of an injured D’Angelo Russell, after signing a 10-day deal last week. His audition was a mixed bag, as he sandwiched impressive […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at FedEx Forum. Ja Morant is questionable on the team’s injury report with right shoulder soreness. Here’s everything we know about Morant’s injury and playing status vs. the Hawks. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ja Morant injury status vs. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be severely shorthanded on Friday against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesar’s Arena. Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford were ruled out for the match on the second night of a back-to-back due to left hamstring injury management. The Nets are already without D’Angelo Russell and Noah Clowney, who are recovering from […]

The Charlotte Hornets will host the Washington Wizards on Saturday at Spectrum Center. LaMelo Ball is questionable on the team’s injury report due to right ankle soreness. Here’s everything we know about Ball’s injury and playing status vs. the Wizards. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* LaMelo Ball injury status […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas returned on Friday following a two-month absence due to a hamstring injury. The fourth-year guard played 21 minutes during a 121-102 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, posting 16 points on 7-of-17 shooting with one assist and three turnovers. “Decent first game back,” Thomas said. “Obviously, missed some shots I […]

Cam Thomas will return to the Brooklyn Nets’ lineup on Friday vs. the Portland Trail Blazers. After missing nearly two months with a hamstring strain, his second of the season, the fourth-year guard is taking extra measures to ensure he stays on the floor. “It felt really long. I’ve never been out this long ever. […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a clear offensive strategy to start the 2024-25 season: they let it fly from three, and it worked. Jordi Fernandez’s squad ranked fifth in the NBA in three-point attempts (40.9 per game) and fourth in three-point percentage (38.8) while posting a 9-11 record over their first 20 games. However, those numbers […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. Anthony Edwards is questionable on the team’s injury report due to right calf soreness. Here’s everything we know about Edwards’ injury and playing status vs. the Lakers. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Anthony Edwards injury […]

Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe received his first start of the season on Wednesday against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. With Nic Claxton serving a one-game suspension, Sharpe was Brooklyn’s only available center. He turned out to be their best player. The 24-year-old posted a career-high 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, […]