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The Brooklyn Nets will remain without a key bench contributor for the remainder of their six-game road trip. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said Friday that Trendon Watford is unlikely to play during the West Coast swing. The 24-year-old has missed Brooklyn’s last 12 games due to a left hamstring strain. Watford missed the entire preseason […]

The Brooklyn Nets have shifted their focus toward draft positioning during the second half of 2024-25. After pivoting to a rebuild this summer, the team seemingly committed to a hard tank during the last month, trading Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith. Brooklyn has taken a cautious approach to recent injuries, with Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas, […]

The New York Knicks will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Karl-Anthony Towns and Miles McBride are questionable on the team’s injury report. Towns is dealing with Patellar Tendonopathy in his right knee, while McBride has a left hamstring strain. Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries and […]

Jeremiyah Love helped propel Notre Dame to a 27-24 win over Penn State in Thursday’s College Football Playoff semi-final. The Fighting Irish running back didn’t hold back his trash talk after the come-from-behind victory in the Orange Bowl. “We went out and played like the dogs that we are. We ain’t no little dogs, we’re […]

The Brooklyn Nets will receive reinforcements for the start of a six-game West Coast swing. After missing the team’s last three games due to calf soreness and lower back injury management, Ben Simmons will return to the lineup against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. With D’Angelo Russell (left shin contusion) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring […]

The injury-ravaged Brooklyn Nets could welcome back one of their top players during a six-game road trip. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said the team expects Cam Johnson to return during an upcoming West Coast swing. The veteran wing has missed Brooklyn’s last three games due to a right ankle sprain. “We believe [he’ll play during […]

The Brooklyn Nets have shifted their focus toward draft positioning midway through the 2024-25 campaign. While lottery odds will be a top priority during the second half of the season, so will player development. And no young prospect on Brooklyn’s roster has shown more promise than second-year forward Noah Clowney. Clowney was a bright spot […]

Ben Simmons’ first extended absence of the 2024-25 season will continue Wednesday vs. the Detroit Pistons. The Brooklyn Nets ruled out the three-time All-Star for his third-straight game due to lower back injury management. He has also experienced calf soreness relating to his back in the last week. Before his absence, Simmons saw an increased […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons is questionable on the team’s injury report due to lower back injury management. Here’s everything we know about Simmons’ injury and playing status vs. the Pistons. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ben Simmons […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without D’Angelo Russell again during Wednesday’s home matchup with the Detroit Pistons. Russell will remain sidelined for his third consecutive game due to a right shin contusion. The veteran point guard, who joined the Nets from the Los Angeles Lakers in a Dec. 29 trade, sustained the injury during Saturday’s […]

The Washington Wizards will host the Houston Rockets on Tuesday at Capital One Arena. Jordan Poole, Bilal Coulibaly, and Carlton Carrington are all listed as questionable on the team’s injury report. Poole has a left hip contusion. Coulibaly has a non-COVID illness. And Carrington has right ankle soreness. Here’s everything we know about their injuries […]

The Atlanta Hawks will visit the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night at Delta Center. Both teams have extensive injury reports entering the matchup. Jazz star Lauri Markkanen is questionable after missing the team’s last game due to back spasms. The seven-footer has averaged 19.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game on 43/36/89 shooting […]

Day’Ron Sharpe was a bright spot for the Brooklyn Nets during an otherwise forgettable 113-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday. The fourth-year center turned in his best performance of the season, posting 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists on 8-of-13 shooting. He was a team-best +9 in 22 minutes off the bench. […]

Dariq Whitehead has not received an extended NBA opportunity during his second season with the Brooklyn Nets. However, a slew of injuries to the team’s top players could change that in the coming weeks. The Nets will be without Cam Johnson (right ankle sprain) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring strain) for extended periods. Point guards […]

The New York Jets are making wholesale changes after their letdown 2024 campaign. It remains to be seen whether replacing Aaron Rodgers at quarterback will be one of them. Speaking to the New York Post’s Brian Costello on Monday, owner Woody Johnson said the team is focused on finding its next general manager and head […]

The Minnesota Vikings fell flat on their faces during their biggest game of the season on Sunday night in Detroit. Kevin O’Connell’s squad fell 31-9 to the Detroit Lions, surrendering the NFC’s No. 1 seed and setting up a Wild Card Weekend matchup with the Los Angeles Rams at Sofi Stadium. The loss snapped a […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Indiana Pacers on Monday at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell are on the injury report, both listed as questionable. Simmons is dealing with left calf soreness, while Russell has a left shin contusion. Here’s everything we know about Simmons and Russell’s injuries and playing statuses vs. the […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ injury struggles grew more dire on Saturday. Already down Cam Johnson and Cam Thomas, the team lost point guards Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell. Simmons was a late scratch due to left calf soreness before a 123-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, while Russell exited the matchup due to a left shin […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Maxwell Lewis has been diagnosed with a left tibia fracture and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Lewis suffered the injury during the opening minute of his Nets debut after the team acquired him from the Los Angeles Lakers. He is expected to return this season. “I just talked to him now […]

The Brooklyn Nets lost two of their top players for extended periods. Cam Johnson will miss the team’s next three games after spraining his ankle during Thursday’s road win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Cam Thomas will be sidelined for nine games after reaggravating a hamstring injury that recently held him out a month. The injuries […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Barclays Center. Cam Thomas and Noah Clowney are questionable on Brooklyn’s injury report, while Cam Johnson is doubtful. Thomas is tending to a left hamstring strain, Johnson is dealing with a right ankle sprain and Clowney has a left hip contusion. Here’s everything we […]

Sean Marks has been the NBA’s most active general manager this season. The Brooklyn Nets GM executed his second trade earlier this week, sending Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and second-round picks in 2027, 2030, and 2031. “This particular trade came around really quickly,” Marks […]

The Brooklyn Nets won a war of attrition against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday but lost one of their top players. Cam Johnson sprained his right ankle in the final second of a 113-110 win at Fiserv Forum. He had X-rays that came back negative but left the building on crutches, according to the New […]

D’Angelo Russell’s homecoming raises lineup questions for the Brooklyn Nets, the most prominent of which surrounds his former high school teammate, Ben Simmons. After opening the year in Brooklyn’s starting lineup, Simmons moved to the bench nine games into the season. He was thrust back into the starting unit after the Nets traded Dennis Schroder […]

The Brooklyn Nets visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Ben Simmons is on the team’s injury report alongside Noah Clowney. Simmons is listed with lower back injury management, while Clowney has a left hip contusion. Here’s everything we know about both players’ playing statuses entering the Nets-Bucks matchup. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV […]

Maxwell Lewis’ Brooklyn Nets tenure may have been derailed before it started. Appearing in his first game since joining the team alongside D’Angelo Russell in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, the 22-year-old suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury on Wednesday at Toronto. After checking in with three minutes remaining during […]

Five years removed from his first Brooklyn Nets tenure, D’Angelo Russell is back in the back and white. The Los Angeles Lakers traded the former No. 2 pick to Brooklyn for the second time in his career on Sunday. Much has changed since Russell, now a 10-year veteran, was last with the Nets. “It’s just […]

D’Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis are available to make their Brooklyn Nets season debuts on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. The Nets acquired Russell and Lewis from the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, along with three second-round picks, for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. A Russell Brooklyn homecoming has been a point of speculation dating […]

The Brooklyn Nets continued a veteran fire sale on Sunday. They sent Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, a conditional 2027 second-round pick and unprotected 2030 and 2031 second-round picks. However, the rebuilding squad was reportedly deep into negotiations with the Memphis Grizzlies before accepting the […]

The Brooklyn Nets remain the most active team on the trade market leading up to this year’s deadline. They’ve agreed to a deal sending Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and their 2027, 2030 and 2031 second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. With that, we […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is set to return from an extended absence on Sunday against the Orlando Magic. The 23-year-old has been sidelined for the last month by a hamstring strain. Thomas was off to a career-best start while emerging as the Nets’ No. 1 offensive option before suffering the injury. Over 17 appearances, […]

The Sacramento Kings shocked the NBA world by firing Mike Brown on Friday. Their decision comes amid a five-game losing streak and a 13-18 start to the season. Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez, who was Brown’s lead assistant with the Kings for the last two seasons, reacted to the surprise move. “He’s very good […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Ben Simmons was ruled out for the matchup on the second night of a back-to-back, while Dorian Finney-Smith is listed as questionable due to a left calf contusion. Here’s everything we know about Simmons and Finney-Smith’s injuries and playing statuses vs. the Bucks. […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney showed flashes of two-way dominance during an NBA call-up to end his rookie season. The 2023 first-round pick has stepped into an expanded role during his sophomore campaign. His increased minutes have brought ups and downs, but his potential continues to be evident. Clowney helped keep the Nets’ offense afloat […]

The Brooklyn Nets will visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith are on the injury report, both listed as questionable. The Nets labeled Simmons’ status as lower back injury management, while Finney-Smith is dealing with a left calf contusion. Here’s everything we know about Simmons and Finney-Smith’s injuries and playing […]

The Brooklyn Nets expected Nic Claxton to reach another level when they committed nearly $100 million to him this summer. He hasn’t done it early this season. In fact, he’s regressed, and he knows it. “I’m not pleased with nothing, honestly. I need to be better, more consistent,” Claxton said of his performance. “[I need […]

The Brooklyn Nets aimed to bottom out to juice their draft lottery odds when they traded Dennis Schroder. Four games removed from the deal, things are right on schedule. The Nets fell 110-95 to the Miami Heat on Monday, their third loss in their last four games. Without Schroder’s shot creation and facilitation, their offense […]

The Brooklyn Nets are close to receiving a much-needed offensive boost. After missing the last month due to a hamstring strain, Cam Thomas participated in five-on-five scrimmages on Monday and is nearing a return to the lineup. “Cam’s doing great, as well as Ziaire [Williams]. They played five-on-five today and did a great job,” said […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons was settling into a bench role early this season. However, the Nets’ decision to trade Dennis Schroder has thrust him back into the starting lineup. The benching may have been the motivation Simmons needed to regain the offensive assertiveness of his Philadelphia 76ers days. Since rejoining the starting unit, […]