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The Brooklyn Nets had not won back-to-back games in over two months entering the weekend. They ended the drought on Saturday, following Wednesday’s blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets with a 110-98 road victory over the Houston Rockets. Before the pair of wins, the Nets had posted a 2-15 record over their last 17 games […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney will be sidelined through the All-Star break due to a left ankle sprain. The 20-year-old injured the ankle during Monday’s 110-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings. He landed on Domantas Sabonis’ foot while landing after a rebound attempt. Noah Clowney turned his left ankle and had to be helped to […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas will remain sidelined through the All-Star break as he recovers from a left hamstring injury. The 24-year-old, who has been out for the last month, underwent an MRI on his hamstring on Wednesday that revealed proper healing. “He’s been on the court [doing] non-contract [workouts]. [His] scans were clean,” said […]

Wins have been rare for the Brooklyn Nets amidst their recent struggles. Blowout wins have been a completely foreign concept. However, the rebuilding squad bucked that trend on Wednesday during a wire-to-wire 104-83 victory over the shorthanded Charlotte Hornets. The win snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak. Brooklyn had dropped 15 of its last 17 […]

Ben Simmons will return to the Brooklyn Nets’ lineup during Wednesday’s road matchup with the Charlotte Hornets. Simmons has missed the team’s last five games due to an illness and lower back soreness. Following his healthiest start to a season in years, Simmons has struggled to stay on the floor lately. The three-time All-Star has […]

With Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox available before the trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets are among the teams that could be in the mix. After trading Mikal Bridges this summer, the Nets have the capital — a league-leading 15 first-round picks over the next seven years — to pursue any star they choose. However, does […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ surprise 9-11 start to the season raised concerns about their draft position in year one of a rebuild. However, the team has dispelled any questions about its tanking agenda over the last month. After trading veterans Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith, the Nets are 2-15 over their last 17 games. Cam Thomas, […]

Trendon Watford is nearing a return from an extended absence for the struggling Brooklyn Nets. After he missed the last six weeks due to a hamstring injury, the Nets expect the 24-year-old to suit up in one of their next two games. “He looks great. He’s been working hard, and we’ll see him this week. […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is progressing toward returning from an extended absence due to a hamstring injury. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said Thomas will undergo scans on his hamstring on Wednesday, after which the team will provide a timetable for his return. Thomas has missed the Nets’ last 13 games after aggravating his hamstring […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney was ruled out of Monday’s Sacramento Kings matchup after suffering an ankle injury. Clowney landed on Domantas Sabonis’ foot and turned his ankle while going after a rebound in the second quarter. Noah Clowney turned his left ankle and had to be helped to the locker room. It looked fairly […]

Cam Johnson may have played his last game as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. After missing the team’s previous three games due to an ankle injury, head coach Jordi Fernandez said on Monday that the veteran wing will be reevaluated next week. The updated timeline means Johnson, one of the league’s hottest trade targets, […]

Jordi Fernandez knew a rebuild was in the cards when he accepted the Brooklyn Nets head-coaching job last spring. After a surprise start to the season, losses are piling up as the team angles for a top draft pick. Despite extended absences to Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, D’Angelo Russell and Ben Simmons — the team’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Sacramento Kings on Monday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons has been ruled out due to lower back soreness. The matchup will mark Simmons’ fifth straight absence and his ninth in Brooklyn’s last 14 games. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ben Simmons ruled […]

Following his healthiest start to a season in years, Ben Simmons’ injuries are piling up. After missing the Brooklyn Nets’ previous three games due to an illness, the team announced he was available for Saturday’s Miami Heat matchup. However, they ruled him out minutes before tipoff due to lower back soreness. “I was told before […]

Vince Carter will enter the inner circle of Nets immortals when the team raises his No. 15 to the rafters on Saturday. “Excitement, nerves, just positive energy,” he said of his emotions leading up to the night. Over five seasons in New Jersey, the eight-time All-Star earned a reputation as one of the most electrifying […]

Cam Johnson may have played his last game in a Brooklyn Nets uniform. The veteran wing will miss his second straight matchup on Saturday after aggravating a nagging ankle injury. With five games left until the trade deadline, his return timeline is unclear. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said on Friday that the Nets would reevaluate […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Miami Heat on Saturday at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell are questionable on the team’s injury report. Simmons is dealing with an illness, while Russell is listed due to personal reasons. Here’s everything we know about both players’ statuses vs. the Heat. *Watch NBA games LIVE with […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons revealed he considered retiring last summer following a second straight season cut short by back injuries. “There were times, last summer, when I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this. I might have to stop playing,’” Simmons said on the Young Man and the Three podcast. “I […]

Bojan Bogdanovic has not taken the floor for the Brooklyn Nets this season. The 11-year veteran underwent foot and wrist surgery in April after injuring himself in the New York Knicks’ first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. While he has had an extended recovery period, the Nets have no timetable for his return. “[He’s doing] […]

The NBA trade deadline is two weeks away, and the Brooklyn Nets are at the center of speculation. After trading Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith in December, the team remains active in negotiations leading up to Feb. 6. With a roster full of uncertainty, the Nets aren’t avoiding difficult conversations. “We’ve been open with our […]

Kevin Durant took the floor before a sellout crowd in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Two years removed from the trade that sent him to the Suns and crushed the Nets’ title hopes, he said playing at Barclays Center remains a special experience. “I just try to come here and put a show on and be the […]

Cam Johnson could be sidelined for another extended period due to a lingering ankle injury as the trade deadline approaches. The Brooklyn Nets ruled the forward out for Wednesday’s matchup with the Phoenix Suns after he re-injured his ankle during Tuesday’s loss to the New York Knicks. “I think it was involved with Mikal [Bridges] […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without their lead ball-handler on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns. D’Angelo Russell will be sidelined due to left hamstring tightness/injury management on the second night of a back-to-back. Russell has struggled to stay on the floor since joining the Nets in a Dec. 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons and Cam Johnson are questionable on the team’s injury report. Simmons is dealing with an illness, while Johnson is tending to a right ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries and playing statuses vs. the Suns. […]

The Phoenix Suns will visit the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. Bradley Beal is questionable on the team’s injury report with a left ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about Beal’s injury and playing status vs. the Nets. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Bradley Beal injury […]

D’Angelo Russell is adjusting to a featured role with the Brooklyn Nets following a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. After a tumultuous start to the season in Los Angeles under head coach JJ Redick, he’s enjoying the transition. “I’ll never take being able to play free basketball like this for granted again,” Russell said […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ offense has plummeted to the bottom of the NBA with Cam Thomas sidelined. Thomas has missed Brooklyn’s last nine games due to a hamstring strain. While the team said it would reevaluate the fourth-year guard after a six-game road trip, Jordi Fernandez did not have an update on Thomas’ timeline on Tuesday. […]

Seven months after the blockbuster trade that sent him from the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks, Mikal Bridges will return to Barclays Center on Tuesday. The Nets’ former top player expects a positive experience when he enters his former arena. “It’ll be just cool to be back,” Bridges told SNY. “To see my […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the New York Knicks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center. D’Angelo Russell is questionable on the team’s injury report due to left hamstring tightness/injury management. Here’s everything we know about Russell’s injury and playing status vs. the Knicks. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* D’Angelo […]

The Brooklyn Nets could welcome Ben Simmons back to their lineup on Tuesday vs. the New York Knicks. Simmons is questionable for the rivalry matchup after missing Sunday’s 127-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder due to an illness. The three-time All-Star has struggled to stay on the floor of late. Brooklyn has carefully managed […]

The Golden State Warriors remain outside of the contention conversation midway through the season. Despite his team’s lackluster 21-20 start, Stephen Curry isn’t applying pressure to management to reopen his championship window. He’s doing the opposite. “Desperate trades or desperate moves that deplete the future, there is a responsibility on allowing or keeping the franchise in a […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday was a reminder of where the team is and where it eventually hopes to be. Most importantly, the 127-101 throttling at Paycom Center illustrated that there is a reasonable blueprint to get there. Three years ago, the Thunder were in the league’s basement. […]

The New York Knicks will host the Atlanta Hawks in a Martin Luther King Day matinee matchup on Monday at Madison Square Garden. Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart were initially listed as questionable on the team’s injury report. Towns is dealing with a right thumb sprain, while Hart is battling a neck injury. Here’s everything […]

The Brooklyn Nets will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Cam Johnson is questionable on the team’s injury report due to a right ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about Johnson’s injury and playing status vs. the Thunder. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Cam Johnson injury status vs. […]

Dorian Finney-Smith’s first meeting with the Brooklyn Nets since a Dec. 29 trade may have to wait until later this season. The Los Angeles Lakers forward is doubtful for Friday’s Nets matchup due to personal reasons. Finney-Smith missed Wednesday’s 117-108 win over the Heat. It was later revealed that the 31-year-old became a father earlier this […]

Several players could have added motivation during Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers-Brooklyn Nets matchup at Crypto.com Arena. The most notable is newly acquired Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell. After missing Brooklyn’s historic 126-67 loss to the Clippers on Wednesday, Russell will be active against the Lakers. Los Angeles head coach JJ Redick expects his former point […]

The Brooklyn Nets will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. Cam Johnson is questionable on the team’s injury report due to a right ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about Johnson’s injury and playing status vs. the Lakers. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Cam […]

Cam Johnson is among the NBA’s most sought-after trade targets leading up to the Feb. 6 deadline. The Golden State Warriors are among the teams to express interest in the Brooklyn Nets forward over the last month. However, after acquiring Dennis Schroder from Brooklyn on Dec. 15, it’s unlikely Golden State will return to the […]

The Indiana Pacers will visit the Detroit Pistons on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith are questionable on the team’s injury report. Haliburton is dealing with a left groin strain, while Nesmith has a left ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries and playing statuses vs. the Pistons. […]