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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. […]

Sean Marks knew what he was signing up for when he all but admitted the Brooklyn Nets would tank the second half of this season. However, Wednesday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers showed how ugly that process can get. Brooklyn fell 126-67 at Intuit Dome, the largest margin of defeat in franchise history, and […]

The New York Knicks will travel down I-95 to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center. Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson are both on the injury report. Towns has a sprained right thumb, and Brunson is dealing with right shoulder soreness. Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries and playing statuses […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without two top offensive players on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cam Johnson and Ben Simmons were ruled out for the road matchup. Johnson is managing a right ankle sprain, while Simmons will rest as part of a load management plan on the second night of a back-to-back. Johnson […]

Zion Williamson’s future is a hot topic amid another tumultuous season with the New Orleans Pelicans. After a disastrous 7-31 start, the Pelicans suspended the former No. 1 pick for a game last week after he arrived late for a team flight. Following six seasons marred by injuries and underwhelming on-court results, could a trade […]

Many expected the Brooklyn Nets to have a clear tanking agenda entering Tuesday’s matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers. As has been the case for most of this season, Cam Johnson had a different one. The Nets entered the game on a five-game losing streak during which their offense ranked dead last. However, Johnson returned […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday at Fiserv Forum. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Gary Trent Jr. and Ryan Rollins are on the team’s injury report. Middleton has been ruled out due to ankle injury management, while Antetokounmpo is probable with right patella tendinopathy. Trent Jr. and Rollins are both questionable. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fighting to keep pace in the Western Conference playoff race midway through the 2024-25 campaign. After a 7-2 stretch that brought them six games over .500, they have lost three straight. With nearly half the regular season remaining, Los Angeles sits in seventh place, 2.5 games back of fourth but […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at Moda Center. Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton are questionable on the team’s injury report for the front end of a back-to-back. Simmons is managing a lower back injury and has left knee soreness, while Claxton has right hamstring tightness. Here’s everything we know […]

The Brooklyn Nets could welcome back two top offensive players during a key draft positioning matchup. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell are questionable for Tuesday’s road meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers. Johnson has missed the last five games due to a right ankle sprain, while Russell has missed four straight due to a right […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are in the market for win-now additions amid a hot start to the season. Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has been rumored as a Grizzlies trade candidate leading up to the Feb. 6 trade deadline. However, one reporter close to Memphis tempered speculation about a potential deal. “My read is this is […]

Tosan Evbuomwan was an unknown among the Brooklyn Nets fanbase when he joined the team two weeks ago. However, the two-way signing has made the most of an extended opportunity amid a series of injuries. Evbuomwan nearly willed the Nets to a come-from-behind victory on Sunday against the Jazz. The Englishman and Princeton product scored […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ 112-111 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday felt like a win, at least to the fans. With Utah directly ahead of Brooklyn for fifth place in the draft lottery standings, the matchup was less of a basketball game and more of a physics experiment: what would happen if two tanks […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue to approach injuries to two of their top players cautiously as losses pile up. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell will remain sidelined for Sunday’s road matchup with the Utah Jazz. Johnson will miss his fifth consecutive game with a right ankle sprain, while Russell will sit out his fourth straight with […]

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 […]