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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, […]

On Tuesday, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Sacramento Kings are “expected to open up talks” about a potential De’Aaron Fox trade. With the NBA trade deadline right around the corner, it appears that Fox is a legitimate trade candidate. The Houston Rockets, a true 2024-25 contender, and the San Antonio Spurs, a possible […]

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, […]

After a tumultuous last few years in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons contemplated retiring from the NBA. In a recent appearance on the podcast The Young Man and the Three, Simmons opened up about his thoughts and spoke about how it correlated with his surgery history. “There were times, last summer, when I […]

Trash talk is throughout the NBA, and Brooklyn Nets forwards Cam Johnson and Ben Simmons feel plenty of that. The latter has had his fair share of trash talk thrown at him. For instance, Simmons was called trash by a fan in October. Former point guard Dennis Schroder stuck up for Simmons in the midst […]

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 […]

The Sacramento Kings are on the road to take on the Brooklyn Nets Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Nets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Kings-Nets NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Kings-Nets Odds Sacramento Kings: […]

On Saturday evening, the Brooklyn Nets retired the jersey of former All-Star Vince Carter during the halftime period of their game against the Miami Heat. Carter spent four seasons in a Nets uniform when the team was located in New Jersey, leading the organization to three playoff appearances and securing multiple All-Star berths during that […]

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 […]

Hall of Famer Vince Carter had a brilliant 22-year career in the NBA and has his rightful place in the Basketball Hall of Fame. However, the honors have not stopped for the brilliant 6-6 forward from North Carolina. While he was with the Nets organization for just 5 seasons, he had his number 15 jersey […]

It’s not often that an NBA players has a jersey retirement ceremony for two teams, but that’s exactly what happened with Vince Carter this season. Vince Carter had his jersey retired by the Toronto Raptors earlier this year, and this weekend he was scheduled to have the Nets retire his jersey amid their game against […]

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 […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick in the NBA as we head towards the Eastern Conference for the continuation of this season series. The Miami Heat (21-22) will visit the Brooklyn Nets (14-31) as the home team looks to even the season series at 1-1. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series […]

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] […]

Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons has had his fair share of criticism since leaving the Philadelphia 76ers. While his exit was abrupt and not appreciated by many, he’s had a change of heart. After Simmons was recently ruled out in a Nets loss to the 76ers, his appreciation for his former club resurfaced. He explained […]

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 […]

Kevin Durant’s stint with the Brooklyn Nets shows how quickly things can change in the NBA. In 2021, the Nets looked like the favorite to win it all; instead, thanks to Durant’s huge shoe size, they were unable to knock out the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA playoffs. And then during the 2022-23 season, it […]

When the Brooklyn Nets formed the trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden, the prevailing thought was they were a championship contender. What followed was one of the most disappointing stretches in recent Nets history, with all three ultimately being traded. Kevin Durant made his return to the Nets arena on Wednesday along […]

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 […]

Tuesday night’s showdown between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center has attracted a great crowd, and among those in attendance to watch the game is none other than “Anyone But You” star Sydney Sweeney. Sydney Sweeney sitting courtside in Brooklyn tonight for Nets-Knicks 🤩 (via @NBA)pic.twitter.com/IQiYfcipDY — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January […]

This past offseason, the Brooklyn Nets decided to fully embrace the rebuilding process as they traded away Mikal Bridges, arguably their best player during the 2023-24 season, to the New York Knicks in exchange for a haul of future first-round picks. Bridges was quite the servant for the Nets franchise in his one-and-a-half seasons with […]

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. […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Nets prediction and pick. The Phoenix Suns visit the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Wednesday night in a compelling matchup. Kevin Durant returns to face […]

The Knicks are playing well, while the Nets are struggling to enter this matchup in a battle between New York teams. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Nets prediction and pick. The Knicks are 28-16 and have been one of the better teams in the NBA this year. Jalen Brunson and […]

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 […]