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Lonnie Walker IV to miss multiple weeks with hamstring injury

The first game Lonnie Walker IV missed this season came on Opening Night. The vet-minimum signing was a healthy DNP, riding pine behind fellow reserve guards Cam Thomas and Dennis Smith Jr. Five weeks later, a healthy scratch for Walker would have been unthinkable. Following a rash of injuries across the roster, Walker assured the […]

3 Takeaways From Brooklyn Nets In-Season Tournament Win over Toronto Raptors

Even on New York’s coldest night in a long time, the visiting team from up north never looked comfortable at the Barclays Center. To be fair, the Nets were a bit out of rhythm as well, with both teams struggling to find consistent offensive cohesion. Regardless, Brooklyn walked away with a 115-103 victory, notching their […]

Kevin Durant: Brooklyn Nets ‘refused to get rid of me’

The Phoenix Suns will play the New York Knicks Sunday afternoon, but on Saturday, Kevin Durant was taking reporters questions at Suns practice and the questions were mainly coming from Brooklyn Nets beat writers and were mainly about what one Nets fan has appropriately called, “Twilight of the Gods,” that week just before the trade […]

Nets’ Ben Simmons Begins Light Individual Court Work Amid Back Injury Rehab | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets announced Ben Simmons has returned to “light individual court work” as he navigates his return from the back trouble that has sidelined him for six games. The team said Simmons’ status will be reexamined in seven to 10 days. This was one of the concerns when the three-time All-Star […]

Brooklyn Nets lose wild OT affair to Atlanta Hawks, 147-145

The Brooklyn Nets battled the Atlanta Hawks on Thanksgiving Eve, a contest sandwiched in between four off-days. Monday and Tuesday were spent gearing up for a Hawks team that lost the craziest game of the NBA season to date, 157-152, to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, quite a way to start a back-to-back. Thursday […]

Nets’ Cam Thomas Out vs. Clippers with Ankle Injury; 7th in NBA with 28.7 PPG | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets will be hoping Cam Thomas avoided a long-term injury on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Thomas suffered a left ankle sprain in the third quarter of Wednesday’s matchup and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest, per Meghan Triplett of YES Network. […]

Long Island Nets blown out by Maine Celtics, 134-95; Keon Johnson scores 14

It wasn’t the Long Island Nets day on Sunday. In an afternoon game in Portland, Maine, the Maine Celtics ran Long Island off the court, 134-95. It was the second straight loss for the Nets G League affiliate who are now 3-2. The only bright spot for Brooklyn was the play of Keon Johnson, the […]

Zach LaVine Trade Rumors: Nets Unlikely to Pursue Deal with Bulls amid Lakers Buzz | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Michael Reaves/Getty Images Rumors and speculation are running rampant regarding the Chicago Bulls possibly trading two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine, but the Brooklyn Nets reportedly aren’t expected to be in the running for his services. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, league sources said the Nets are “not likely” to pursue LaVine. Shams Charania […]

Deadlines and Commitments – 10 Games In edition

A lot of NBA teams break down the 82-game season into components of 10 games. There is a review of the last component of 10, the plan for the next one from all corners of basketball operations, from the analytics and performance teams, the coaching staff, the souts, etc, It’s wins and losses, a discourse […]

Nets’ Ben Simmons Day-to-Day with Hip Injury, Continues to Receive Treatment | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ben Simmons is considered day-to-day as he continues to receive treatment for a hip injury, according to Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn. “He received treatment and he’ll continue to receive treatment,” Vaughn said (per Bobby Krivitsky of Sports Illustrated) “Just not at a place where all parties feel […]