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Nets Rumors: Kevin Ollie to Join BK Staff After Being Finalist for Pistons HC Job | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Michael Hickey/Getty Images Former UConn head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie was hired by the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant under head coach Jacque Vaughn on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Per Wojnarowski, Ollie had been a finalist for the Detroit Pistons’ head coaching job before Detroit hired former Phoenix Suns head coach Monty […]

FILM STUDY: Two weeks in, what have we learned about the New York Liberty?

Technically, two weeks is a stretch by a day, and feels like it, considering the New York Liberty have only played four regular-season games thus far. But hey, it sounds better than asking what we’ve learned after “thirteen days” (a great J.J. Cale song, by the way.) The Liberty are just getting whole, too. Marine […]

Bruce Brown Praises James Harden, Calls Him ‘One of the Best Teammates I’ve Ever Had’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets’ short-lived experiment with James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving didn’t end well, with all three eventually parting ways and getting traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, respectively. But Bruce Brown said Harden was an excellent teammate, on and off the floor. “When James was […]

Mikal Bridges talks about Brooklyn, defense and the way forward for him

Mikal Bridges is nice, as in good. He wants you to understand that. In an hour-long interview with The Pivot podcast, hosted by former NFL players Channing Crowder, Fred Taylor and Ryan Clark, Bridges talked about a lot about just what’s nice about him: his defense, his ability to adjust, his desire to be a […]

Report: Ben Simmons Seen with ‘Complete Change’ in Focus; ‘Engaged with’ Injury Rehab | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is reportedly taking positive steps in his rehab from a back injury that cut his 2022-23 season short. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, a source familiar with Simmons’ situation said: “The group around Ben has noticed a complete change in Ben’s focus and […]

Ben Simmons Clowned by Fans for Posting Photo of 76ers’ Blowout Loss to Celtics on IG | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Elsa/Getty Images Ben Simmons was watching from his couch as the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated in a blowout 112-88 Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics. The former 76ers guard posted a photo of the Eastern Conference Semifinals loss on his Instagram story Sunday, earning less-than-impressed reactions from Philadelphia fans. Bleacher Report @BleacherReport Ben Simmons […]

Unfinished Business tells the story of the NY Liberty and WNBA

To get to the future you want to live in, it helps to revisit the past. When you look at the past, you can see the journey that got you to where you are today. In looking at that journey, you can look at the key moments that defined you and chart a new path […]

Nets’ Ben Simmons Not Listed on Australia’s Preliminary FIBA World Cup 2023 Roster | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Elsa/Getty Images Ben Simmons hasn’t played a basketball game since Feb. 15 as he recovers from a nerve issue in his back. That streak likely will continue on the international stage as well, as Australia left him off its preliminary roster for the FIBA World Cup in late August and early September. Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt […]

Deadlines and Commitments: International ball edition

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images It’s not just the Draft or free agency that Nets fans will be tracking this summer. Sure, they’ll be following the Summer League in Las Vegas, but there’ll be a lot of basketball being played overseas this summer, and it looks like a number of Nets players […]

NBA Exec on Nets’ Ben Simmons: ‘I Gave Up Following That Sumb—h a Long Time Ago’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons was once one of the most talked-about players in the NBA, but a monumental fall from grace has affected how he’s viewed in league circles. When asked about Simmons, a Western Conference executive told Heavy.com, “I gave up following that sumb—h a long time ago.” The […]

Day’Ron Sharpe shows up at Brazil’s streetball mecca and puts on a show

Day’Ron Sharpe gets around. The 21-year-old is on vacation in Brazil and no NBA player’s trip to the city of Sao Paolo is complete without a visit to the city’s version of Rucker Park, Kaleman Park in the Diadema neighborhood. And he showed out, doing some wild things with the ball that would have probably […]

Ben Simmons Has ‘Really Strong Chance’ to Play for Australia at 2023 FIBA World Cup | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Sarah Stier/Getty Images Despite missing the final 24 games of the 2022-23 NBA regular season and all four of his team’s playoff games with a knee injury, Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons reportedly may represent Australia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. According to EuroHoops.net, Australia national team head coach Brian Goorjian commented on Simmons […]

Nets ‘100%’ in on hiring James Borrego as assistant coach says league source

With four openings on the Nets coaching staff, a league source tell NetsDaily that the Nets are “100%” in on pursuing James Borrego, the former head coach of both the Hornets and Magic, as Jacque Vaughn’s lead assistant. The source also noted that the Nets pursued Borrego a year ago, not long after he had […]