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Ben Simmons Out 2 Games with Knee Injury; Nets Haven’t Discussed Ending His Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Mike Stobe/Getty Images Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons will miss at least the next two games with a knee injury, head coach Jacque Vaughn told reporters Friday. Vaughn added that the Nets have not had discussions about shutting down Simmons for the remainder of the season. Simmons had already been ruled out for Friday’s game […]

Long Island Nets continue domination of G League

The Long Island Nets are the dominant team in the G League. Every stat says so. —On Wednesday night, they won their 12th straight game, beating the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 122-102, at Nassau Coliseum. It’s the longest streak in the G League this year and the longest in the G League this season. The […]

Nets’ Cam Thomas Files for ‘Ain’t Sh*t Funny’ Trademark for Use on Clothing | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has filed a trademark for the phrase “ain’t sh*t funny,” per Nets Daily: NetsDaily @NetsDaily In case you were wondering, Cam Thomas has officially filed for a trademark on “Ain’t Sh*t Funny.” He filed the day after his third 40-piece. He’s already marketing the […]

Player empowerment and the good of the game

Both last summer when Kevin Durant first requested a trade and again last week, when the deal went through, one recurring theme emerged from conversations with Nets fans. They swear they will never wear a star’s jersey again. “If the player has no loyalty, then why should I?” is the logic and it’s hard to […]

Kyrie Irving Says He Has ‘No Regrets’ from Nets Tenure After Trade to Mavericks | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images Despite a tumultuous run with the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a positive outlook regarding that time of his career. According to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Irving said Saturday that he has “no regrets” about his Nets tenure. Kyrie added that he “had a plan in […]

Nets fans get reprieve on auto renewal of season tickets

Thursday was supposed to be the day season ticket-holders had to decide whether to renew their tickets for next season, but in an “update” to fans sent out Thursday even, Sean Marks, the team GM, and Sam Zussman, the team CEO, disclosed a change in plans: the auto-renewal option has been eliminated and team reps […]

NBA Trade Rumors: Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith Was Targeted by Teams for 2 Round 1 Picks | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Dorian Finney-Smith remained in high demand after his trade from the Dallas Mavericks to the Brooklyn Nets. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, “multiple teams offered two firsts for Finney-Smith” before last week’s trade deadline. Brooklyn acquired Finney-Smith along with Spencer Dinwiddie and three draft picks […]

The win streak is over. Nets lose, 124-106, to Knicks

It finally happened. The Brooklyn Nets lost to the New York Knicks, 124-106, breaking Brooklyn’s 9-game win streak against their crosstown rival. The last time New York was able to take down Brooklyn was way back in 2019, the first year that Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant were Brooklyn Nets. Talk about a symbolic way […]

Doc Rivers Says Nets’ Ben Simmons Can Get Back to Being Player He Was with 76ers | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Mike Stobe/Getty Images Ben Simmons was once a talented player with a bright future, but he’s lost whatever magic he had since holding out from the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2021-22 season before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets. Whenever Simmons suits up against his former team, there’s a lot of talk about the player […]

Long Island Nets win 10th straight, destroying Sioux Falls Skyforce, 130-95

Alondes Williams racked up a triple-double and two other Nets scored better than 20 points as the Long Island Nets won their 10th straight, tying the Nets affiliate record, in a 130-95 shellacking of the Sioux Falls Skyforce at Barclays Center Thursday night. Long Island is now 16-3 in the G League regular season, the […]

Nets Trade Rumors: Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton Discussed with Raptors amid Siakam Buzz | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Mike Stobe/Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors continue to be at the center of plenty of trade rumors leading up to Thursday’s deadline, and the latest includes Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton as potential targets. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported the Nets are interested in Pascal Siakam, while Toronto “covets” Claxton. In fact, […]

Nets mount huge comeback to defeat Wizards, 125-123, in off-beat classic

Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. You can buy a ticket weeks in advance to watch Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis face off with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant at the Barclays Center, with all four looking to put a ton of points on the board in a matchup […]

Nets Rumors: Kevin Durant ‘Surprised’ by Kyrie Irving Trade Request Ahead of Deadline | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant was reportedly “surprised” to hear of teammate Kyrie Irving’s trade request, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on SportsCenter Friday: “Teams who are watching what happens with Kyrie Irving are really much more interested in Kevin Durant’s response to this,” Wojnarowski said. “I’m told that the trade request […]