Nets schooled by Thunder — who provide Brooklyn a blueprint to follow
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Nets have the most future draft picks in the NBA. Second-most team: Oklahoma City. The Thunder's run through the league, including a 127-101 win over the Nets at Paycom Center, shows how ready the Western Conference leaders are to dominate the NBA today and tomorrow. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dribbles during the Thunder […]
Nets’ Bojan Bogdanovic returns to on-court activities
OKLAHOMA CITY — Bojan Bogdanovic is finally back on the court for the Nets, sources tell the Post. Given how long the sharpshooter has been out, it could take some time before he can actually adapt and play. Bojan Bogdanovic is still waiting to make his Nets debut. imagine the image Bogdanovic hasn't seen live […]
Cam Johnson remains at top of trade talk ahead of Nets game vs. Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Nets are winless without Cam Johnson and are about to face the team with the highest winning percentage in the NBA. What could go wrong? They are scheduled to face the Western Conference-leading Thunder on Sunday, but Johnson's status is very much up in the air. The forward, who has been […]
Kyrie Irving rips Nets again for trading him to Mavericks
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kyrie Irving claims the Mavericks not only won the trade deal that brought him to Dallas, but also signed him to the best contract in the entire NBA, giving his former Nets team a hint of cynicism. I threw out the words. It was a blockbuster that was truly the beginning of […]
Nets forward Ziaire Williams showing promise
OKLAHOMA CITY — In Ziare Williams, the rebuilding Nets got a former lottery pick as a salary dump. He was an athletic, floor-running defender, and the jumper was his weakness. But if he can continue to shoot like he's been lately, their gamble might pay off. “He's done a great job in the gym and […]
Nets fall to 0-9 in games Cam Johnson doesn’t play in
LOS ANGELES — The Nets are still winless this season without Cam Johnson, dropping to 0-9 without the floor-space forward after a 102-101 loss to the Lakers on Friday. It remains to be seen whether Johnson, who missed two straight games with a sprained right ankle, will return to Oklahoma City on Sunday to complete […]
D’Angelo Russell misses shot to win it as Nets lose to Lakers
LOS ANGELES — At least this time, the Nets showed their intentions. But they overcame that with a 102-101 loss to the Lakers, helped by late heroics from LeBron James and Austin Reeves, in front of a crowd of 18,473 at Crypto.com Arena. Brooklyn tied it at 88-all about midway through the fourth after Ben […]
Penguins’ Alex Nedeljkovic nets goal, assist in historic NHL feat
A goaltender made NHL history. In the final minutes of Friday's game between the Penguins and Sabres, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored from the opposite end of the ice, becoming the first goaltender in NHL history to record a goal and an assist in the same game. After scoring the goal, Nedeljković ran onto the Penguins […]
Nets’ embarrassing 59-point beatdown doesn’t change their plan
LOS ANGELES — Nothing good came from the Nets' historic 126-67 victory over the Clippers. I haven't had a positive test since Wednesday night, except by Thursday, which was like a bad dream. It's more like a nightmare But they'll move on from there starting Friday against the Lakers. Jordi Fernandez watches the Nets vs. […]
Nets’ Cam Johnson misses another game due to sprained right ankle
LOS ANGELES — The last time Cam Johnson sprained his right ankle, he missed five games and the Nets lost all of them. Johnson, who returned from a slump in a win at Portland on Tuesday, missed Wednesday night's 126-67 loss to the Clippers with a sprained right ankle. Brooklyn can only hope that this […]