Bronx bodega bust: Raid nets $1M in marijuana, mushrooms
A huge drug bust happened in the Bronx. Over $1 million in weed and magic mushrooms were seized, all from a bodega. source
Josh Hart nets first back-to-back Knicks triple-double since 1981
New year, same Josh Hart. The do-it-all guard was at his best again in the Knicks' 119-103 win over the Jazz on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, posting his second consecutive triple-double. With 15 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, Hart became the first Knick player to record consecutive triple-doubles since Michael Ray Richardson in […]
Nets thumped by hapless Raptors despite D’Angelo Russell’s big night
TORONTO — The Raptors had the longest losing streak in the NBA. Then the Nets showed them how losing is done. Brooklyn was soundly outplayed by a Raptors team that played perhaps the worst basketball in the NBA, losing 130-113 in front of 19,104 at Scotiabank Arena. Even D'Angelo Russell's 22 points and eight assists […]
D’Angelo Russell opens up on Nets reunion after Lakers trade
TORONTO — D'Angelo Russell has come full circle in a second trade from the Lakers to the Nets. But this time, it's not as a promising up-and-comer, but as a mature leader. The point guard, who was acquired along with Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks in Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, joined up with […]
Cam Johnson’s injury won’t keep him out for Nets, Cam Thomas will sit
TORONTO — Cam Johnson is fully practicing after being sidelined Sunday with a sore left hip and is scheduled to play in a game Wednesday in Toronto. Forward Ziare Williams was also inching closer to returning from a questionable left knee sprain suffered against the Raptors. But leading scorer Cam Thomas, who only returned on […]
D’Angelo Russell’s return to Nets changes backcourt dynamic
TORONTO — D'Angelo Russell is back for an encore in Brooklyn. With Russell on the floor, the Nets' speed will be different. Different style. Maybe the starter is different. They will be completely different. D'Angelo Russell NBAE/Getty Images Brooklyn will be without the toughness and defense of Dorian Finney-Smith. But they lacked playmaking, pick-and-roll threat […]
Former Nets G-League coach, UMass star Mike Babul dead at 47
Former college basketball star and former Nets G League affiliate assistant coach Mike Babur has died of a heart attack at the age of 47. Babur was a legendary college basketball player from Massachusetts who eventually attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he spent four years and was known as a top defensive player. […]
Nets’ Cam Thomas ‘felt great’ coming off injury layoff
If there was a positive takeaway from the Nets' disappointing loss to the Magic on Sunday afternoon, it was the return and healthy return of leading scorer Cam Thomas. Thomas, who has been sidelined since Nov. 25 with a hamstring strain, “felt great'' in his first game back. In a 102-101 loss, he recorded a […]
Nets blow 21-point lead to Magic, Cam Thomas shines
ORLANDO, Fla. — As soon as Cam Thomas returned, so did the Nets' offense. But in the end, it was the defense that cost the Magic their game. The guard appeared in his first game since injuring his hamstring before Thanksgiving and looked like he didn't miss a beat, but the Nets were unable to […]
Nets offense to get boost with expected return of Cam Thomas
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Nets have had the worst offense in the NBA since losing Cam Thomas. However, they are on the brink of regaining the scoring title. And they hope to regain the offensive power they lost with him. Nets guard Cam Thomas is expected to return Sunday against the Magic after being sidelined […]