Nets’ Dennis Schroder hopes to build off strong showing against Hawks
Dennis Schroder’s 3-point shooting Thursday night will likely be an outlier, but much of his performance should now serve as a blueprint for the Nets. He had his best game as a Net in the team’s 124-97 win over the Hawks at Barclays Center, giving the Nets at least one night of trouble for the […]
Executive leaves slumping Nets to run Hornets’ basketball operations
The Nets defeated the Hawks on Thursday night at Barclays Center, but lost off the court. The Hornets will hire Nets assistant general manager Jeff Peterson as their new head of basketball operations. According to ESPN. Peterson replaces Mitch Kupchak, who is transitioning from the Hornets’ general manager role to an advisory role. Nets assistant […]
Nets beat Hawks in first game of back-to-back set
The Nets are making a last stand. Maybe they should start treating every game like that. As the season passed quickly, they finally played as a team. The team knew it would likely need to win two back-to-back games against the Hawks to maintain any glimmer of hope of making it to the play-in tournament. […]
Nets G League guard Terry Roberts recovering after being shot
Long Island Nets guard Terry Roberts was shot in the upper chest Sunday morning in Philadelphia, but is expected to survive and recover. The 23-year-old was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout outside a Philadelphia bar, according to the Long Island Nets and local police. “Terry Roberts was the victim of a crime […]
Nets’ Cam Thomas has MRI exam on sprained right ankle
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nets guard Cam Thomas missed Tuesday night’s 108-81 loss to the Magic due to a sprained right ankle. He underwent an MRI scan on his ankle here on Tuesday morning, but the results were unknown due to a tip-off. Thomas injured teammate Dayron Sharpe’s leg with 7 minutes, 23 seconds left in […]
Lynette Woodard wants mark to get ‘respect’ after Caitlin Clark nets NCAA record
As Iowa State basketball star Caitlin Clark looks to add to college basketball history in the Hawkeyes’ final game of the season, women’s basketball legend Lynette Woodard tells the NCAA she wants to make even a little bit of women’s hoops history. He asks them to show “respect.” Clark took the NCAA women’s basketball all-time […]
Nets’ Cam Thomas expects to be ‘fine’ after late-game ankle injury
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cam Thomas said the ankle injury that cost him Monday’s win wasn’t as serious as the injury that cost him nearly a month earlier in the season. “It’s like that,” Thomas said. “It should be okay.” The fact that Thomas was not sent back to New York and immediately ruled out of […]
Nets break slump with Kevin Ollie’s first win, Cam Thomas exits
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This was a game the Nets needed to get right. Kevin O’Ree earned his first win as interim coach Monday night, 111-86 over Memphis at FedExForum. At least not more than the skeleton crew left behind in the guise of the Grizzlies recently. The Nets didn’t have to play Ja Morant, Desmond […]
Nets appear to get best Ben Simmons injury news possible
MEMPHIS — Ben Simmons’ recent injury first caused hysteria, then confusion. However, the Nets appear to have avoided the worst-case scenario of him being out for an extended period of time. The Nets’ starting point guard is listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the Grizzlies due to soreness in his left foot. That’s probably […]
Nets’ woes reaching all-time low as Kevin Ollie searches for answers
MEMPHIS — The Nets’ debacle has gone from horrific to historic. Whether it was Jacque Vaughn or Kevin Ollie, it didn’t matter at all. The result is the same: ugly. Still ugly. The Nets were dragged into Monday’s game, and the Grizzlies have lost seven of their last eight games, with an increasingly lopsided lead. […]