Durant (hamstring) out through All-Star break
Kevin Durant will remain out through the NBA All-Star break as he continues to recover from a strained hamstring.
Kevin Durant will remain out through the NBA All-Star break as he continues to recover from a strained hamstring.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving reaffirmed his stance that Kobe Bryant's silhouette should be the NBA's new logo, saying he's OK with being a leader of that conversation.
— Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists, James Harden scored 20 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a 129-92 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.
While Iman Shumpert and Andre Roberson will be waived by the Nets, the team plans to re-sign them -- as well as add Tyler Cook on a 10-day deal -- later this week, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
— Bruce Brown scored 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 127-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Nets coach Steve Nash said he expects Kevin Durant, who has been out with a strained hamstring, to return before the NBA All-Star break.
James Harden, the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2018 who was among the reserves named on Tuesday, will represent the Brooklyn Nets for the first time in what will be his ninth consecutive All-Star appearance.
Streaking Brooklyn is closing in on Philly, while Phoenix is making a case it belongs among the West elite. See where all 30 teams stand now.
The Nets are setting aside concerns about their ability to mesh after completing a 5-0 West Coast swing.
— James Harden scored 37 points and the Brooklyn Nets held off a furious fourth-quarter rally to edge the Los Angeles Clippers 112-108 on Sunday night for their season-best sixth victory in a row.
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 22 | 11 | .667 | - | W2 |
Brooklyn | 22 | 12 | .647 | 0.5 | W8 |
Toronto | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5.5 | W1 |
New York | 16 | 17 | .485 | 6 | W1 |
Boston | 16 | 17 | .485 | 6 | W1 |
RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
---|---|---|---|
1(19) | Saddiq Bey | PF | Villanova |
2(25) | Jay Scrubb | SG |
YEAR | W | L | PCT |
---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | 22 | 12 | .647 |
2019-20 | 35 | 37 | .486 |
2018-19 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
2017-18 | 28 | 54 | .341 |
2016-17 | 20 | 62 | .244 |