With training camp approaching in less than a month, Nets fans are filled with questions about what their team has been doing over the offseason. Thatâs easy to understand on a rebuilding team surrounded by uncertainty, with far more questions than answers after trading away Mikal Bridges, the former face of their franchise. Here are […]
Jimmy Butler and the Nets may have a future together, but theyâve got some questions to answer first
How Trendon Watford has emerged as reliable Nets bench piece
Trendon Watford has gone from forgotten man to sixth man. On a Nets team that hasnât enjoyed many bright spots over the course of a disappointing season, Watford has been one of the precious few. He had 21 points in Mondayâs loss at Indiana on solid 8-of-11 shooting. The young point forward began the year […]
Nets top Grizzlies to end historic slump for first win under Kevin Ollie as Cam Thomas exits late
MEMPHIS, Tenn. â This was the game the Nets needed. And they went out and took it, from the opening tip all the way to the final buzzer. All the way to interim Kevin Ollie getting doused in the victorious postgame locker room, and getting the game ball for his first win. A 111-86 rout […]
Nets eyeing Hawksâ Dejounte Murray as potential fix point-guard problem
The Nets have a problem at the point. Fixing it may determine when, or if, they right their listing season. Fixing it externally with Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray would be costly, but Brooklyn appears interested. And though there might not yet be fire with all that smoke, there are at least a couple of sparks. […]
Nets using small-ball lineup more with DayâRon Sharpe out
The Nets have increasingly employed one strategy with early signs of success. Without DayâRon Sharpe, who is out with a knee injury, the Nets have given more use to a small-ball lineup when Nic Claxton needs a break. Without a traditional big man on the court, it usually means Dorian Finney-Smith moves to center while […]
Netsâ Nic Claxton sits out with same ankle injury he suffered earlier in season
Nic Claxton was sidelined Sunday during the Netsâ win over Chicago with a sprain of the same left ankle that cost him eight straight games earlier this season. The Netsâ starting center twisted it during Saturdayâs victory over Miami. With 1:09 left in the first quarter against the Heat, Claxton went down and was looked […]
Mavericksâ Kyrie Irving admits FOMO of failed Netsâ tenure
A day after The Post caught up with Kevin Durant to ask him about the implosion of the Netsâ expected superteam, Kyrie Irving used a humorous analogy in talking about Brooklynâs breakup. Irvingâs forcing a move last February prompted Durant to ask out of Brooklyn days later. Now, in the aftermath of Dallasâ 107-88 loss […]
Nikki Haley Nets $7.3 Million in Second Fundraising Quarter: Affiliated Super PAC Says It Raked in $18.7 Million
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haleyâs campaign raked in $7.3 million in the second fundraising quarter through multiple committees, while a super PAC aligned stated it raised 18.7 million in that time. Federal Election Commission (FEC) Records shared by Fox News show that the former South Carolina governorâs campaign committee, Nikki Haley for President, took in
76ersâ Joel Embiid getting valuable healing time with sweep of Nets
The Nets didnât have to face injured Joel Embiid on Saturday in their do-or-die Game 4 against the 76ers, and they still couldnât find a way to extend their season. Even with Embiid sidelined with a sprained right knee, the Nets lost 96-88 and suffered another ignominious first-round playoff sweep. With the victory, the 76ers […]
Nets face playoff contenders during tough home stretch
With just over three weeks left in the NBA regular season, the Nets are sixth in the Eastern Conference, with a realistic chance of finishing as high as fourth or as low as seventh, which would put them in the play-in round. So it makes sense for the new-look team to get into postseason mode […]
Kevin Garnett Blasts Kyrie Irving for Stomping Celtics’ Logo After Nets Win
Former Celtics center Kevin Garnett took a shot at Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving Sunday for stomping on the Celtics center court logo of Lucky the Leprechaun following the Netsâ 141-126 win over the Celtics. According to MSN.com, after the game, Garnett jumped to his Instagram Story account to slam Irving for his disrespect for…
Trump administration crackdown on MS-13 gang nets more than 200 arrests.
More than 200 MS-13 gang members were arrested in a major sweep called “Operation Raging Bull,” the Trump administration announced Thursday. Â (Reuters) Underscoring its promise earlier this year to crack down on a brutal gang, the Trump adminstration on Thursday announced the arrests of dozens of members of MS-13. âOperation Raging Bull,â conducted Oct. 8-Nov. […]
ICE’s Crackdown on MS-13 Nets 53 Arrests
Immigration and Customs Enforcementâs 18-month investigation into Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) ended last week with the arrests of 53 members and associates during the enforcement phase of the investigation known as Operation Tecana. In addition to the arrests, more than $81,000 was seized along with 201 cell phones, 70 cars/trucks, 20 computers, 8 firearms, 5 residences, […]
Nets Keep Hammering Melania Trump, Went Easy on Obama Plagiarism in â08
Itâs been a day and a half since the establishment liberal media sank their jaws into the Melania Trump âplagiarismâ story, and they are showing few signs of letting go, with heavy coverage on the broadcast networksâ Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning news shows. Eight years ago, however, when a similar flap threatened then-Democratic presidential […]