Kevin Durant’s Injury Is a Good Test for the Nets Brooklyn’s star has an MCL sprain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Sports Illustrated · Jan 9, 2023
NBA midseason roundtable: Who would be the league’s award winners if the season ended today? Naming our awards winners through the halfway point of the NBA season. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 7, 2023
Nets win 12th straight game in laugher over Spurs NEW YORK — Yuta Watanabe’s midrange jumper caromed off the back of the rim as Kyrie Irving sped in from the left elbow, leapt and delivered the one-handed slam that electrified Barclays Center. Watanabe giddily put his hands on his head. Kevin Durant erupted from the bench. Nic Claxton appeared… Newsday · Jan 3, 2023
Nets extend streak to 11 with win over Hornets Jacque Vaughn’s New Year’s Resolution has already come true. The streak continues to live on in Brooklyn. Tribune News Service · Jan 1, 2023
Nets avoid letdown, beat Hawks for 10th consecutive victory If you’re looking for the definition of a “trap game,” Wednesday night’s matchup between the Nets and Atlanta Hawks is about as close as you’ll get. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
Nets survive in Cleveland, extend winning streak to nine Just days after dispatching the 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, the Nets extended their winning streak to nine in survival mode via a 125-117 victory over the third-seeded Cavaliers on Monday night. Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022
Kristian Winfield: Jacque Vaughn held the Nets accountable. Now they’re rolling. NEW YORK — When Jacque Vaughn was at the tail end of his NBA career as a backup point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, Mike Budenholzer was an assistant on Gregg Popovich’s staff. Tribune News Service · Dec 25, 2022
Nets rout Bucks for signature victory to extend winning streak to eight NEW YORK — Timeout, Milwaukee. Tribune News Service · Dec 24, 2022
Kyrie Irving, Nets Showing How Potent They Can Be What once seemed like a lost season for Irving, one that could have ended with him benched, traded or even outright released, seems to have been salvaged. Sports Illustrated · Dec 23, 2022
Kevin Durant says Nets-Knicks on Christmas would have been ‘perfect matchup’ NEW YORK — Nets star Kevin Durant said the NBA fumbled the bag by keeping his team off the Christmas Day slate. Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022
Nets roll past short-handed Warriors, 143-113 NEW YORK — Warriors head coach Steve Kerr tried to downplay Jacque Vaughn’s importance to the Nets’ success in recent weeks. Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022
Nets bracing for tough upcoming stretch: ‘We’ve got to raise our level of play’ NEW YORK — The Nets have been able to turn their record around in large part due to a favorable schedule that included a seven-game home stand and a slew of matchups against non-playoff caliber opponents. Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022
Nets cautious with Ben Simmons’ minutes: ‘We’ve got to be smart’ Nets star Ben Simmons said he feels “great” after injury bouts with both his lower back and his left knee/calf, but head coach Jacque Vaughn said the team will continue to be cautious — within reason — with Simmons’ workload. Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022
Nets sit Kevin Durant, most rotation players, and still beat Pacers on the road The Nets rested every key rotation player — with the exception of Yuta Watanabe and Edmond Sumner — in the second game of back to back against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2022 Nets Without Eight Players, Including KD, Irving vs. Pacers Brooklyn will be more than a little shorthanded for Saturday’s game in Indiana.
Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022 ‘Pick Your Poison’: The 7-11 Screen is a new wrinkle in the Nets’ offense It happened with just under five minutes left in the fourth quarter against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.
Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022 Kevin Durant hears MVP chants as he powers Nets above .500 It felt like a game the Nets should have won handily — probably because the last time they played the Wizards, they set a new scoring record at Capital One Arena.
Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022 Ben Simmons out 3 games with left lateral upper calf strain Nets star Ben Simmons will miss at least the next three games with what the team is calling a left lateral upper calf strain.
Newsday · Nov 29, 2022 Kevin Durant scores season-high 45 points to lead Nets over Magic NEW YORK — Kevin Durant was a man on a mission.
Newsday · Nov 24, 2022 Kyrie Irving leads second-half surge as Nets defeat Raptors TORONTO — The Raptors weren’t coy about the script they planned to follow Wednesday evening — not that having only 10 available players is conducive to maintaining a sense of mystery, anyway. So, after seeing a depleted 76ers team beat the Nets behind offensive rebounding and second-chance points the day…
Sports Illustrated · Nov 23, 2022 Ben Simmons Makes Progress, but the Nets Still Have Major Problems The short-handed 76ers spoiled Simmons's highly anticipated return to Philadelphia.
Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022 Ben Simmons shines with season-high 22 points in win over Grizzlies NEW YORK — First Ben Simmons forced the miss at the rim. Next he grabbed the defensive rebound and pushed the ball up court.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 17, 2022 KD Says Nets’ Game Prep Was Reason for His Trade Request The Brooklyn superstar detailed that he had issue with the team’s approach to practice
Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022 Kevin Durant hits out at Steve Nash with brutal claim over sacked Brooklyn Nets coach NBA superstar Kevin Durant has claimed he has a closer relationship with new Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn than he did with former boss Steve Nash, who was fired amid a poor start to the season
Tribune News Service · Nov 13, 2022 Nets dial in on defense in 110-95 win over Clippers If it was a question of whether or not the transformed Nets’ defense could hold up against a quality opponent, the answer is a resounding yes.