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Brook Lopez's crunch time highlights woes of winless Nets
ATLANTA — As the Nets matched the Hawks shot-for-shot throughout the first three quarters of their game on Wednesday night, Brook Lopez was at the heart of the action. Lopez...
NBA debt ceiling forces Prokhorov to rework Nets, Barclays deal
Mikhail Prokhorov has hit an obstacle to taking sole control of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center: the NBA’s debt ceiling. The Russian billionaire has been seeking to buy full...
Robin Lopez nearly flaked on Brook Lopez's World Series invite
ATLANTA — Brook and Robin Lopez have a unique relationship. The twin brothers, despite both being starting centers in the NBA — and in the same city, with Brook playing for...
Why the present -- and future -- looks bleak for Nets
ATLANTA — Even the most optimistic people around the Nets weren’t counting on the team contending for a championship this season. After years of championship aspirations, reality had set in...
Hollins let Nets lose with his best player on the bench
As Brook Lopez sat on the bench with five fouls with the final minutes of the fourth quarter ebbing away, the Nets’ offense ground to a halt. But Nets coach...
Jason Kidd's Bucks bolt looks more genius with each passing game
Jason Kidd had a clear history throughout his Hall of Fame career as a player positioning himself to land in a more promising place than the spot he was previously...
Why Hollins shook up Nets lineup after just 2 games
Lionel Hollins said last week he would need a 10-game sample size before he started to make changes to his rotation. But the Nets coach saw enough after watching season-opening...
How the NBA is leaving the Nets behind from beyond the arc
There is no shortage of problems these days for the Nets, who hope to snap their season-opening three-game losing streak Monday when they reunite with old friend Jason Kidd and...
Nets' loss to Grizzlies begs question: 79 more games of this?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jarrett Jack tried to put a positive spin on the Nets’ third straight loss to open the season, a 101-91 defeat to the Grizzlies on Saturday night...
How Nets' Hollis-Jefferson was schooled by Kawhi Leonard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuvQpPtOdOI SAN ANTONIO — Welcome to the NBA, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. The Nets rookie had his pocket picked in the backcourt by Kawhi Leonard for an easy dunk late in the...
Nets catapult back to earth in complete 2nd-half meltdown
SAN ANTONIO — When the Nets trotted off the court at AT&T Center with a five-point halftime lead over the Spurs Friday night, it looked as if they had a...
Why John Wall is the NBA's best long-shot MVP bet
John Wall opened his 2015-16 season for the Wizards with a game-winning floater in Orlando Wednesday night. In the short term, the play doesn’t mean much – it’s one shot...
Nets' Jarrett Jack near return from assistant coach back to point guard
SAN ANTONIO — Jarrett Jack could make his season debut for the Nets on Friday night against the Spurs. Jack participated fully in Thursday’s practice at the team’s New Jersey...
Why it could be a lost season for the Nets after 16 games
SAN ANTONIO — The Nets opened their season with a difficult test, getting the Bulls in Brooklyn on Wednesday night — one they failed, as Chicago came away with a...
Andrea Bargnani in a nutshell: scoring ability, hilarious blooper
Andrea Bargnani may have missed the entire preseason, but he was clearly available for Wednesday’s regular-season opening loss to the Bulls. Bargnani played 22 minutes in Brooklyn’s 115-100 defeat, finishing...
Nets' worst fears confirmed early in season-opening thud
The heavy rain may have kept many fans away from Barclays Center Wednesday night. The Nets were no-shows, too. They lost their season opener 115-100 to the Bulls in front...
Why this Nets' season is about more than making the playoffs
Nets general manager Billy King met the media Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s regular-season opener against the Bulls in Brooklyn and tried to sell his team’s positives. He didn’t have a...
Shane Larkin or Donald Sloan for opener, just like Nets drew it up
Jarrett Jack became the Nets’ starting point guard this summer when they jettisoned Deron Williams. But Jack won’t be starting for the Nets when they face the Bulls in Wednesday’s...
Donald Sloan, Willie Reed survive final cuts to make Nets
They took almost all the time they could, but the Nets wound up making the expected moves to trim their roster to its regular-season limit. The team announced Monday afternoon...
The Flip Saunders gesture Thaddeus Young will never forget
Things weren’t going well for Thaddeus Young and the Timberwolves last season. They were mired in a season-long injury crisis that sapped the roster of its veteran talent, trying to...