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Nets trade Jeremy Lin to the Hawks
LAS VEGAS — Two major priorities for the Nets this offseason were getting another first-round draft pick and easing a glut at point guard. They did both late Thursday, shipping...
Isaiah Whitehead has surgery on injured right wrist
PHILADELPHIA — Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead had successful surgery Tuesday to repair the scapholunate ligament in his right wrist. The procedure was performed by Dr. Michelle Carlson at the Hospital...
There has never been a March Madness like this before
The term March Madness will seem mundane compared to what the month ahead brings us. Hysteria might be more apropos. Or delirium. Perhaps mayhem. We’re about to experience a March...
Seton Hall's plan to prove innocence in FBI corruption probe
Seton Hall insists it has nothing to hide. To prove that point, in the wake of the Yahoo Sports bombshell report Friday that former player Isaiah Whitehead and former assistant...
Isaiah Whitehead's $37K puts Seton Hall in corruption crosshairs
The bombshell report that implicates more than 20 college programs and 25 players, past and present, of violating NCAA amateurism rules, hits close to home. It includes Brooklyn’s Isaiah Whitehead,...
Nets expect Allen Crabbe to shoot his way out of slump
Right now, the Nets’ priciest player is their coldest shooter. Colder than Canada. And on a team built around 3-pointers, an extended funk from Allen Crabbe is something Brooklyn can...
New Nets debut in embarrassing road blowout
TORONTO — The Nets were hoping to bounce back after losing at home Thursday to the Knicks. Instead they came north and took their worst beating of the season. The...
D'Angelo Russell's return to Nets remains up in air
MEXICO CITY — D'Angelo Russell still has no timeline for returning from arthroscopic knee surgery. “No update as of now. I know he was working with our performance group today,...
Isaiah Whitehead making mark for Nets as frequent-flyer miles grow
DALLAS — Isaiah Whitehead is getting used to these last-minute cross-country flights. Slowly but surely, the young Nets guard is getting the hang of this NBA thing, too. For the...
This is Isaiah Whitehead's chance to prove he belongs
Isaiah Whitehead was racking up miles on the shuttle between the Nets and their Long Island G-League affiliate in the opening weeks of the season. But D’Angelo Russell’s injury may...
Nets not planning for a long stint without D'Angelo Russell — yet
The Nets haven’t steadfastly avoided giving any timetables for the return of injured D’Angelo Russell from a knee contusion. But asked if he’s thinking about the injury in terms of...
Nets say they have the guys to survive injury-riddled season
The phrase “next man up” might as well be written in big bold letters on the wall at the HSS Training Center in Brooklyn where the Nets practice. Injuries, long-...
Nets get refreshing, merely bad D’Angelo Russell news
Brooklyn’s injury woes are so bad that D’Angelo Russell being diagnosed with a left knee contusion qualifies as a mild relief. It’s not good. It’s sure as heck not great....
Kenny Atkinson's players told him to nix this troublesome trend
PORTLAND, Ore. — Missing three big men, not to mention Jeremy Lin, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson has been forced into shuffling lineups like a casino dealer shuffling cards — and...
How Isaiah Whitehead is making his dwindling shots count
PORTLAND -- With the Nets injury riddled and shorthanded, Kenny Atkinson quipped they had to go to the bullpen in rushing Isaiah Whitehead cross country. And the young guard gave...
Nets' only bright spot in Lakers loss finally finding his rhythm
PHOENIX — There were precious few bright spots in Friday’s defeat against the Lakers, but Allen Crabbe was one of them. The highest-paid Net has been in a slump all...
Isaiah Whitehead pays the price for Nets' deep backcourt
ORLANDO, Fla. — Last season combo guard Isaiah Whitehead was one of the Nets’ mainstays. On Monday, the team assigned the Coney Island native to its G-League Long Island club...
Nets guard has 'earned' chance to fill Jeremy Lin void
When the Nets found Spencer Dinwiddie last December, he was toiling in the developmental league, his confidence bruised and his psyche battered. Ten months later, he’s grown into a self-assured...
Isaiah Whitehead knows he's in a dogfight for playing time
Coney Island native Isaiah Whitehead played a lot at combo guard for his hometown Nets last year as a rookie, partly by default. He won’t have that luxury this season....
D'Angelo Russell mobbed by crowd after streetball game-winner
D'Angelo Russell introduced himself to New York City in grand style. Russell — who was playing for Highbridge the Label in the Dyckman streetball playoffs — hit the game-winning...