LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored a team-high 33 points and Anthony Davis returned to spark the offense as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 106-96 on Tuesday in New York. James shot 14-of-21 from the floor and added seven rebounds and six assists for the Lakers, who have lost five of their last eight and are struggling to maintain a .500 win-loss record this season in the Western […]
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Nets ready to welcome Irving back for road games: reports
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets are ready to welcome Covid vaccine holdout Kyrie Irving for the team’s away NBA games, multiple US media outlets reported Friday. As long as he remains unvaccinated, Irving can’t play games at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center because of New York vaccine mandates. In October, the Nets said they would not welcome him back until he was able to be a full-time player, even though he would have […]
Top scorer Durant pours in 34 as under-manned Nets beat Sixers
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the short-handed Brooklyn Nets beat Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 on Thursday in New York. Durant, who is the league’s leading scorer, delivered a four-point play with 1:46 remaining and the game tied. The first-place Nets were missing seven players because of Covid-19, leaving them with just nine players available for the game, played in front of […]
Durant explodes for 51 against Pistons, Giannis, Middleton fuel Bucks’ win
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant used all the weapons in his arsenal on Sunday, exploding for an NBA season-high 51 points and dishing out nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets clobbered the lowly Detroit Pistons, 116-104. The 11-time all-star and the league’s current leading scorer recorded his seventh 50-point game of his career and the fifth highest scoring performance in Nets franchise history. Deron Williams holds the record with 57 points against […]
Rockets shoot down Nets, Bulls and NBA champion Bucks fall
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets pushed their NBA winning streak to seven games on Wednesday with a 114-104 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets as the top three Eastern Conference teams suffered setbacks. Eric Gordon scored 21 points before he was ejected in the fourth quarter and Garrison Matthews added 19 for the Rockets, who have their first seven-game winning streak since they won eight in a row in November of […]
Durant, Harden spark Nets fightback over Mavs
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden and Kevin Durant led a late fightback as the Brooklyn Nets overturned a 17-point third-quarter deficit to edge past the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Harden and Durant combined for 47 points in a 102-99 road victory for Brooklyn, who lead the Eastern Conference with 17 wins against seven losses. Brooklyn’s victory was sealed by a devastating burst of scoring in the fourth quarter, with the Nets overwhelming […]
Kevin Durant guides red-hot Nets past Raptors
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points to post his 10th consecutive game of 20 or more points, as the Brooklyn Nets routed the host Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Sunday. Durant also had seven rebounds and seven assists, as Brooklyn won their fifth straight game in front of a crowd of 19,800 at Scotiabank Arena. “Our defense was there when we needed it to be,” Durant said. “We got stops and […]
NBA star Irving ‘doing what’s best for me’ in declining Covid vaccine
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving says he’s “doing what’s best for me” in declining a Covid-19 vaccine, a move that will see him sidelined from NBA play. Irving addressed the issue on Instagram Live on Wednesday, confirming that he hoped to be back on the floor with teammates eventually. But he said he would not bow to pressure to be vaccinated, while insisting he was neither anti- nor pro-vaccines. […]
Nash says Nets don’t expect Irving for NBA home games
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said the NBA team understands that star guard Kyrie Irving won’t be unavailable for home games because he remains unvaccinated for Covid-19. A vaccination mandate by New York City means Irving may not play in home games unless he receives the injection. Similar regulations would keep the seven-time All-Star out in road games at San Francisco, Los Angeles and against the New York Knicks […]
Unvaccinated Irving misses Nets’ first practice in New York
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving, who has been staunchly against getting vaccinated for the coronavirus, missed the Nets’ practice on Tuesday. Irving practised with his teammates last week in San Diego but did not attend the team’s first practice in New York City as a result of the city’s strict Covid-19 protocols. Because of the ongoing global pandemic, New York has implemented new health and safety regulations which do […]
Nets Irving misses media day, declines to reveal vaccination status
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA star Kyrie Irving skipped the Brooklyn Nets media day on Monday because of Covid-19 protocols and declined to discuss his vaccination status, which could prevent him from playing home games this season. “I would like to keep that stuff private,” Irving told reporters via a Zoom call. “I know that I’ll be there every day no matter what and just be present for my teammates as one of […]
Nets say ‘positive’ contract talks with Harden, Irving
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets have had “positive” contract extension talks with James Harden and Kyrie Irving as the team aims to build a championship-winning roster, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday. Harden and Irving are reportedly close to agreeing terms on new long-term deals which could see both players remain in Brooklyn for three and four more seasons respectively. “We’ve had very positive conversations with both of those guys,” Marks […]





