APRIL 4, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Kevin Durant Shares Thoughts on Play-in Tournament Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant isn’t worried about the play-in
Bucks, Heat, Celtics, 76ers: Will a beast emerge in NBA's East?
With several good teams yet no favorites, the NBA's Eastern Conference race will come down to the end, Martin Rogers writes.APRIL 4, 2022
Kevin Durant on Nets Season: 'Our Season Was Derailed by My Injury' ' SLAM Kevin Durant on the Brooklyn Nets season: "I feel like our season was derailed by my injury... there wasn't a lot of continuity."
APRIL 4, 2022 • SLAMONLINE.COM
Kevin Durant Says His Injury 'Derailed' Nets' Season The Nets are currently the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference.
APRIL 4, 2022 • SI.COM
Remains out Tuesday Dragic (COVID-19) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against Houston, Alec Sturm of NetsDaily.com reports.
Impact Dragic was placed in health and safety protocols Saturday and will miss a second consecutive game. In his absence, expect Patty Mills and Cam Thomas to garner increased roles.
APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Questionable Tuesday Curry (ankle) is questionable for Tuesday's game against Houston, Alec Sturm of NetsDaily.com reports.
Impact Nets head coach Steve Nash said Monday that the Nets are contemplating shutting Curry down for the final four games of the regular season, but it remains unclear if a potential week off would have a significant impact on the sharpshooter's lingering ankle issues. If he's sidelined for a second straight game, Cam Thomas and Patty Mills would likely be candidates for increased roles once again.
APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Questionable for Tuesday Johnson is questionable for Tuesday's game against Houston due to a non-COVID illness, Alec Sturm of NetsDaily.com reports.
Impact Johnson is in jeopardy of missing his first contest since Feb. 17. If he's sidelined, Kessler Edwards and Blake Griffin would likely both be candidates for increased roles.
APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Brooklyn Nets Partner with Children of Promise and The Campaign Against Hunger ' Brooklyn Nets See photos from the event.
APRIL 4, 2022 • NBA.COM
Kyrie Irving's return to full-time has seen his numbers come back to earth Here’s why that could be bad news for the Brooklyn Nets
APRIL 4, 2022 • DEADSPIN.COM
May be shut down for regular season Nets head coach Steve Nash said Monday that the Nets are still trying to figure out if they should shut down Curry (ankle) for the final week of the regular season, Cassidy Hubbart...
Impact Curry was sidelined for a three-game stretch in mid-March due to the ankle injury and aggravated the issue in his second game back, which caused him to miss the Nets' subsequent contest. After finishing just one of his last five appearances, the sharpshooter admitted that he'll likely have to deal with pain in his ankle for the remainder of the season, but he had no intentions of being shut down for an extended period. However, Curry was out again Saturday against Atlanta following four straight appearances, which appears to have raised some concerns among Brooklyn's brass. The Nets have already locked in a spot in the play-in tournament, but they are only one game back of the eighth seed with four games remaining. Curry has averaged 15.1 points on 47.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc since joining Brooklyn, so making sure he's as close to 100 percent for the playoffs is likely extremely important to the Nets' chances of advancing, though it's unclear if a week off will have a significant impact on Curry's lingering ankle issues.
APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Do the Boston Celtics want to avoid the Brooklyn Nets in the 2022 NBA Playoffs? Or are the standings to close for that sort of gamesmanship?
APRIL 4, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Kevin Durant: Our season was derailed by my injury Laura Albanese: “To be honest, I feel like our season was derailed by my injury,” Durant said. “Not that we’re a bad basketball team.”Source...
APRIL 4, 2022 • HOOPSHYPE.COM
Ben Simmons ruled out for Play-In tournament Alex Schiffer: Ben Simmons did more at practice today, but is still far from playing. Nash ruled him out for the rest of the regular season...
APRIL 4, 2022 • HOOPSHYPE.COM
Practices Monday, good to go Brown (illness) participated in Monday's practice and will be available Tuesday against the Rockets, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic reports.
Impact Brown missed Saturday's loss to the Hawks due to a non-COVID illness, but it appears he feels good enough to practice and he is now on track to return for Tuesday's matchup with Houston. The 25-year-old is averaging 8.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 24.0 minutes per game this season.
APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
How 76ers' Joel Embiid became better player, leader despite turmoil
Melissa Rohlin charts how the 76ers' tumultuous 2021-22 season has brought out some of the best play of Joel Embiid's career.APRIL 4, 2022
Houston visits Brooklyn after Durant's 55-point game
Brooklyn takes on the Houston Rockets after Kevin Durant scored 55 points in the Brooklyn Nets' 122-115 loss to the Atlanta HawksAPRIL 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Likely out for play-in tournament The Nets have ruled Simmons (back) out for the remainder of the regular season and don't expect to have him available for the Eastern Conference's play-in tournament, Adrian Wojna...
Impact Speaking about the matter Sunday on "SportsCenter," Wojnarowski said that Simmons continues to be limited to only light shooting work as he rehabs the sore back that required an epidural shot in mid-March. At this point, it's not realistic to expect Simmons to return for the play-in tournament, which begins in just over a week. If he's going to play for the Nets this season, the team will have to qualify for the eight-team playoff field. Should Brooklyn advance out of the play-in tournament, Simmons could make his 2021-22 debut at some point in the first round or thereafter.
APRIL 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash giving high praise to Phoenix Suns Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash gives high praise to his former team, Phoenix Suns, who look to break the franchise record for wins in a sing...
APRIL 3, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
NBA Playoffs: Kevin Durant's 55 Points Not Enough to Beat Hawks The Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets met for a Saturday night matchup this weekend. Last season, the Hawks and the Nets were ranked top-f...
APRIL 3, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Kevin Durant Highlights ' 55 Points vs. Atlanta Hawks
APRIL 3, 2022 • YOUTUBE
Remains out of rotation Aldridge (coach's decision) went unused in Sunday's 122-115 loss to the Hawks.
Impact Aldridge was cleared to play March 27 against the Hornets after missing the Nets' preceding nine games with a right hip impingement, but he still has yet to return to the Brooklyn lineup. With four straight games in which he didn't see the court in coach's decisions, Aldridge simply looks to be out of head coach Steve Nash's rotation at the moment. Andre Drummond and Nicolas Claxton look poised to finish the regular season as the Nets' primary centers.
APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Hits for 31 in loss Irving provided 31 points (12-32 FG, 7-14 3Pt), two rebounds, six assists and one steal over 44 minutes during Saturday's 122-115 loss to Atlanta.
Impact He and Kevin Durant combined for 86 points and 15 made threes on the night, but no other Net managed to even reach double digits in scoring. Irving has played in six straight games since New York state lifted its vaccine mandate, averaging 25.0 points, 6.7 assists, 3.8 threes, 2.3 boards and 1.2 steals over that stretch.
APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Career-high 55 against Hawks Durant closed Saturday's 122-115 loss to the Hawks with 55 points (19-28 FG, 8-10 3Pt, 9-11 FT), seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in 42 minutes.
Impact The eight made threes were also a personal best for Durant, but unfortunately for the Nets, his huge effort got wasted as Kyrie Irving with 31 was the only other Brooklyn player to score in double digits. It's the second time in the last month Durant has topped 50, following a 53-point performance against the Knicks on March 13, and over his last 12 games he's averaging 33.5 points, 7.8 boards, 7.2 assists, 2.8 threes and 1.3 steals.
APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
