Nets’ Aldridge retires at 35 due to irregular heartbeat
NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the Brooklyn Nets. Aldridge, 35, posted a statement on social media saying the heart concerns he had during and after Brooklyn’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday was one […]
Embiid, 76ers top undermanned Nets 123-117 for 1st in East
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Nets played without starters from the opening tip. The 76ers tried to rest theirs in the fourth quarter. But with Brooklyn’s deep reserves making it a game late between the two top teams in the East, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid checked in to bail out the checked-out Sixers. Embiid had […]
PODCAST: From Deep – Episode 9
BVM Sports’ Scott Procter and Lucas Semb preview a potential NBA Finals matchup, discuss the Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers and analyze some quotes from Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić.
Durant, Nets beat Timberwolves 127-97 in rescheduled game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting in his most productive performance in 2 1/2 months, as the Brooklyn Nets blew out the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-97 on Tuesday afternoon. The game was rescheduled from the previous night, in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting of a Black man in a […]
Lakers pull away after ejections, rout Nets 126-101
NEW YORK (AP) — Dennis Schroder helped send a Lakers team missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis off to a sizzling start. And after Schroder was thrown out along with Kyrie Irving in the third quarter, the defending champions really turned it on. Andre Drummond had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Schroder scored 19 points […]
Durant’s perfect return fuels Nets’ 139-111 rout of Pelicans
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant returned from a 23-game absence to spark Brooklyn’s most explosive half of the season, finishing with 17 points and perfect shooting in the Nets’ 139-111 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Durant came off the bench with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter […]
Irving scores 40, Nets lose Harden but beat Knicks 114-112
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, Jeff Green made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left and the Brooklyn Nets overcome the early loss of James Harden to beat the New York Knicks 114-112 on Monday night. Harden returned after missing two games with right hamstring tightness but lasted just four minutes […]
Bulls beat Nets 115-107, snap 6-game skid
CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine added 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak. Tomas Satoransky had a season-high 19 points and 11 assists as Chicago won for the first time since acquiring Vucevic before the […]
Nets get strong debut from Aldridge, rout Hornets 111-89
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Green outscored Charlotte by himself in Brooklyn’s overpowering first quarter before finishing with 21 points, and the Nets got a strong debut from LaMarcus Aldridge in a 111-89 rout of the Hornets on Thursday night. Aldridge started at center and had 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists, looking like […]
PODCAST: From Deep – Episode 7
BVM Sports’ Scott Procter and Lucas Semb are joined by ESPN’s Jenni LaCroix to discuss the NCAA women’s tournament and the NBA’s Rookie of the Year and MVP races. Scott and Lucas also dissect the buyout market, the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, and dig back into the mailbag.