#Nets won’t have Kevin Durant for Lakers showdown

#Nets won’t have Kevin Durant for Lakers showdown

“#Nets won’t have Kevin Durant for Lakers showdown” Nets star Kevin Durant will miss Thursday night’s marquee TNT game against the Lakers and LeBron James at Staples Center because of a hamstring injury. The Nets could get Kyrie Irving back, as the guard is listed as probable after missing their last game with lower back…

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#Nets-Lakers a potential NBA finals preview

#Nets-Lakers a potential NBA finals preview

“#Nets-Lakers a potential NBA finals preview” Listen, we already know one major element will be missing. Anthony Davis will be sitting on the Lakers’ bench in civvies Thursday night, waiting out a calf injury. We’ll find out soon enough if Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will take part in the festivities, depending on whether they…

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#Nets playmaker James Harden making NBA MVP case

#Nets playmaker James Harden making NBA MVP case

“#Nets playmaker James Harden making NBA MVP case” These MVP-level performances are why the Nets went all-in to get James Harden. The tantalizing championship-level potential they’re starting to reach is why Harden forced his way to Brooklyn. It was on display Tuesday in Phoenix when — with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out — Harden…

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#Nets’ DeAndre Jordan answers defensive challenge

#Nets’ DeAndre Jordan answers defensive challenge

“#Nets’ DeAndre Jordan answers defensive challenge” Tuesday night, DeAndre Jordan got an earful from Nets star James Harden and got into it with coach Steve Nash. A day later, he led a huge bounce-back victory and anchored the Nets’ best defensive effort in recent memory — and perhaps all season. Jordan — whose defense had…

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#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers

#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers

“#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers” The Nets had been unbeaten against the NBA’s other perceived contenders. That is until Saturday, when they got beaten and battered by Philadelphia. After a third-quarter collapse, the Nets’ undefeated mark against the league’s top teams went by the wayside in a 124-108 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading…

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#Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time

#Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time

“#Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time” Everything is an experiment right now. Everything is tinkering. Everything is testing. Everything is trying stuff out, throwing spaghetti against a wall, seeing what sticks, seeing what works. That is the Nets right now, every day, a pricey bicycle with training wheels, from the coach on down. They…

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