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Who stays, who goes? Breaking down the Nets' roster

The Nets made the 🌌playoffs for the first time since 2015 in what amounted to a breakthrough. But Tuesday’s first-round Game 5 loss in Philadelphia brought that campaign to a...

 Things are aboušŸ’t to get harder for Nets with playoffs in šŸŽƒsight

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Nets got the winā™s they needed on this nastꦕy seven-game trip. Now comes the greedy part: The bonus round against the Trail Blazers. With three ex-Blazers...

Kenny Atkinson credits the quiet force behind Nets' bench

šŸŽƒ SANTA M🌳ONICA, Calif. — The Nets’ bench has gone from one of the worst in the NBA to one of the best this season, and Jared Dudley is the old...

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson ā–Ømakes most of his new chance

š“ƒ² LOS ANGELES — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson went from not playing to game-winner in one of the biggest comebacks in NBA history. After playing in just two of the Nets’ previous six...

Allen Crabā™be injury comes with Nets si🐈lver lining

šŸŽSALT LAKE CITY — A little more than a month after coming back fromšŸ„‚ a lengthy right knee injury, Allen Crabbe will sit again. He has been ruled out of... 

The Nets have made playing defense 'personal'

 Sure, part of the Nets’ defensive uptišŸøck is due to a break in the schedule. But most of it was due to a look in the mirror. ā€œYeah, it got... 🤔

 Beating Hawks more importaā™’nt than Nets wašŸŒnt to admit 

šŸØ ATLANTA — Despite a brutal stretch run to the season, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson insists he’s not looš’€°king at Saturday’s game against the lottery-bound Hawks any differently than any other...

Spencer Dinwiddies's return makes Nets whole again

With Spencer Dinwiddie’s return to the court Friday, the Nets were finally healthy for the first time sin🐲ce their opener. Their 201🌳7 opener, that is. Dinwiddie jumped right back into...

Spencer Dinwiddie's return to the Nets is imminent

The Nets still won’t say when Spā™Œencer Dinwiddie is expected back from right thumb surgery. But after he was spotted doing catch-and-shoot drills Wednesday, they admitted the guard’s return is... šŸ…

Nets suffer back-to-back losses for the🐟 first time in a long time

 ORLANDO, Fla. — This time the Netsꦿ couldn’t conjure up any magic against the Magic. And it cost them their first losing streak of the calendar year. After thrilling come-š“°from-behind...

Shabazz Napier has dazzled as Spencer Dinwiddie's Nets fill-in

Has Spence✨r Dinwiddie ever hit a 3 with one shoe hanging off like Shabazz Napier did Tuesday night? OK, so Napier may not fully replace DinwiddiešŸŽ while Dinwiddie recovers from...

Short-handed Nets gut out victory over Bulls  ļ·½

After the Nets lost Monday night in Boston, Kenny Atkinson said his tired and injury-riddled team had to ź¦šā€œholdšŸ¦„ the fortā€ while waiting for rest and reinforcements. And that was...

🦹 Injury-plagued Nets see win streak snappedཧ by Celtics

BOSTON — The Nets came to Boston with the longest winning streak in the Eastern Conference, and second-best in the league. They left with a 112-104 loss🌼, and another reminder...

How the Nets plan to survive Spencer Dinwiddie's absence

The Nets will be withoā­•ut Spencer Dinwiddie, possibly until March. Which raises the question: What now? D’Angelo Russell will continue to start at point guard, but he won’t have Dinwiddie...

D’Angelo Rus꧃sell and Spencer Dinwiddie power Nets yet again

 The Nets ground out yet another close endgame, edging the MagišŸ…ŗc 114-110 before 13,185 at Barclays Center. And as usual, it was the two-headed snake of D’Angelo Russell and Spencer...

Nets served some 'humble pie' in brutal loss to elite Raptors

TORONTO — The last time the Nets faced the Raptors, they brź¦oke an eight-game losing skid and turned their season around. This time, Toronto did the breaking. The shorthanded Nets...

Nets continue to reap benefits of this unit's drastic turnaround

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Nets have made a host of hugš’…Œe strides since coach Kenny Atkinson arrived. Nowhere are those strides more apparent than on their bench. Atkinson always has...

 Nets keep showingšŸ¦‚ improvement with revenge win over Grizzlies šŸ’Ÿ

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A year ago, the🌌 Nets got physically beat up by the Grizzlies. A little over a month ago, they got torched by Memphis’ Michael Conley. On Friday,...

Shabazz Napier gets rare ꦛshot and provides unexpected lift

CHICAGO — The Nets’ woes in back-to-backs has been well-documented. But coach Kenny Atkinson switcheź§’d up his rotations and dug deeper into his bench Wedā™nesday night to help Brooklyn pull...

Nets' late-game woes hit new low in 2OT loss to Grizzlies

The Nets, mired in a losing skid, were already frustrated and lacking confidence. Wait until the aftermath of Friday’s gut-punch sinks in. The Nets collapsed like a sinkhole in aš’...