Latest Ben Simmons News
Lauri Markkanen scores 21 points to lead Jazz to 105-94 win over Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 21 points, Collin Sexton and Svi Mykhailiuk each had 18 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-94 on Saturday night. The Jazz, who at 7-20 have one of the worst records in the NBA, have now won consecutive games for the first...
Johnson hits tiebreaking 3, scores 15 of his 33 points in the 4th as Nets rally to beat Raptors
TORONTO (AP) — Cam Johnson hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and finished with 33 points as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 10-point deficit and beat the Toronto Raptors 101-94 on Thursday night. Brooklyn’s Nic Claxton was ejected...
Nets play without forward Cam Johnson because of an ankle injury
CHICAGO (AP) — The depleted Brooklyn Nets played without key forward Cam Johnson on Monday night against the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was sidelined by a sprained left ankle. He scored 26 points in Brooklyn's 100-92 loss to Orlando on Sunday. The 6-foot-8 Johnson is off...
Tyrese Martin scores a career-high 30 points, leading the Nets past the Suns 127-117
PHOENIX (AP) — Tyrese Martin scored a career-high 30 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the injury-depleted Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 127-117 on Wednesday night. The Nets have won four of their last five games. The Suns have lost seven of nine. Martin...
Dennis Schroder leads short-handed Nets back from 18-point deficit to beat Warriors 128-120
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 31 points, Cam Thomas added 23 and the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 128-120 on Monday night. Curry made a 3-pointer with 3:26 left and pulled the Warriors within three, but Golden...
Injured Joel Embiid, Paul George watch from the 76ers' bench once again
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden was about booed out of the arena each time he touched the ball, a sound of contempt not heard in Philly since — well, since Ben Simmons was razzed with much the same vocal voraciousness two nights earlier. The 76ers turned back the clock —...
Can Thomas scores 32 points in the Nets' 120-112 victory over the Bulls
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 10 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 120-112 on Friday night. Thomas scored eight straight points to give the Nets a 118-109 lead with 1:52 left. Cam Johnson added 14 points in...
Franz Wagner scores 29 points, Magic beat Nets 116-101 in home opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 29 points, brother Mo Wagner added 18 and the Orlando Magic won their home opener, beating the Brooklyn Nets 116-101 on Friday night. Paolo Banchero had 15 points and nine assists after failing to make a field goal in the first half. Wendell...
Rebuilding Nets face many challenges with rookie NBA coach, young roster and oft-injured Ben Simmons
Brooklyn Nets Last season: 32-50, missed playoffs. COACH: Jordi Fernandez (1st season). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 23 at Atlanta. DEPARTURES: G Mikal Bridges, G Lonnie Walker IV, G Dennis Smith Jr. ADDITIONS: F Bojan Bogdanovic, F...
A fully healthy Ben Simmons is ready to lead the rebuilding Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons believes he is fully rebuilt. Now the former All-Star is ready to help the Brooklyn Nets with their reconstruction. “It’s just about getting better every day,” Simmons said at the team’s practice facility in Brooklyn. “For us,...
