In a development as stunning as their blockbuster trade last week, which swapped disgruntled superstars and sent shock waves through the NBA, the Nets won a basketball game. The winless streak that had lasted over three weeks finally ended after 11 straight losses, with the Nets finding a branch to reach for during an all-out … Read more
Samsung Galaxy: Technology manufacturers are clear: the future is built on recycled material. There are many who have committed themselves in one way or another to the environment and increasingly make their products with recycled materials. And Samsung is no less, something that it demonstrates by manufacturing its next devices with recycled fishing nets. Plastic … Read more
DENVER — In the clearest terms possible, Steve Nash said the Nets aren’t dealing James Harden. With reports swirling that the Nets will listen to Philadelphia’s offers for Harden, Nash was asked if he could definitively say they won’t be moving him by Thursday’s 3 pm NBA trade deadline. “Yes,” Nash said unequivocally before Brooklyn’s … Read more
Sign up here to get Beyond the Back Page delivered to your inbox each weekday morning. It has been two weeks since the Nets won a game. The most star-studded team in the NBA holds the league’s longest active losing streak, picking up its sixth straight loss in embarrassing fashion Wednesday night at Sacramento, which … Read more
SACRAMENTO, California — James Harden may be back on the field, but he’s not back to 100 percent. And he may not be there for a while. Although Harden returned to Phoenix on Tuesday from a hand strain, the problem is he admits he will have to hold out for a while until it fully … Read more
PHOENIX – The Nets have two days in Phoenix before taking on the blazing-hot Suns, hoping that’s enough time to get James Harden back on the field. But they have no guarantees that the star will be back from his sprained, non-shooting right hand before Tuesday’s game, or even any updates on his progress. “I … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — It has taken the Nets just a week to fall apart, dropping from the top of the Eastern Conference to the brink of the play-in. Their 110-106 loss to the Warriors before a sellout crowd of 18,064 at Chase Center on Saturday left the Nets in sixth place, closer to the play-in … Read more
After watching James Harden practice, Nets coach Steve Nash declared the guard would be ready to play Saturday at Golden State. Nic Claxton, who should be returning to the Nets’ rotation, too, was more colorful. “He looks like money,” the big man said of Harden after practice on Friday. Harden will not have any limitations … Read more
In what should be a best-case scenario, the Nets would have eight regular season games left in which Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving could all play together. That means there are 26 other games, in which they may or may not have a combination of the Big 3 at their disposal, for the … Read more