Minus Stars, Nets Clinch Playoff Spot In Victory Over Kings
The surprising Nets came to the bubble without stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving but continued to display plenty of fight, improving to 3-2 since coming to Florida.
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The surprising Nets came to the bubble without stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving but continued to display plenty of fight, improving to 3-2 since coming to Florida.
Caris LeVert was held to 13 points, after scoring a career-high 51 in an overtime victory over the Celtics in March just before the suspension of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Luwawu-Cabarrot finished with a career-high 26 points. Garrett Temple scored 19, Tyler Johnson and Justin Anderson each had 11 and Rodions Kurucs and Chris Chiozza had 10 apiece.
Caris LeVert scored 25 of his 34 points in the second half to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington Wizards 118-110 on Sunday and move closer to a playoff berth.
Brooklyn won its last three before the stoppage, but the decimated team that returned is a shell of the one that beat the Lakers in Los Angeles in its final game.
The Nets are reportedly adding a couple of veterans to fill holes in the roster ahead of the NBA's restart later this month.
The 27-year-old guard said that after consulting with team doctors following his positive test result, he has decided not to play in the NBA's restart.
Irving is producing a special titled "#SayHerName: Breonn Taylor" that is set to air on PlayersTv digital and broadcast network.
Two Nets players test positive for COVID-19 this weekend and one has decided he will not join the team in Orlando for the restart.
The Nets have reportedly bolstered their roster with the addition of Tyler Johnson.
There were others who are in favor of the restart, believing that playing would provide them another platform to spread their message of racial equality.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center has become a gathering place for protesters, but it's also a site where they've clashed with police.
Nets GM Sean Marks announced on a media teleconference call Wednesday that all of the team's players are now symptom free.
The former Nets center says that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently resting at home.
The Brooklyn Nets guard is joining the fight to help those impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.