Ben Simmons and Cam Johnson's statuses are in doubt ahead of Wednesday's Nets-Suns matchup at Barclays Center.
Russell (hamstring) has been upgraded to probable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks.
For me, going to a city like Philadelphia—it was so different. From Melbourne, Australia, to Louisiana, to Philly—completely different places. The fans, for instance. I didn’t
The Nets downgraded Simmons (illness) from probable to questionable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks.
The Nets were without Cam Johnson, D’Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas for Sunday’s game at Utah. And Ben Simmons is all but certain to miss one of the next two as well. Jordi Fernandez confirmed Simmons still hasn’t been cleared to play both ends of back-to-backs yet.
Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell returned Tuesday night for the decimated Nets, though Nic Claxton got added to their long injury list.
D'Angelo Russell made his fourth start for the Brooklyn Nets after being traded from the LA Lakers in December, as they faced off against their crosstown rivals, the New York Knicks, on Tuesday night.
Russell has appeared in six of the Nets' 11 games after joining the team in a Dec. 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. The 28-year-old has averaged 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field and 36.7 percent from three.
Erik Slater: D’Angelo Russell on adjusting to his role with the Nets after his trade from the Lakers: "I'll never take being able to play free basketball like this for granted again."
Here are the Brooklyn Nets player grades following Tuesday's 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks in Mikal Bridges' return to Brooklyn.
Simmons (illness) is doubtful for Wednesday's game against the Suns, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports. Simmons appears likely to miss both games of this back-to-back set after sitting out against the Knicks on Tuesday.
The Nets will welcome Ben Simmons back to the lineup on Friday while several other key contributors remain sidelined due to injuries.