There is a specific kind of desperation that sets in late in the NBA season. You can see it in the body language, feel it in the loose balls, and hear it in the post-game locker room.
The Brooklyn Nets took on the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, the second game of a six-game homestand, the last one of the 2025-26 season.
The Brooklyn Nets (18-58) looked to string another win together on Tuesday night when they hosted the Charlotte Hornets (40-36). The Nets ended their ten-game losing streak with a victory over the Kings on Sunday, and they looked to make it back-to-back wins against an improved Charlotte team at the Barclays Center.
Ziaire Williams is one of several Brooklyn Nets trying to prove their worth as potential building blocks. The former lottery pick impressed last season after joining the Nets as a salary dump from the Memphis Grizzlies.
Well, at least one team isn’t tanking. In fact, the Hornets need as many as they can get — they own the final play-in spot and they’re only two games back from the 7-seed.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
Brooklyn Nets forward Danny Wolf will miss his fifth consecutive game on Tuesday. Wolf sprained his left ankle during Mar. 22 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
In addition to the rights to land a potential game-changing talent through the draft, the Brooklyn Nets are slated to have a ton of cap space this offseason.
The Brooklyn Nets are at home on Tuesday night as they host the Charlotte Hornets in an Eastern Conference matchup. Brooklyn enters Tuesday’s game with an 18-57 record after defeating the Sacramento Kings at home on Sunday night.
Just as soon as the NBA's tanking issue became an epidemic, hitting peak levels of concern, the league decided to take action. In an era where Adam Silver and the office take a lot of criticism, these new rules could result in a more wholistic, competitive environment.
Bobby Marks (no relation, as we occasionally note) has an analysis of key decisions lottery teams will have to make beyond the NBA Draft at the end of June.
The Brooklyn Nets are battling for positioning in a heated tank race as the NBA season winds down. If the season ended today, the rebuilding squad would have the third-best odds in May’s draft lottery.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
The Brooklyn Nets have an opportunity to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. They’ll be shorthanded as they attempt to do so.
The Brooklyn Nets began a rebuild in the 2024 offseason, but didn't have a single draft pick in the 2024 NBA Draft to build off. They made up for it in the 2025 cycle by setting a record with five first-round selections.
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Recent results provided a negative impact for the Charlotte Hornets' quest to get into the top-six of the Eastern Conference and avoid the play-in round.
The Brooklyn Nets are entering a pivotal summer after the 2025-26 NBA season. In the midst of a rebuild, they're going to be faced with numerous decisions, many of which will determine their long-term future.
The Nets have some flexibility. Now comes the hard part. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the biggest question facing Brooklyn this offseason may be what to do with Michael Porter Jr.
For the first time in what must have felt like forever, the Nets walked off their home floor looking lighter. Not because this win changes the standings.
Ochai Agbaji and rookie Drake Powell combined 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Brooklyn Nets stopped a 10-game losing streak by leading most of the way in a 116-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in New York.
The Brooklyn Nets didn’t just reset their roster this season— they redefined their timeline. Moving on from Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas made one thing clear: Brooklyn is no longer interested in sitting in the middle.
Brooklyn Nets rookie Ben Saraf continued a breakout stretch on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6 point guard posted 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from three with seven assists and four turnovers during a 109-106 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Nets have agreed to re-sign guard Malachi Smith to a second 10-day contract following the expiration of his initial 10-day deal on Monday night, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. underwent an MRI on Wednesday which revealed a left hamstring strain. He will be reevaluated in two-to-three weeks, the team announced (Twitter link).
No stranger to winning, the Oklahoma City Thunder accomplished something for the second time that's rare for most teams to put together even once throughout a season.
It is no secret that the Brooklyn Nets have had a terrible season and were staring down a huge mismatch against the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.