There are few moments in sports as exhilarating as a game-winner. If your team wins, you feel nothing but pure, unadulterated happiness. If your team loses, well the less said about that the better — I still haven’t forgiven Jimmy Butler. The great thing about every single one of these shots is that it didn’t […]
First place Cavaliers take on last place Nets
First Place Cavaliers Take On Last Place Nets Opponent: Cleveland Cavaliers Location: Barclays Center Time: 7:30 PM EST Watch: YES Network Listen: WFAN 101.9 FM, 660AM In a classic best versus worst scenario, the Cleveland Cavaliers will take their talented lineup to the Barclays Center in hopes of continuing their hot streak, particularly so following […]
Nets look for first back-to-back wins of the season in San Antonio
Opponent: San Antonio Spurs Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: AT&T Center Watch: YES Network Listen: WCBS 880 AM Here’s a not-so-fun fact that you may have seen bandied about already: the Nets have never won a game in the AT&T Center. That isn’t entirely true, though. You see, the then New Jersey Nets won Game 2 of the […]
TBG Player Preview 2016-2017: Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez, center 2015-2016: 33.7 MPG, 20.6 PPG, .511 FG%, 7.8 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.7 BPG, 2.4 TOV, 73 G Who is Brook Lopez? If you’re a reader of The Brooklyn Game, this player is one that doesn’t need introducing. Or, in an even broader stroke, if you’re a fan of the NBA in general, you’re […]
Landon Donovan, Julius Erving, and the unretirement
On Thursday, the internet was captivated by of the news of Landon Donovan coming out of retirement to play, once again, for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan, the best American-born men’s soccer player in history, walked away in 2014 following the Galaxy’s victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup. The United States’ […]
Nets kick off second half against Knicks
Opponent: New York Knicks Location: Barclays Center Time: 7:30 PM Watch: YES Network, Fox Sports GO app Despite zero games, the Brooklyn Nets organization has had a busy week. The new practice facility was opened, a new general manager was hired, and trade inquiries went nowhere. Now that the All-Star Break, building unveilings, and trading […]
Can Rondae Hollis-Jefferson bring personality — and defense — back to Brooklyn?
It’s been quite some time since the Nets have had an emotional leader with a big on-court impact. Gerald Wallace was supposed to be that guy, but the mileage on his body led to the precipitous decline in his production. Paul Pierce was that player, but his brief, late-career stint in Brooklyn limited his mark […]
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Chris McCullough pick their jersey numbers
Once in a lifetime moment. Throwing the jersey on for the first time. @_CM5 @RondaeHJ23 #Nets pic.twitter.com/POfETJkLJS
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) June 29, 2015
The last Nets NBA Finals Team: Where Are They Now?
The last Nets NBA Finals Team: Where Are They Now? Originally posted March 22, 2013. Updated June 4, 2015.
Brooklyn Nets Offseason Trade Ideas
9 Brooklyn Nets Offseason Trade Ideas, from the reasonable to reasonably insane.
Former Nets forward Richard Jefferson involved in FBI investigation after reporting $2 million stolen
If you were a New Jersey Nets fan in the mid-aughts, you might remember the high-flying energizer forward Richard Jefferson for one of his many link-ups with Jason Kidd, or his underwhelming Slam Dunk Contest. But Jefferson’s focus these days off the court has been a bit less rosy than those days on it. Jefferson […]
