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.

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against D'Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night at Paycom Center.

Ben Simmons is expected to return to the Nets' lineup for Tuesday's rivalry matchup with the Knicks at Barclays Center.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernández spoke about the Oklahoma City Thunder's successful rebuild following his team's Sunday night loss to the latter, and what he is looking for from the Nets as they begin their own process.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took its seventh loss of the season to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, leaving the team at a 34-7 record heading into Sunday nig

The 127-101 beating the Nets took from the Thunder at Paycom Center — and the way OKC has run through the entire league — is a scary reminder of just how well-poised Sunday’s foe is to dominate the NBA both today and tomorrow.

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Same for if De’Aaron Fox is off the table now that the Kings are winning again, or if the Nets and Durant — who always liked Brooklyn but lost faith it could win — would mull a reunion.

The Brooklyn Nets front office has mounting expectations from their players and Ben Simmons is not backing off from any of them.

The Brooklyn Nets head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a non-conference matchup. The Nets are 14-27, which puts them in 12th place in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 21-17, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.

Just 24 hours removed from a loss against the Phoenix Suns, the Utah Jazz were back in action at Delta Center as they hosted the Brooklyn Nets. Both teams were severely undermanned as a result of injuries, but the result was an ultra-competitive game that saw 23 lead changes and went to overtime.