Thursday night in Philly, as a still-inactive Ben Simmons looked on, the Nets easily handled the Sixers, winning 129-100. Here’s the Philly Voice on the play of James Harden, who shot a miserable 3 for 17 and shot just two free throws for 11 points against his former squad: James Harden was absolutely horrendous in
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The start of the Andre Drummond era threatened to end the Nets’ center-by-committee era, and they committed to giving big minutes to their biggest big. Their loss to the Heat on Thursday night, though, helped show why the juggling may continue. The 6-foot-10, 279-pound Drummond has averaged 9.1 rebounds in 21.4 minutes with the Nets
Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/YouTube Russell Westbrook has not been playing like his usual self, especially lately. It seems that the superstar point guard is still adjusting to not being the team’s go-to guy. Lakers general manager and vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka, who previously represented players as an agent, talked about Westbrook’s situation
Emotions have gotten the better of Julius Randle during his disappointing season. Whether it’s been railing at the referees, his thumbs-down gesture to the fans or refusal to meet with the press after several games since mid-December, the 2020-21 All-Star has acted more like a hothead than a heavenly body. Sacramento coach Alvin Gentry, his
MIAMI — The Miami Heat showed why they may win the Eastern Conference, and the Knicks showed why they won’t make the playoffs if they keep the status quo. Last season, the Knicks finished ahead of the Heat in the standings, and that just seems eons ago. The Knicks were pummeled from the opening tap
The Knicks have been searching for a point guard for about 30 years, but the void at the premium position has been felt strongly in the past month. Without Derrick Rose, who on Dec. 22 had right ankle surgery that should sideline him another four weeks, an area that already was spotty has become a
Despite his team’s poor showing, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James came from behind to lead the fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game, the league itself announced Thursday. LeBron James will be back in Cleveland Fan voting will close this Saturday, Jan. 22, and it will be Thursday, Jan. 28, that the five Eastern
The Nets’ recent funk isn’t just one thing. It’s everything. “You name it,” coach Steve Nash admitted, as his struggling team prepared to host the Spurs on Sunday. “We’ve really struggled since returning from all the COVID interruptions. We were having a very good year. We actually played well through the COVID situation. Since we’ve
BOSTON — It was a thumbs-down performance by the Knicks — and Julius Randle. Evan Fournier was out with a bruised hip, so the Knicks needed Randle to be his All-Star self Saturday night against the Celtics, especially after the power forward created an unnecessary distraction for the team this week. But Randle appeared to
The original plan for NBA’s Christmas Day schedule was to set up the star-studded “Big 3” showdown between the Los Angles Lakers featuring LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook and the Brooklyn Nets, who have Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden to offer to the festivities. Injuries to Davis and COVID-19 taking Durant and Kyrie Irving out of the mix left