Nets look to end the small skid and get its first NBA Cup win.
Two losses against the Knicks helped the tank, but hurt the stock of their picks from the rival across the river. Not to mention, one of the two losses were an NBA Cup game. Thus, they move on to Charlotte tonight and look to end the skid and win its first NBA Cup game.
At this rate, NBA Cup games feel a little more important for a fun-but-tanking team like the Nets. Make what you will…
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Nov. 19 | Record: 5-9 | Pick Watch: No. 6
- TIME: 7:30 p.m. ET
- OPPOSITION: Charlotte Hornets (5-8)
- TUNE IN: YES Network on TV; WFAN on Radio.
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Game Preview | Jordan Greene
Injury Report
Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot injury recovery), Day’Ron Sharpe (left hamstring),Jaylen Martin (G-League), Jacky Cui (G-League), Dariq Whitehead (G-League assignment) and Nic Claxton (lower back) will all be out for Brooklyn. Yesterday marked six weeks since the Nets told the media that Sharpe would be re-evaluated in six weeks. He is missed.
For the Hornets, Tre Mann is questionable due to lower back problems. Mark Williams continues out due to a foot injury along with Nick Richards (ribs) and DeQuan Jeffries (hand.)
The Game
Other than having Brooklyn veteran Taj Gibson as the big brother of the team, Charlotte (5-8) is a young team trying to find their way, much like Brooklyn. With Lamelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Miles Bridges and rookie Tidjane Salaun, the Hornets are rebuilding. Due to their youth, they’re just trying to have fun, as you can see with how Tre Mann wears his outfits as if it is 2003 again.
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