Prior to Wednesday's matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe reacted to fellow center Nic Claxton's suspension.
Nic Claxton should be leading the league in blocks, or Defensive Rating, or something like that. Not in flagrant foul points. The Nets paid Claxton to be the anchor of their defense, and the past month is a reminder that he has that kind of talent.
After allowing 76 first-half points to the Nets, the Oklahoma City Thunder sealed a 129-121 win with a late effort at the Barclays Center.
Ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets handed Nic Claxton a four-year, $97 million contract as the team's backup center — Day'Ron Sharpe — missed the beginning of his fourth season as a pro due to a nagging hamstring injury.
Oklahoma City takes on Brooklyn for a non-conference matchup. Wednesday's meeting is the first this season for the teams. Brooklyn is 9-18 at home, and Oklahoma City is 20-7 on
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The Nets come into this game following a 121-102 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday in which Brooklyn did not play a complete 48 minutes, leading to their blowout defeat in the end. Cam Thomas returned after missing almost two months with a left hamstring strain to drop 16 points while Nic Claxton held down the middle with 16 points,
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Nicolas Claxton puts it back in for the game winning tip in. Nicolas Claxton puts it back in for the game winning tip in
Entering Wednesday’s home matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder without Nic Claxton, D’Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas felt like a recipe for disaster, to some, for the
Brooklyn Nets' Jordi Fernandez, center, talks to Nic Claxton, left, a nd Trendon Watford during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, Feb. 20,
Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton has been suspended for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after getting a flagrant 1 foul vs. Wiz.
Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton has been suspended for one game without pay after picking up a sixth flagrant-foul point this season. The NBA announced Claxton's punishment on Tuesday. He will serve his suspension during Wednesday night's home game against Oklahoma City.
Nets center Nic Claxton, after his sixth flagrant foul point of the season, has been suspended for one game and will miss Wednesday's contest vs. the Thunder.
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