In a recent interview, Kyrie Irving described his trade from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks as a victory.
However, Johnson reinjured his ankle during the first half of the victory. While he finished the game, the Nets ruled him out for their last two matchups — a pair of losses to the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. Brooklyn listed the 28-year-old as questionable for Friday's Lakers matchup before ruling him out.
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The Nets come into this game following a 102-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday in which Brooklyn nearly pulled off an upset win over a Lakers team missing Anthony Davis. Nets guard D'Angelo Russell had 19 points and eight assists in his first game against his former Los Angeles team and he had a chance to win the game at the final buzzer to give himself the kind of revenge game that players dream of.
The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered its second loss in six games on Friday night, succumbing to the Dallas Mavericks without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on hand. A 1
The Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to an easy 127-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets. The wire-to-wire win included a lead as high as 29 points.
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Meanwhile, the Nets (14-28) have committed to losing. They've lost seven of their last eight games. They had a heartbreaker in a one-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are playing host to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday with each time submitting lengthy injury reports ahead of this contest. The Thunder a
The Nets are currently 9-16 on the road with a point differential of -7, while the Thunder have a 10-0 record in their last ten games at home.
Kyrie Irving made his thoughts known about the trade that sent him from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks.