<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nets-news-dangelo-russells-benching-nets-timberwolves-explained-jordi-fernandez');   ga('set', 'title', 'D’Angelo Russell’s benching during Nets’ loss to Timberwolves explained by Jordi Fernandez');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DAngelo-Russells-benching-during-Nets-Timberwolves-explained-by-Jordi-Fernandez.jpg"></figure><h1>D’Angelo Russell’s benching during Nets’ loss to Timberwolves explained by Jordi Fernandez</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-04T10:23:32-07:00">April 4th, 10:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-04T10:26:04-07:00">April 4th, 10:26am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets fans calling for the team to embrace tanking lineups received their wish on Thursday. Many questioned why it didn’t come sooner. Following two straight wins that cost the Nets fifth place in the <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/" rel="noopener">draft lottery standings</a>, the team held out Cam Johnson, Ziaire Williams and Jalen Wilson during a 105-90 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>Starting point guard D’Angelo Russell played just 12 minutes, with Brooklyn giving extended playing time to several G League call-ups.</p><p>“[The] number [reason] one is to give a look at these younger guys during an important part of the game where you can see how they handle it,” Fernandez said of Russell’s limited playing time. “But [D’Angelo] has been dealing with the ankle. And just trying to be smart with that, too. He’s been pretty sore, and I just don’t want to run it through the ground.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordi Fernandez on why D'Angelo Russell played 12 minutes tonight:</p><p>"Number one is to give a look at these younger guys during an important part of the game where you can see how they handle it. But yeah, he's been dealing with the ankle. Just trying to be smart with that, too." <a href="https://t.co/3Bl1LULUP5">pic.twitter.com/3Bl1LULUP5</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1907979339947180323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Russell was on Brooklyn’s injury report due to ankle soreness entering the matchup.</p><h2>Nets bench D’Angelo Russell, give extended minutes to several youngsters</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DAngelo-Russell.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nic Claxton, Trendon Watford and Keon Johnson were the only regular Nets rotation players to play extended minutes. Maxwell Lewis received his first NBA start, and recent G League call-ups Dariq Whitehead, Drew Timme, Tosan Evbuomwan and Reece Beekman played expanded roles.</p><p>Claxton posted a team-high 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting with six rebounds, five assists and two steals in 24 minutes.</p><p>Whitehead added 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three. The 2023 first-round pick has averaged 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 18.9 minutes per game over five outings since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-jordi-fernandez-reveals-expectations-dariq-whitehead-nba-call-up">being called up from the Long Island Nets</a>. He’s shot 23-of-52 (44.2 percent) from three but just 3-of-13 (23.1 percent) from two across 15 NBA appearances this season.</p><p>“Just do the right things. I’m sure me, as well as the coaching staff, know by now how talented I am offensively. I’m going to make shots,” Whitehead said of his mindset. “For me, it’s just doing the right things and earning the coach’s trust. Being in the right spots on defense, doing the right things. From there, I know everything else is going to take care of itself.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/dariq_whitehead?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dariq_whitehead</a> continues to let it fly with confidence from beyond the arc 🎯</p><p>17 PTS | 5-9 3FG</p><p>Shooting 44% from three in 15 NBA appearances this season. <a href="https://t.co/M2lgvckiDl">pic.twitter.com/M2lgvckiDl</a></p><p>— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1908203917508260166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Tosan Evbuomwan posted 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 6-of-11 shooting in a team-high 30 minutes. The two-way wing has not looked overmatched during his NBA opportunities this season, averaging 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 44/30/75 shooting splits in 23.7 minutes per game over 23 appearances.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/timberwolves-news-jordi-fernandez-reacts-anthony-edwards-injury-scare-after-collision">Anthony Edwards avoided an early injury scare</a> to lead the Timberwolves with 28 points, five rebounds and three assists on 10-of-15 shooting.</p><p>Following the loss, the Nets hold a three-game lead on the Toronto Raptors for sixth place in the draft lottery standings with five remaining. The sixth spot holds a 37.2 percent chance at a top-four pick and a nine percent chance at the No. 1 pick.</p><p>Brooklyn remains two games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the fifth lottery spot. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-hit-with-season-ending-finger-injury-diagnosis">The 76ers have lost 10 straight games</a> and shut down Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey for the remainder of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

D’Angelo Russell’s benching during Nets’ loss to Timberwolves explained by Jordi Fernandez

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/is-dangelo-russell-playing-tonight-nets-mavericks-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ D’Angelo Russell ruled out vs. Mavericks due to ankle injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nets-news-Is-DAngelo-Russell-playing-vs.-Knicks-Latest-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets’ D’Angelo Russell ruled out vs. Mavericks due to ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-23T21:00:08-07:00">March 23rd, 9:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-24T08:27:22-07:00">March 24th, 8:27am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets will be without their starting point guard when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. D’Angelo Russell has been ruled out for the matchup due to right ankle soreness.</p><p>It will mark <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-brooklyn-shorthanded-pacers-rematch-with-dangelo-russell-ziaire-williams-sidelined">Russell’s second consecutive absence</a> after he missed Saturday’s 108-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The veteran floor general missed five games after spraining his ankle in late November and has been managing the injury for the last month.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2>D’Angelo Russell injury status vs. Mavericks</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DAngelo-Russell-3.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Russell has averaged 13.8 points on 38/30/83 shooting splits with 5.8 assists and 2.0 turnovers per game over 25 appearances since joining the Nets in a midseason trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. Brooklyn is 9-13 in games he’s played at least 20 minutes.</p><p>Zaire Williams has been upgraded to available for Monday’s game after missing Saturday’s Pacers loss due to right hamstring tightness. The fourth-year forward turned in a career-best performance during Thursday’s 105-99 overtime loss at Indiana, posting 22 points while draining a career-high six three-pointers on 12 attempts.</p><p>The Nets have lost 13 of their last 15 games as they jockey for position in the draft lottery standings. Brooklyn is tied with the Philadelphia 76ers for the fifth-best lottery odds and one game ahead of the Toronto Raptors with 12 remaining.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Mavericks are fighting to qualify for the Western Conference play-in tournament. Dallas holds the same record as the Phoenix Suns, who are in 10th place by way of a tiebreaker. Jason Kidd’s squad has lost seven of its last nine games after losing Kyrie Irving to a torn ACL.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-anthony-davis-upgraded-injury-report-nets-clash">Mavericks upgraded Anthony Davis</a> to doubtful for Monday’s Nets matchup. Davis has been sidelined by an adductor injury since his Mavericks debut on Feb. 8.</p><h2><b>Nets injury report</b></h2><p>Reece Beekman: Out – G League – Two-Way</p><p>Tyson Etienne: Out – G League – Two-Way</p><p>Tisab Evbuomwan: Out – G League – Two-Way</p><p>De’Anthony Melton: Out – Left Knee; ACL Tear</p><p>D’Angelo Russell: Out – Right Ankle; Soreness</p><p>Cam Thomas: Out – Left Hamstring; Strain</p><p>Dariq Whitehead: Out – G League – On Assignment</p><p>Ziaire Williams: Available – Right Hamstring; Tightness</p><h2><b>Mavericks injury report</b></h2><p>Anthony Davis: Doubtful – Left Adductor; Strain</p><p>Dante Exum: Out – Left Hand; Fracture</p><p>Daniel Gafford: Out – Right Knee; Sprain</p><p>Kyrie Irving: Out – Left Knee; Sprain/ACL tear</p><p>Dereck Lively II: Out – Right Ankle; Stress fracture</p><p>Caleb Martin: Out – Right Hip; Strain</p><p>Olivier-Maxence Prosper: Out – Right Wrist; Surgery</p><p>Brandon Williams: Probable – Low Back; Tightness</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ D’Angelo Russell ruled out vs. Mavericks due to ankle injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-brooklyn-shorthanded-pacers-rematch-with-dangelo-russell-ziaire-williams-sidelined');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets shorthanded for Pacers rematch with D’Angelo Russell, Ziaire Williams sidelined');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Brooklyn-shorthanded-for-Pacers-rematch-with-DAngelo-Russell-Ziaire-Williams-sidelined.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets shorthanded for Pacers rematch with D’Angelo Russell, Ziaire Williams sidelined</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-22T10:46:04-07:00">March 22nd, 10:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-22T10:46:37-07:00">March 22nd, 10:46am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets will be without two starters during their rematch with the Indiana Pacers on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. D’Angelo Russell and Ziaire Williams <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-03-22_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">will be sidelined</a> for the matchup. Russell is dealing with right ankle soreness, while Williams has right hamstring tightness.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-lose-dangelo-russell-to-ankle-injury-during-loss-to-cavs">Russell missed five games due to a right ankle sprain</a> in late February and has been held out of several recent contests due to injury maintenance. Williams’ absence comes after he had a career night during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-jordi-fernandez-reacts-getting-hit-crossfire-during-trendon-watford-myles-turner-brawl">Thursday’s 105-99 overtime loss at Indiana</a>.</p><h2>Nets without D’Angelo Russell, Ziaire Williams for Pacers rematch</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DAngelo-Russell-1-brings-the-ball-up-court-against-the-Philadelphia-76ers.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Nets led by seven during the fourth quarter of Thursday’s loss. It marked the seventh time they’ve held a fourth-quarter lead in their last eight losses. They’ve <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-another-brooklyn-collapse-comes-with-silver-lining">led by seven or more</a> in the final period of four of those defeats.</p><p>Williams led Brooklyn with 22 points while draining a career-high six three-pointers on 12 attempts. Russell also posted 22 points on 7-of-22 shooting with six assists and one turnover. Benedict scored 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting to lead the Pacers with star guard Tyrese Haliburton sidelined.</p><p>The loss marked the Nets’ 12th in their previous 14 games as the NBA’s tank race heats up to close the season. Brooklyn is tied with the Philadelphia 76ers for fifth place in the draft lottery standings and one game ahead of the Toronto Raptors with 12 remaining.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Pacers are battling to secure the Eastern Conference’s fourth seed. Rick Carlile’s squad has won five of its last six games following a 7-8 stretch. Indiana holds a one-game lead on the Milwaukee Bucks and a two-game lead on the Detroit Pistons.</p><p>Haliburton is questionable for Saturday’s game. He’s missed the Pacers’ last three games due to lower back soreness.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets shorthanded for Pacers rematch with D’Angelo Russell, Ziaire Williams sidelined

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-brooklyn-shorthanded-hawks-with-dangelo-russell-sidelined');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets severely shorthanded for Hawks matchup with D’Angelo Russell sidelined');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nets-news-Is-DAngelo-Russell-playing-vs.-Knicks-Latest-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets severely shorthanded for Hawks matchup with D’Angelo Russell sidelined</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T10:37:20-07:00">March 16th, 10:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T10:45:18-07:00">March 16th, 10:45am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets will have a severe ball-handling deficit during Sunday’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-cam-thomas-expected-miss-remainder-season-due-to-hamstring-injury">Cam Thomas sidelined by a hamstring injury</a>, the team ruled out starting point guard D’Angelo Russell due to right ankle injury management. Brooklyn will be on the second night of a back-to-back after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-how-brooklyn-nearly-pulled-off-21-point-comeback-celtics">Saturday’s 115-113 loss to the Boston Celtics</a>.</p><p>Russell missed five games due to a right ankle sprain in late February. The Nets also rested him during a Mar. 11 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on the second night of a back-to-back.</p><p>Brooklyn has managed the loads of several key contributors in recent games as the draft lottery race heats up. The team announced on Saturday that Thomas will likely miss the remainder of the season. Nic Claxton (rest) and Trendon Watford (left hamstring injury management) also sat out the Celtics loss.</p><h2>Nets without D’Angelo Russell for Hawks matchup as tank race intensifies</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DAngelo-Russell-on-March-15-2025.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Russell and Thomas sidelined vs. Atlanta, Keon Johnson, Watford and Reece Beekman will assume the bulk of Brooklyn’s ball-handling responsibilities. Cam Johnson will also shoulder a heavy burden offensively after posting 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on 9-of-19 shooting vs. Boston.</p><p>The Nets have lost 10 of their last 11 games following a 7-2 stretch in February. Their recent struggles have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-another-brooklyn-collapse-comes-with-silver-lining">elevated them to fifth place in the draft lottery standings</a>, a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers and two games ahead of the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Philadelphia will face the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, while Toronto will host the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>Meanwhile, Brooklyn will face an uphill battle against an Atlanta squad that has won five of its last seven games. The Hawks are jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference play-in picture.</p><p>Clint Capela <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-03-16_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">is out</a> vs. the Nets due to family reasons. Caris LeVert is questionable with right knee soreness.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets severely shorthanded for Hawks matchup with D’Angelo Russell sidelined

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As there have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nba-rumors-why-dangelo-russell-wants-to-remain-with-brooklyn">rumors of Brooklyn Nets star D’Angelo Russell wanting to come back</a> to the team next season, he would double down on those sentiments Saturday. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-how-brooklyn-nearly-pulled-off-21-point-comeback-celtics">Nets almost beat the Boston Celtics</a> and pulled off an immaculate upset, Russell would speak about returning to the team, though it may not be his decision.</p><p>Russell returned to Brooklyn after being traded by the Los Angeles Lakers this season and though he’s on a team is towards the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, he wants to return. However, he would tell The New York Post that it might not be in his<a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/16/sports/dangelo-russell-discusses-his-future-and-if-it-will-be-with-nets/" rel="noopener"> “control”</a> to do so and also spoke about possibly entering free agency.</p><p>“I don’t think it’s in my control, to be honest,” Russell said. “I’ve been on the team before where everybody was free agents, too. So they’ve got the leverage, they’ve got the cards. If they decide to bring me back, cool. If not, we’ll figure it out.”</p><p>“Hope? Yeah. (But) I just want to be in the NBA,” Russell continued. “I don’t think I’ve ever been a free agent. I look back on it, I’ve never been. For me, it’s a weird feeling, but see how it goes. I signed an extension with the Lakers, two years — one-plus-one, player option. I just never hit (free agency). So I’m excited to see.”</p><h2><b>D’Angelo Russell has spoken about returning to Nets before</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DAngelo-Russell-on-March-15-2025.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-dangelo-russell-makes-traumatized-admission-about-time-with-lakers">Russell has spoken before about being “traumatized”</a> from his experience with the Lakers and seems to enjoy this current stint with the Nets, though winning has come as a luxury. The comments to The New York Post wouldn’t even be the first time <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/dangelo-russell-ive-been-on-so-many-different-teams-where-the-teams-not-a-priority/" rel="noopener">he’s shared his willingness to return</a> as he did the same to HoopsHype on March 11.</p><p>“Yeah. Why wouldn’t I? I keep seeing stuff coming out. I’ll tell you. Heck yeah,” Russell said about staying with Brooklyn. “I want to be wherever I’m at. I’m here. I love these guys. I appreciate this, and I would love to be back.”</p><p>So far in 23 games played with Brooklyn, he’s averaged 13.3 points, 5.7 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 38.3 percent from the field and 30.1 percent from deep.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ D’Angelo Russell makes ‘control’ admission about free agency

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