Game Time: 7:30 PM EDT on Monday March 21, 2022
Utah Jazz 0, Brooklyn Nets 0 (7:30 pm ET)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Utah Jazz @utahjazz
Mike’s back 🏔
#StartingLineup | @Zionsbank pic.twitter.com/4B9X2ZHdRw – 7:31 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
With each passing day, it becomes more and more difficult to believe Ben Simmons will play a second in a Nets jersey this season.
The Nets have not been forthcoming about Simmons, who is nursing a herniated disk, received an epidural & has no return date
nydailynews.com//sports/basket… – 7:30 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
M3️⃣LO 👌
@LaMelo Ball | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/hU5GhV27OY – 7:25 PM
David Locke @DLocke09
Being in arenas is so great. Incredible pre-game tonight. Long conversation with Kyle Korver. Nash and Snyder pressers. Watched Kevin Durant’s unreal warmup. Said hi to Ally Love (Peloton people understand) talked with NBA people. Now let’s have a great time on the radio. – 7:19 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
All love for the birthday guy! 💜✈️
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/rtXRdWEhIl – 7:15 PM
Udoka added that he doesn’t expect Williams to miss more than one game – an important note considering that the Celtics host Rudy Gobert and the Jazz Wednesday. – 7:15 PM Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets starters vs. Utah: Dragic, Curry, Durant, Brown and Claxton.
This is Brooklyn’s 40th starting lineup of the season.
Nic Claxton will make his 19th start of the season and his first since the Nets’ last game against Utah (2/4/22). – 7:12 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Welcome back @Devonte Graham!
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/VkdZMYQd0i – 7:09 PM
The Nets’ Starters vs. the Jazz:
🐲Goran Dragic
💦Seth Curry
🔒Bruce Brown
💲Kevin Durant
📈Nic Claxton – 7:01 PM Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Starting 5⃣ vs. Utah pic.twitter.com/NgfoYWdv0y – 7:00 PM
Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Birthday Energy for Sky Miles ⚡️
Let’s go!
📍 – 🏠
⏰ – 7PM EST
📺 – @HornetsOnBally
📻 – @WFNZ 610 AM/92.7 FM pic.twitter.com/8gtq3b0n3c – 6:58 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Ben Simmons injury update: Nets star received an epidural to relieve pain from herniated disc in back
cbssports.com/nba/news/ben-s… – 6:55 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Game day drip💧
#ULTRADrip | @MichelobULTRA pic.twitter.com/3pamTcUDqR – 6:50 PM
First 🖐️ on the floor!
https://t.co/ogyvkEMqyP | @CrumblCookies pic.twitter.com/Df1EB7ZUMT – 6:47 PM
Big city steppin’ 👟
#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/LMadjF7D0a – 6:46 PM
Nets rule Goran Dragić in and Andre Drummond out of tonight’s game. – 6:40 PM Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Goran Dragic has been upgraded to AVAILABLE. Andre Drummond is out though. – 6:33 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Goran Dragic will play tonight, the Nets announced. – 6:33 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz
What would you say are Don’s Top 5 Dunks this season? 🤔
📺 Jazz Pregame Show at 5:00 PM on @ATTSportsNetRM pic.twitter.com/SVtA8HXp6H – 6:28 PM
⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/4uB7AIrwKk – 6:21 PM
Nets on the road this season:
118.0 ORtg
115.5 PPG
48.7 FG%
39.2 3P%
55.8 eFG%
59.2 TS%
All those stats would rank 1st in the NBA. pic.twitter.com/LRlNLQC2D8 – 6:19 PM
Steve Nash confirms that Ben Simmons has a herniated disc in his back. Says it’s a previous injury that flared up. Says there isn’t a point in the season that he’d consider too late to bring him back. – 6:01 PM Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Steve Nash also says,
“It’d be nice to have Andre (Drummond) — But we don’t.” – 5:56 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
INJURY REPORT vs NOP
Gordon Hayward (L Ankle) is out.
#AllFly | @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/SPhQH3xoCo – 5:56 PM
Steve Nash says,
“Patty (Mills) is going through a tough stretch — The game is not as clear for him as it normally is … He’ll come out of it.” – 5:55 PM Dave Early @DavidEarly
Steve Nash says he thinks there was some relief for Ben Simmons after the epidural. But was careful to say he isn’t sure. Adds his understanding is Simmons trained hard for 5-6 months, 5-6 days per week on court until this flare up.
Doesn’t think surgery has been discussed. – 5:55 PM Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash said Ben Simmons has some relief from the epidural, but said he’s not in the clear still. – 5:54 PM Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs
Only 3 players in the league are averaging at least 15 PPG, 8 RPG, 1.5 BPG and a .500 FG% this season
– Rudy Gobert
– Anthony Davis
– Evan Mobley
#MobleyMonday | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/7X0rucRkF4 – 5:53 PM
Gilbert Arenas blasts the #76ers for their handling of the Ben Simmons situation.
#NBA
sportscasting.com/gilbert-arenas… – 5:52 PM Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Steve Nash admits when Kevin Durant was out the Nets suffered. – 5:51 PM Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
Nash says Simmons has a herniated disc in his back. Nash is still optimistic that Simmons plays at some point this year — but the Nets are running out of time. – 5:50 PM Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash said Goran Dragic is a game-time decision. Said he took a fall against Portland, which caused him to push his morning pregame session back to see how he was feeling. Nash said he’s not sure if Drummond travels to Memphis, said he hopes he passes his illness quickly. – 5:50 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Steve Nash confirms reports of Ben Simmons having a herniated disc. Nash says the hernia is why he got the epidural and he is still optimistic that Simmons will return this season. – 5:50 PM Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Steve Nash feels optimistic in Ben Simmons returning this season. – 5:50 PM Dave Early @DavidEarly
Steve Nash confirmed Ben Simmons has a herniated disc. He says it goes back a couple years. He still has high hopes for Simmons to return. – 5:49 PM Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash said Ben Simmons got the epidural for the herniated disc @Shams Charania reported on this morning. Said he had it a few years ago in Philly, but isn’t sure when the Nets staff recognized it had returned. – 5:49 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Trent Forrest is AVAILABLE for the Jazz vs. Brooklyn tonight – 5:49 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Trent Forrest is officially available tonight for the @Utah Jazz. – 5:48 PM Dave Early @DavidEarly
Steve Nash says that he thinks Goran Dragic fell in the last game. That’s how he got a sore knee. – 5:48 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Trent Forrest is available to play tonight – 5:48 PM Dave Early @DavidEarly
Steve Nash praises Nic Claxton, his ability to guard almost each position. – 5:48 PM Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
Nash doesn’t sound optimistic that Andre Drummond will play tonight. The Nets say he’s doubtful vs. Jazz with a non-COVID illness. – 5:47 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Trent Forrest has been upgraded to available, in line to play vs. BKN. – 5:47 PM Dave Early @DavidEarly
Nets say Andre Drummond is doubtful vs. Jazz with a non Covid illness – 5:42 PM Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets list Andre Drummond as doubtful for tonight’s game due to a non-COVID illness. – 5:40 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Nets say Andre Drummond is doubtful tonight vs UTAH due to a non-COVID illness. – 5:40 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Andre Drummond is now doubtful to play against the Jazz tonight with a non-COVID related illness. #NetsWorld – 5:40 PM The Ringer @ringernba
💯 Trae Young’s supremacy in Atlanta
💯 Kyrie Irving’s impact on the Nets this season
💯 Some love for #AbbottElementary
#RealOnes with @Logan Murdock and @rembert: open.spotify.com/episode/6h19Og… – 5:37 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz
🎧| Previewing the brutal Eastern Conference with @ESPN’s @Nick Friedell on today’s #RoundballRoundup ⤵️ – 5:16 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Coach JB is LIVE from the Hive! 🎙 #NOPvsCHA twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:16 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
From earlier: Donovan Mitchell spoke to RJ Barrett on the court after Utah beat NYK Sunday at MSG. He’s impressed by the 21-year-old. “The biggest thing with him, you see his growth as a playmaker,” Mitchell said. “….You see it on a night-to-night basis.” sny.tv/articles/donov… – 4:29 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz
And it’s not over yet 🕷
#ByTheNumbers | @Qualtrics pic.twitter.com/NrK46n2MsV – 4:08 PM
Been traveling so much that my latest This Week In Basketball column got bumped all the way to Monday for the first time in Substack history.
The good news? There’s LOTS here starting with persistent league chatter about Jazz coach Quin Snyder’s future: marcstein.substack.com/p/jazzman-in-d… – 3:57 PM Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Jayson Tatum chosen NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
Interesting to note Jaylen Brown was among the nominees, with Kevin Durant, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro and Pascal Siakam.
Wonder how often two players from the same team get close in the same week. Says something. – 3:47 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
The count is up to 58 dunks so far this month! 🤯
Help us & @FoodLion continue to Dunk Hunger and enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to a Hornets game here: https://t.co/ydFjMZaJhQ
*No purchase required. See terms & conditions. pic.twitter.com/4oPytTcCKt – 3:45 PM
Nets 🤝 @SueTsai
As part of our Women’s Impact Night celebration at Barclays tonight, stop by section 23 to check out Sue’s The World Is Her Canvas activation and some exclusive merch!
#WomensHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/Xpoey7Byjj – 3:05 PM
Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 2018, the @Charlotte Hornets Dwight Howard had 32 points and 30 rebounds in a 111-105 win over the Nets.
The only player in NBA history to record at least 30p/30r in a game at an older age than Howard (32 years, 103 days) is Wilt Chamberlain (3x). pic.twitter.com/r27KKj5Y3g – 3:01 PM
Let’s start the week off right. 💯
#AllFly | @LendingTree pic.twitter.com/DFXKNUL5W6 – 2:45 PM
Rank the Jazz forwards this year, what do you think the pecking order should be?
In no order:
Bojan Bogdanovic
Royce O’Neale
Rudy Gay
Eric Paschall
Juancho Hernangomez – 2:37 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz
Back at it in Brooklyn 🚊
⏰ 5:30 PM MT
📺 @ATTSportsNetRM
📻 @ZoneSportsNet
#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/MaTPSjaOxC – 2:28 PM
Tune in tonight at 6:30 PM ET on @NBATV 🕷🔑 pic.twitter.com/8jvkORTvQY – 2:19 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Donovan Mitchell ended his post-game press conference at MSG last night by saying “Let’s go Mets” as he put the mic down. I should have asked him a follow up about Showalter and Scherzer. – 2:08 PM Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
We’re giving away 2 tickets to Grizzlies vs. Nets on 3/23.
To enter, RT this + follow us and @WynnBET pic.twitter.com/GGSSni3e2K – 2:00 PM
Getting better together 📈 pic.twitter.com/c60jQwRCxE – 1:58 PM
Kevin Durant sees big title window if #Nets‘ season goes up in smoke nypost.com/2022/03/21/kev… via @nypostsports teammate @MarkWSanchez – 1:56 PM Charlotte Hornets @hornets
It’s all about that rhythm.
#AllFly | @GEICO pic.twitter.com/cmdsqrmoA3 – 1:37 PM
Since Kevin Durant returned on 3/13 the Nets offense is soaring
122.5 offensive rating
53.3% FG
42% 3pt shooting
+11 differential – 1:31 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
In previous seasons, and even parts of this season, Donovan Mitchell was a shooting guard playing point guard. In the last month, he’s been a point guard playing point guard. I explain how and why, in the story here – theathletic.com/3199159/2022/0… – 1:31 PM
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