News about Nic Claxton

Spencer Dinwiddie, Nic Claxton, and Cam Johnson, along with key reserve Dorian Finney-Smith, were among the starters with the Nets, although three of the players who did not debut appeared only played 12 minutes or less. 'Following an investigation, including review by an independent physician, the NBA determined that four Nets rotation players, who did not participate in the game could have played under the medical standard in the Player Participation Policy, which was adopted prior to this season, the NBA said in a statement shared on Thursday

Following the terror attacks in Hamas, Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton told reporters that he does not believe their preseason match against Israeli basketball team Maccabi Ra'anana should be played. After practice on Wednesday, Claxton said, "We feel for the players we're playing against." I'm not sure if we should be playing the game or not.' Personally, I don't think we should be playing the game. We feel sorry for them, and we'll go out there and do our jobs.'

Since each receiving flagrant fouls in Thursday's Game 3 victory, Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and James Harden seem to have escaped suspensions and will be available for Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. The embiid was suspended for a flagrant 1 but was able to continue in the game after celebrating Nets center Nic Claxton's in the groin, while Harden was banned from giving a flagrant 2 for giving a forearm to Royce O'Neale's midsection. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN has announced that the league is not going to investigate any more penalties against Philadelphia's top scorers this season.

Stephen A. Smith was ecstatic with NBA's decision to expulsion Sixers guard James Harden for a flagrant foul at a Brooklyn Nets-Philadelphia 76ers game on Thursday night. When he used his offhand to try and create space, Harden appeared to foul Nets forward Royce O'Neale. He was ejected after Harden struck his hand on O'Neale's groin. The bruin strike, according to NBA official Tony Brothers, was "too bad." Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers' center, was only suspended one foul for deliberately kicking Nets center Nic Claxton between the legs during the game.

After fouling him, Claxton had just dunked and Embarked the court. In Q1 of Thursday night's Game 3, Claxton stepped over Emiid, who kicked up his leg before players from both teams rushed in. Embiid received a flagrant foul 1 after a video review. An automatic removal would have been initiated by the more severe flagrant 2 incidents. Claxton was given a technical warning for stepping over Embiid.

Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-120 on Sunday after a late rally and another triple-double by Nikola Jokic. Nic Claxton had 20 points and Spencer Dinwiddie had 15 points each for Brooklyn, which has won five of its last six games. Even as they're still adjusting to their new team and teammates, Bridges and Dinwiddie, who were drafted in trades last month that led Kevin Durant to Phoenix and Kyrie Irving to Dallas, have played a major role in Brooklyn's revival.

According to reports, the Nets have signed veteran center Nerlens Noel to increase the team's frontcourt depth, though de facto Ben Simmons is out of action due to injury. Simmons has appeared in just 42 of 63 games this season, including knee injury, and has missed the last five games, even after the Nets went more than a week without playing during the All-Star break. Noel has joined the Nets following a buyout with the Pistons, and with the team being extremely thin behind center Nic Claxton.

Cam Thomas scored a career-high 44 points off the bench and the short-handed Brooklyn Nets surged from a 23-point deficit to stun the Washington Wizards 125-123 on Saturday night. Edmond Sumner set a personal record of 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets, who won their first comeback victory of the season and swept the regular-season series against the Wizards. After blowing a 20-point lead, Washington lost 124-116 on Friday night. According to ESPN Stats and Info, the Wizards became the first NBA team in the last 25 seasons to lose on consecutive days after going up by 20 or more points in each.

Center Nic Claxton talked to the Nets about the construction ahead of the Wizards' home matchup - in which Irving was ruled out due to 'calf soreness.' 'I was taking a nap,' he said. 'And I was in one of my group chats and I thought, 'Wow!' I was thrown off guard by this point. "It's what it is," says the narrator. We're just like everybody else,' Claxton said. We're caught off guard.'

These are only a few of the names against a young Indiana Pacers team on Saturday. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons are among the eight Nets players who will miss the primetime match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Seth Curry, Joe Harris, Nic Claxton, T.J. Warren, and Royce O'Neal will all be out for the Brooklyn franchise, despite ongoing injuries.

Kyrie Irving scored 19 of his 29 points in the third quarter, Nic Claxton had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-98 on Wednesday night. After winning 21 of the previous 25, Toronto held Kevin Durant to 12 points but lost to the Nets for the fifth time in seven meetings. Durant scored his 26,074th career point in the third quarter, defeating Kevin Garnett (26,071) for 18th position on the NBA's all-time list.

Kevin Durant scored 27 points, Seth Curry added 22, and the Brooklyn Nets broke free midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers by 110-95. Nic Claxton had 13 points and 14 rebounds as the Nets improved to 4-1 after Kyrie Irving was suspended by the team and will continue. Three of the four victories have taken place on the road. Five straight opponents have been held below 100 points.

Kevin Durant added 27 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Saturday night, raising to 2-0 after Kyrie Irving's suspension. Cam Thomas scored 21 points for the Nets, while Nic Claxton had 11 points and nine rebounds. Terry Rozier came back from a seven-game absence and led Charlotte by 25 points on six 3-pointers. P.J. The Hornets' defending champion Golden State Warriors' Sam Carter scored 18 points for Washington and Kelly Oubre Jr., who had four straight losses after defeating the defending champion Golden State Warriors.