News about Royce O'Neale

According to sources, the Milwaukee Nets are being investigated by the NBA after fielding a thin roster for their latest match against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets rested four main players and pulled three others later in a humiliating 144-122 loss to the Bucks. Nicolas Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Cameron Johnson were all ruled out of Wednesday's game, but Mikal Bridges, Royce O'Neale, and Cam Thomas were all suspended after the first quarter.

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.

With the defense putting the emphasis on Kyrie Irving, Royce O'Neale had 28.5 seconds left, and the Nets capitalized on Golden State's third straight game squandering a double-digit lead, defeating the Warriors 120-116 on Sunday night. Even with star Kevin Durant on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury, O'Neale walked gingerly onto the podium with an ice bag around each knee and reiterated the soaring morale among the Brooklyn Nets. Stephen Curry and the defending NBA champions certainly won't hurt, even though it didn't hurt. 'Kyrie had been getting to the basket, hitting tough shots, and at that time, he drove, two people double-teamed, and I discovered me open,' O'Neale said. I just needed to have the confidence to knock it down.'

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Miami Heat 102-101 on Sunday night with Kyrie Irving scoring 29 points and Royce O'Neale hitting the game-winning shot. After rebounding an Irving 3-point miss, O'Neale scored the go-ahead basket on a putback with 3.2 seconds remaining. As time expired, Miami's Jimmy Butler missed a contested ride in the lane off the backboard. At the end of the game, the Heat wanted a foul on an O'Neale bump, but they didn't get one.

On Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102. Kevin Durant had 33 points and ten rebounds, while Kyrie Irving had 19 points, hitting a deep 3 with 44 seconds left to give the Nets a 106-100 lead and doom New Orleans to just its fifth home loss this season. T.J. Warren scored 15 points for Brooklyn and Royce O'Neale added 14, including a 3-pointer with 2:27 left, and Royce O'Neale added 14 points, with a 3-pointer with 2:27 left.

On Thursday night, Royce O'Neale scored on a tip-in to win a triple-double and bring the Brooklyn Nets a 109-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Kevin Durant led the Nets to 35 points, while O'Neale had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Yuta Watanabe poured 20 points off the bench, and Ben Simmons scored a season-high 15 points before fouling out with 24 seconds remaining. Damian Lillard had 25 points and 11 assists for Portland.

Steve Nash was suspended for the first time in his two-year coaching career and had to be retrained by his coaching staff after he protested against NBA officials in the Nets' loss to the Bucks on Wednesday night. Nash had four-and-a-half minutes to go before the third quarter with Brooklyn leading against Milwaukee, 66-66, after Giannis Antetokounmpo's left arm on an offensive possession for the Bucks. The Nets head coach exploded and was caught on camera saying, 'for what' before pointing to the referee, while his subordinates and small forward Royce O'Neale acted as peacemakers. Following Memphis' victory at the Barclays Center on Wednesday, Nash said postgame 'I was just standing up for our guys.'

Smith's review comes as LeBron James is said to be pressuring the Lakers to expand their current roster, with The Athletic stating that the team must trade for Nets guard Kyrie Irving. According to reports, James and the Lakers have agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension, but last year, the presence of the four-time MVP does not necessarily ensure success. Following a first-round bye the Suns last year, the Lakers missed the playoffs for the second time in James' four seasons.