Following his healthiest start to a season in years, Ben Simmons has recently struggled to stay on the floor. After missing the Brooklyn Nets' previous three games due to an illness, the team announced he was available for Saturday's Miami Heat matchup.
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The Brooklyn Nets are projected to select Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears sixth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, per Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman.
Former Boston Celtics forward Oshae Brissett is playing for the Long Island Nets, the G League affiliate for the Brooklyn Nets, after a long absence from the sport once he wasn't brought back by Boston in the 2024 NBA offseason.
The Brooklyn Nets retired Hall of Famer Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey on Saturday. "This is truly something my family and I will cherish forever," Carter said during a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. "It is an honor to be up there with you gentlemen. No. 15 Carter is going up there, but we’re going up there together," he added.
Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-97 on Saturday night. Nikola Jovic had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists,
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With or without Butler in the lineup, the turmoil has clearly impacted the Heat, though it’s even worse when he’s not on the floor. In his last three appearances, Miami is averaging 116 ppg on offense; in the last five games when Butler has been out, it has scored just 103.6 ppg.
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