Previous to tipoff in opposition to the 76ers on Jan. 4, the Nets revealed that Cam Thomas suffered a brand new left hamstring pressure and could be reevaluated after their 10-day, six-game West Coast highway journey.
Of their first house recreation again at Barclays Heart on Tuesday night time in what was a 99-95 loss to the Knicks, the Nets had no main replace on their prime scorer, however mentioned Thomas has began “on-court activities” with “no contact,” per coach Jordi Fernandez.
“He’s done a great job and everything looks good,” Fernandez mentioned.
Thomas, who has been averaging a career-high 24.7 factors per recreation, first suffered a hamstring damage from a routine stepback in opposition to the Warriors on Nov. 25. It stored him out of 13 video games.
The 23-year-old returned solely to play two video games earlier than struggling the second hamstring damage on Jan. 2 in opposition to the Bucks. He has since missed 10 video games and the Nets have gone 1-9 in that span.
“I think it was discomfort,” Fernandez mentioned of the damage on Jan. 4. “As a result of in some unspecified time in the future, I can see the distinction between the primary half and second half, energy-wise and effectivity. However I may assume, ‘Well, you haven’t performed shortly, so, you understand, you’re not as contemporary,’ so I don’t know. I do not know, however, you understand, he did a great job getting again and being able to play.
“He started great, the two games. Orlando, and being able to get back, both games were very efficient in the first stint he played. And now this injury is — I feel for him, because obviously we want CT with us, and he was doing a great job scoring efficiently. And you know, day-to-day, we want to have him around, and we will have him around, it’s just not on the court. But we know he’ll be back soon.”
Mikal Bridges obtained a welcome again graphic as he was launched within the Knicks beginning lineup on Tuesday. It was his first recreation in Brooklyn after the blockbuster summer time commerce that despatched him to Manhattan.
Bridges scored 10 factors, which was a major dip from his 43 mixed factors in opposition to the Nets in back-to-back video games in November on the Backyard.
D’Angelo Russell, who was listed as questionable with left hamstring tightness damage administration, tallied 23 factors and 10 assists, which is his second 20/10 recreation of the season and his first within the Nets.
He additionally had a career-high-tying three blocked pictures.
Ben Simmons, who had been listed as possible to play, sat out with an sickness.
Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot damage restoration), Maxwell Lewis (left tibia fracture), Trendon Watford (left hamstring pressure) and Ziaire Williams (left ankle sprain) additionally didn’t play Tuesday.
