LOS ANGELES — The Nets are nonetheless winless this season with out Cam Johnson, falling to 0-9 with out their floor-spacing ahead after Friday’s 102-101 loss to the Lakers.
It stays to be seen if Johnson — who missed a second straight sport with a sprained proper ankle — will probably be again Sunday at Oklahoma Metropolis to finish this marathon six-game Western Convention highway trek.
“Yeah, it’s too early right now,” Jordi Fernandez stated. “We do a great job with trying to get healthy and working every day and being around with a group. That’s what we value the most is his energy, his voice right now. And right now, there’s no reason why we should make a decision, right? We want all our guys to be 100 percent healthy to come back, and whenever the time comes, we’ll make a decision.”
The Nets additionally worth Johnson’s capturing, although they did go 17-of-38 from deep towards the Lakers.
Bojan Bogdanovic, Cam Thomas, DeAnthony Melton, Maxwell Lewis, and Trendon Watford have been out. Dariq Whitehead was with G League Lengthy Island.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis was downgraded from possible to questionable to out in a matter of minutes with plantar fasciitis.
LeBron James was obtainable and had 29 factors.
Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wooden, Jalen Hood-Schifino and ex-Web Dorian Finney-Smith have been all out. The latter was out for a joyous event, the start of his son.
Ziaire Williams had 15 factors and continues to rediscover his capturing stroke.
He additionally met up with outdated pal Bronny James and exchanged jerseys together with his ex-Sierra Canyon (HS) teammate.
“I got his jersey. That’s my brother for life,” stated Williams, who referred to as dealing with Bronny’s well-known father LeBron ‘an honor.’ “Shout out Bron. It’s really cool, man. It’s cool for sure.”
The Empire State Constructing will honor Vince Carter’s jersey retirement on Jan. 25 by being lit within the Nets’ outdated purple, white and blue colours together with his No. 15 rotating on the constructing’s spire.
The Lengthy Island Nets signed ex-Celtic Oshea Brissett, in line with Bobby Manning.
The ahead was in camp this summer season with Staff Canada, coached by Fernandez.
Williams and D’Angelo Russell got here again to Los Angeles with the Nets and spoke concerning the horrific wildfires which have killed 27 and left 82,000 nonetheless evacuated.
“It’s pretty sad. Obviously the world, some stuff happens that you can’t really control,” stated Russell, a two-time former Laker. “So knowing how blessed we are and knowing we can’t take life for granted. We could be gone just like that. And, prayers to everybody that was involved.”
“I haven’t got a chance to really see the areas affected by the fires, but definitely praying for all the families affected and just hoping they just use this as a time to just stay close together, stay with the fam a lot, and just pray,” Williams stated. “Everything happens for a reason and sometimes you don’t understand why. But hopefully everybody’s just happy and healthy with their families and safe.”
