Former Georgia basketball center Nic Claxton put up a career-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 17 minutes played as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 on Monday night.
Just last week, Claxton made his season debut after missing the Nets’ first 32 games due to knee tendinopathy, now, the Greenville, S.C., native is making a serious impact.
NIC CLAXTON HAVE A QUARTER 😱
13 points in the 2nd for @_claxton33!!! pic.twitter.com/KyL8L0u5Fo
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 2, 2021
Claxton followed Monday night’s career-best performance with another big game in a win versus the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
NIC CLAXTON GO AND GET IT pic.twitter.com/4y4PfJJb17
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 4, 2021
In just 16 minutes played, the Nets’ 2019 second-round pick put up 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and added eight rebounds.
Claxton’s efficiency of late is hard to ignore and it’s great to see the former Bulldog back in action after battling injuries the last two seasons.
In his time at Georgia (2017-2019), Claxton averaged 8.4 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game, while earning second team All-SEC honors in 2019, when he led the SEC in blocks (81) and blocks per game (2.5).
You can catch Claxton and the Nets next game at home on Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. versus the Boston Celtics.
