The Latest Breaking News from Jacque Vaughn

TORONTO — The Raptors weren’t coy about the script they planned to follow Wednesday evening — not that having only 10 available players is conducive to maintaining a sense of mystery, anyway. So, after seeing a depleted 76ers team beat the Nets behind offensive rebounding and second-chance points the day…

The short-handed 76ers spoiled Simmons's highly anticipated return to Philadelphia.

NEW YORK — First Ben Simmons forced the miss at the rim. Next he grabbed the defensive rebound and pushed the ball up court.

The Brooklyn superstar detailed that he had issue with the team’s approach to practice

NBA superstar Kevin Durant has claimed he has a closer relationship with new Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn than he did with former boss Steve Nash, who was fired amid a poor start to the season

If it was a question of whether or not the transformed Nets’ defense could hold up against a quality opponent, the answer is a resounding yes.

Irving is currently serving a suspension after initially refusing to apologize for sharing an antisemitic film on Twitter.

NEW YORK — Starting Nets center Nic Claxton joked that his shooting 3-pointers could provide the spacing needed to play more minutes together with Ben Simmons.

NEW YORK — There is momentum suggesting suspended Nets star Kyrie Irving could make his way back to the court soon — though not soon enough to rejoin the team during their upcoming four-game road trip.

NEW YORK — As Nets general manager Sean Marks told reporters he has yet to speak directly to star guard Kyrie Irving — only Irving’s representation — following the announcement of his minimum five-game suspension, a small group of Black Hebrew Israelites protested the suspension outside Barclays Center.

LOS ANGELES — Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said Wednesday that it is OK for activists to criticize Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving for actions that have been perceived as antisemitic.