The Latest Breaking News from Nets

NEW YORK — No wonder the Cavaliers want the Nets in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs this season.

National Basketball Players Association Vice President Jaylen Brown called the nature of the eight-game suspension the Nets handed Kyrie Irving in November “unjust,” and said it violated the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement.”

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to visit the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Tuesday night with both teams vying for playoff spots.

NEW YORK — The man was a Hall of Famer, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, a league MVP and a seven-time All-Star, but you are forgiven for remembering him primarily for a single iconic moment.

The Bucks still stand atop the league, but Joel Embiid has the 76ers right on their tails while the Celtics and Nuggets are sliding backward.

The Miami Heat accomplished something Sunday it hasn’t done enough this season: take care of business against an inferior opponent.

NEW YORK — For a moment late Sunday afternoon, Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center was alive.

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons has mutually parted ways with NBA icon LeBron James' agency, Klutch Sports, in a new twist to the Aussie's basketball career as he searches for a "fresh start"

The forward has been with the agency since 2016.

NEW YORK — If Nerlens Noel wasn’t the answer for Brooklyn’s backup center debacle, the Nets had better find another answer — and soon.

NEW YORK — As the Nets approach the final 10 games of their regular season, head coach Jacque Vaughn believes embattled star forward Ben Simmons will make a return from the combination of back and left knee soreness that has left him sidelined since the Feb. 19 NBA All-Star break.