The Brooklyn Nets are back and looking to erase the first half of the season out of their minds, specifically a franchise-altering defeat they suffered right before the break. Oh yeah, and there’s a new interim head coach at the helm. Let’s see if that changes anything.
WHO: Brooklyn Nets (21-33) at Toronto Raptors (19-36)
WHEN: 7:00 PM ET
WHERE: YES Network (TV); WFAN-FM (Radio)
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From our Game Preview...
Injuries: Only Dariq Whitehead is out. Everybody else is good to go. The newest Net, Jaylen Martin, signed to a two-way Wednesday, will be with Long Island.
All clear for the Raps.
The Game: For the rest of the Nets that remain, the final 28 games will be a test of their togetherness, continuity, and professionalism. When someone gets fired because you couldn’t succeed and deliver results, it forces you to take a look in the mirror and wonder where things went wrong. A loss like the ones the Nets took in Boston is disgraceful and something that should never happen for a professional team. If they want to salvage this season and not fall further behind their peers in New York City sports, they need to get their act together immediately.
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