During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Johnson wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 6.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
Chet Holmgren scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who rallied from an 18-point deficit and pulled away for a 129-121 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in New York.
The Oklahoma City Thunder mounted an 18-point comeback in their 129-121 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. They avoided disaster with a second straight bad defeat. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points,
Shaedon Sharpe has been one of the NBA's most gifted young dunk artists since he was selected seventh overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2022 NBA draft. But he reached a new level on Wednesday night — possibly literally.
The Nets announced on Saturday that Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford are out for Saturday's game at the Detroit Pistons for the second night of a back-to-back. Both players are listed as dealing with left hamstring injury management,
The Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Nets on Wednesday.
Jordan Poole scored 26 points, including a couple of crucial jumpers late as the Washington Wizards snapped their six-game losing streak with a 107-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Washington trailed 97-96 before going on a 7-0 run that included a 3-pointer and a long 2 by Poole.
Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton has been suspended for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after getting a flagrant 1 foul vs. Wiz.
The Nets were within six at the start of the fourth, but Cunningham scored six points in a 16-6 run that made it 95-81 with 7:33 left. Nets: PG Killian Hayes played the first four years of his career with the Pistons before being waived in February 2024.