The Nets are facing their toughest test of the year just as they’re getting to be their healthiest this season.
The Nets tip off a road trip Friday at reigning champion Boston, and both Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton practiced on Wednesday afternoon. Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons celebrates with forward Noah Clowney in the second half against the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Brooklyn, NY.Simmons has been starting at center in lieu of Claxton but isn’t playing both ends of back-to-backs, so he was rested Monday and Oct. 29 against Denver.
“The rest of the guys, everybody is pretty much the same. With Trendon, we’ll know soon, probably . But he’ll be back soon,” Fernandez said.Injured Day’Ron Sharpe, who turned 23 on Wednesday, was on the court as practice wound down working with assistant Juwan Howard.“He’s great. His spirits are up,” Cam Johnson said of Sharpe. “He’s working hard and getting ready to get back.”The backup center has a strained left hamstring and the Nets said on Oct. 7 that he’d be evaluated in six weeks.
“No update,” Fernandez said. “He’s in a very good place. He’s a happy person. He works hard. That’s what I can tell you about him. So it’s good to have his energy, because even though he is not participating with the group the whole time, he brings that energy. When we to win, he brought it. He spoke in front of the team. That is important for us. His voice. His good energy.”
The Nets offered no clarity on second-year big man Noah Clowney, who sat out Monday with a hip injury. “No update. Yeah, he’s good,” Fernandez said. “I mean, I think that our update was that the MRI was clean and he was dealing with soreness so that’s what it was.”But he has poured in 20.0 points on 53.7 percent shooting in his past three, driving to the rim harder than he has at any point consistently since arriving in Brooklyn.
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