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On Thursday night, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets will meet for the fourth and final time during the regular season. The last time the Sixers ...

Many expected Simmons to be absent for the matchup, but it seems he won't be out of sight entirely. On Thursday night, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets will meet for the fourth and final time during the regular season. When the two teams meet once again in South Philly on Thursday, Harden will don Sixers threads while Ben Simmons will be with his new teammates on the other end.

Kyrie Irving had one of the performances of the season for the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night in their win over the Charlotte Hornets.

This was a big win for the Nets, as the Hornets are one of their nearest rivals in the Eastern Conference playoff race. “He made great plays all over the floor. Not satisfied with just his 50 points, Irving chipped six assists and three rebounds to seal off a double-digit dub.

Kyrie Irving recorded the most efficient 50-point game in NBA history. But he's only eligible to play in five more games as the Nets fight for a playoff ...

But with Ben Simmons out indefinitely (back), and sharpshooter Joe Harris out for the season (ankle), Irving needs to be on the floor. * The Nets are 27-22 without him this season, in large part because James Harden was still on the team. * Irving’s 101.1% true shooting was the most efficient 50-point game in NBA history.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving reminded everyone just how lethal of a scorer he is on Tuesday night when he dropped 50 points in a win over the Charlotte ...

I told Seth, 'damn I didn't know he had it cooking like that.' I saw it in his eyes to start the game. That happened back in 2015 when he was still a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers and went 11-for-19 from beyond the arc in a 55-point performance in a win over the Portland Trail Blazers. In his previous four 50-point plus performances, Irving's needed an average of 31 shots to reach that benchmark, so his efficiency against the Hornets is astounding. "You just wanna really put your stamp on a game early and then be able to play the game the right way," Irving said after his stellar performance. The last time that happened was a season ago when he put up 40 points in a win over the Sacramento Kings while going 9-11 from deep. Irving went 5-of-7 from downtown and racked up 30 of his 50 points in the final two frames of action.

Ben Simmons will be on the bench, boos raining down from all corners of his old home.

Kyrie Irving had a huge game for the Brooklyn Nets in their win on Tuesday night in North Carolina against the Charlotte Hornets.

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The superstar point guard scored a season-high 50 points Tuesday night in Charlotte, lifting the previously slumping Brooklyn Nets to a 132-121 victory over the ...

“I looked up and he had 10 points and it felt like he had taken two shots.” … Those were really big shots he made in the second half, but overall he’s just an incredible player, shot maker.” “He’s incredible. “He made great plays all over the floor. Catch and shoot, off the dribble and got to the rim, too. “It was special,” Nets sharpshooter Seth Curry said of Irving’s effort.

With Ben Simmons return against the Sixers here, Nets talents Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant had no fear when talking...

Asked what type of environment he expects from one of the most notoriously ruthless fan bases next game, Irving added simply “lovely.” Next stop for the Nets, City of Brotherly and Sisterly love, hunting for another critical win on a national stage. “It’s a different situation ’cause I got to play and shut the people up every time I hit a jump shot, but Ben doesn’t have that opportunity right now,” Nets star Kevin Durant said, perhaps unaware of the joke he was walking into. It’s funny when you look at it in the big picture and you see what it really is but that’s just the sport we play that’s the profession we play, we’re in, got guys making $40m dollars a year you can take that… The majority of Sixer fans will probably just boo Simmons vociferously and let the Nets know they’re deliriously happy with James Harden. But Durant took another jab at heckling fans in Philly. “He’s gotta just sit there and just take of bunch of people just being childish throwing insults at his way because he didn’t want to play for them no more. But apart of their job is to be fans, be fanatics, be radical about the game, about their team. In fact, that Dubs squad won 73 games that season and although they failed to beat LeBron James and Kyrie Irving’s Cavaliers in the finals, Thunder fans felt a certain way about Durant’s big free agency move. He famously left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. At the time it was pretty shocking. His Nets teammate was cooking as Kyrie drained 9 of 12 triples to bury the Hornets and give Brooklyn a full game lead for that 8th seed. Kyrie Irving dropped 50 points on 19 shots in a massive win for the Brooklyn Nets, as they defeated LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets Monday. But now all eyes turn to the next game on the schedule. “The good thing about it is that we get a chance to perform and shut the people up. Intriguingly, and unlike recent games in Boston and Charlotte, Simmons will be on the sidelines.

“Damn,” Durant replied. “I didn't know he had it cooking like that.” The Hornets, however, were well aware of what Irving was doing. “He was ...

“He was special tonight. He made tough shots. “He was special tonight.

With the much-hyped return of Nets star Ben Simmons to Philadelphia, Kevin Durant talked about his teammate's big night and what he expects from Sixers fans ...

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Kevin Durant says Nets vs. 76ers isn't a rivalry — even though his former co-star James Harden forced a trade from Brooklyn to Philly less than a month ago.

That means that 76ers fans will surely be vocal in welcoming back the former No. 1 overall pick, who didn't play for the 76ers all season before his eventual ...

He'll be fine," Nash said on Tuesday about Simmons' return, per ESPN's Nick Friedell. "He wants to be there on the bench with his teammates." For all of the criticism of his public persona, Durant has seemed to embrace an adversarial relationship with fans. But at the end of the day, we realize that life is amazing, we play the game of basketball for a living, and a little bit of trash talk is what it is. While Simmons' situation is different from Durant's departure from OKC, he would be wise to learn from Durant who is one of the few stars who know what it's like to stand in Simmons' shoes. Part of the experience of coming to an NBA game is to heckle — some people don’t even enjoy basketball, their lives are s----y that they just get to aim it at other people, so it’s easy to kinda get that release at a basketball game. That means that 76ers fans will surely be vocal in welcoming back the former No. 1 overall pick, who didn't play for the 76ers all season before his eventual trade to the Nets.

Love him or hate him, Kyrie Irving is one of the best scorers on the planet. He showcased his talents by breaking a Brooklyn Nets record.

This isn’t an ideal situation for the Nets, but they are still in a position to make a run in the playoffs. This seems like a significant step that signals Simmons is almost ready to return to the court. The teams in that 7-8 range would only need to win once in two games to lock up a playoff spot. The Nets needed this game in a big way. Teams that fall to that spot would need to win two play-in games to secure the eighth seed. The Charlotte Hornets are going to have nightmares of Kyrie Irving for the next few weeks.

Shaq doesn't think the Miami Heat would be scared at all of a first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets finally looked dominant again in their 132-121 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, with Irving going for a historic 50 points on 15-of-19 shooting. If the Nets wound up getting the eighth seed, there’s a decent chance they’d wind up playing the Miami Heat, who have a three-game lead for the No. 1 seed in the East. The loser would then face the winner of the 9-10 matchup for the No. 8 seed.

Kyrie Irving used torrid shooting to compile a season-high 50 points as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 132-121 on Tuesday night...

CJ McCollum had 32 points and 11 assists to lead the Pelicans in the absence of Brandon Ingram, who was sidelined by a sore hamstring. The Magic also played without Jalen Suggs, who missed his second straight game with a sprained right ankle. Ayton had a double-double by halftime as the Suns took a 53-43 lead. Goga Bitadze added 15 points and nine rebounds, and Jalen Smith and Duane Washington Jr. also scored 15 points each. Rookie Evan Mobley, making the start at center with Jarrett Allen sidelined with a fractured finger, added 22 points, 12 rebounds and five steals. The Nets snapped a four-game losing streak largely because of Irving, who shot 15-for-19 from the field, including 9-for-12 on 3-point attempts.

Kevin Durant simply began clapping when asked about teammate Kyrie Irving's 50-point performance Tuesday night.

"It makes for good stories, it makes for good narratives and good build up for our league. Nets: Durant was assessed a technical foul in the third quarter for pushing Rozier while trying to free himself up for an inbounds pass. It's never too personal, but we understand as competitors we want to win the game. "He made tough shots," Hornets coach James Borrego said. ... Those were really big shots he made in the second half, but overall he’s just an incredible player, shot maker." ... Montrezl Harrell was assessed a technical foul when he shoved Nic Claxton. "It was special," Seth Curry said. "I’m not saying the other nights didn’t feel like that, but you have to go into that deep place where you aren’t distracted by anything that is going on." "He’s incredible. But Irving, as he'd done throughout the second half, thwarted the rally by knocking down a jumper. He also was 11 of 13 from the line. The Hornets didn't help themselves, repeatedly committing turnovers with lazy passes, including two by Ball on back-to-back possessions.

This one is personal. “It's going to be loud,” Nets All-Star Kevin Durant said. “I'm sure Philly fans and people watching the game and media think this is ...