The Nets will have their veteran point guard available for Tuesday’s play-in matchup against Cleveland. Goran Dragic has cleared the league’s health and safety protocols, Marc J. Spears of ESPN tweets. Dragic hasn’t played since March 31. Dragic’s backcourt partner, Seth Curry, will also play on Tuesday, Nick Friedell of ESPN tweets. Curry has been dealing with an ankle injury.
We have more from the Atlantic Division:
- Bruce Brown comes into the postseason in top form, Zach Braziller of the New York Post writes. Brown racked up 18 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four blocks in a key win over the Cavaliers on Friday. The Nets swingman followed that up with 21 points against Indiana. Brown has made 12 three-pointers in the last six games. “Just all mental for me,” he said. “Just having confidence to shoot the ball. I got a lot of reps up this summer and during the year.”
- Matisse Thybulle remains ineligible to play Games 3 and 4 in Toronto due to his vaccination status, Sixers coach Doc Rivers confirmed to ESPN’s Malika Andrews (Twitter link) and other media members. Thybulle explained why he decided not to get fully vaccinated to Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.com, among others, on Sunday. “I was raised in a holistic household, where anti-vax is not like a term that was ever used, it’s a weird term that has been kind of been thrown around to just label people,” Thybulle said. “We grew up with Chinese medicine and naturopathic doctors. Just with that upbringing, coming into the situation, I felt like I had a solid foundation of medical resources that could serve me beyond what this vaccine could do for me.”
- The Raptors have been thriving with an unusual rotation, using no true centers in the starting lineup and numerous big men off the bench, John Hollinger of The Athletic notes. They have a strong core group and can use their full mid-level exception this offseason for a guard to improve their depth in that area, Hollinger adds.
If we lose a game at home we are stuffed.
Going to be a long hard series and Embiid and Harden are going to have to ball out.
FVV’s health is gonna be huge. Philly not gonna be able to contain him at all if he’s near 100%. Toronto gonna control the boards too. Embiid & Harden are definitely gonna ball out like they always do but if Philly is last to every lose ball it won’t matter how gaudy those 2 guys #s are
Bruce Brown bouta get paid this summer
Durant will get his. I worry most about Brown… he gets them weird, additional, spontaneous scores that are hard to plan for.
Dude… you’ve gotta be bleepin me. You got shot 1. You could have just gone for the JNJ single shot.
Being from a household who firmly believes in and uses Chinese medicine I can say without a second thought and any doubt in my mind… you’re a Moron Tisse.
Not mad or angry, just disappointed. As an athlete you should be using every legal tool at your disposal to maintain a competitive edge. Watching the train wreck that was Kyrie torpedo the Nets seeding that also factored into Harden becoming your teammate should have been a light bulb moment for you to get the second dose.
If they lose the 1st round to the Raptors you’re the new Ben Simmons in the eyes of the fans. Good as gone. Sorry man.
He would have been ben simmons last year if it wasn’t for ben simmons
Please stop comments on this post.
Go back to baseball comments.
Or just ignore them?
The doctors, the science, the technologies behind the vaccines belong to the same field, the same practice as those who repairs torn ligaments and other injuries – which Thybulle wouldn’t have issues with.
Does “Chinese medicine” say to not take vaccines?— they’re taking them in China. What bull.
Matisse has made an impression. So, his work will be post-impressionist. Embrace the label.
Don’t always agree with Stephen A. Smith but he hit the nail on the head with his take on Thybulle.
I don’t agree with Thybulle’s point of view, but it is impossible for me to not respect someone who follows their believes & has the courage of their convictions!
Freedom over basketball any day of the week