The Brooklyn Nets (6-5) are in an interesting place as a franchise right now. Despite missing at least two starters for every game except the season opener on Oct. 25 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn has found a way to be one game over .500 despite being the underdog in most of its games so far this season.
With that being said, the Nets play the Miami Heat on Thursday for the second time this season after Brooklyn won a close one against the Heat earlier in the campaign. The Nets will be missing two players, guards Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas, for Thursday’s contest due to injuries.
While Thomas has an left ankle sprain that he could return from in the next week or two, Simmons’ injury situation remains troubling. After his left hip issue was initially reported as soreness, it became a contusion, and is now labeled as a nerve impingement in his lower back, different from the one that prematurely ended his 2022-23 season in March.
Without further ado, here are some other news surrounding the Nets heading into Thursday night’s game against the Heat: