Nic Claxton made his return for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. He had missed nearly a month due to left hamstring soreness — an injury the Nets rookie suffered in his only appearance with Brooklyn’s G League team, the Long Island Nets.
Even though he is available again, that does not mean Claxton is logging significant minutes for Brooklyn. This is usually the case when both DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen are healthy. The rookie has only seen 1:31 of garbage time between the two games since he was cleared to play.
All of this led to Brooklyn’s decision on Friday. The team has assigned Claxton to Long Island.
In his six minutes of action with Long Island this season, Claxton scored four points on 2-for-5 shooting (0-1 from 3-point territory).
Brooklyn is back in action on Friday, while Long Island’s next game is on Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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