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Doc Rivers on what Nets’ Big 3 can learn from his old Celtics Big 3

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers had some words of advice for the Brooklyn Nets after Monday’s preseason game.

The Brooklyn Nets suffered a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason opener, but 76ers head coach Doc Rivers talked about how Brooklyn can handle their ‘Big 3’.

After a long offseason with quite a lot of stresses around the roster, it’s safe to say that the league is uncertain about the Nets maintaining their Big 3 but Rivers had some advice for the franchise.

“It’s just roles. It really is and as easy as it sounds, it’s extremely hard to do. It really is. I would say with Ben it may be easier because you know what he wants to do as far as more of a passer, defender, rebounder, run the floor, when you have three guys that wanna score the ball and need the ball, that’s when it becomes way more difficult. Listen, it’s what we talked about, you gotta have the right guys. The guys that wanna sacrifice. If everybody still wants their amount of shots they’ve had wherever they’ve been, then you bring them all together.”

If Kevin, Ray, Paul wanted that, there’s just no way you’re gonna win. You hope to get them at the right time and you get them to see the value of sacrifice because it usually equates to winning. I use Steph as a role model. I think he gave up 47% of his time with the ball in the year before when he won MVP and a championship, it’s a pretty good model to use. Now, very few people are running around like him, but you still use it.”

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WATCH: Jason Richardson fills up the highlight reel

Jason Richardson is still creating insane highlight reels:

Jason Richardson was a star during his time at Michigan State. A high flier, and a high-energy player that thrived under Tom Izzo’s system, eventually leading to a national championship. Following his time in East Lansing, Richardson played 14 seasons in the NBA, showing off his high-flying ability there.

Now, Richardson is retired from playing in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean he still isn’t playing hoops. Richardson is now playing in the Big 3, 3-on-3 basketball league that features many former pro players.

Check out Richardson’s latest highlight reel:

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Several former Lakers to play in new Big 3 season

The Big 3 is coming back, and several former Los Angeles Lakers players are playing.

After a year of not playing because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Big 3 is returning in July with a stacked group of players and coaches.

The Big 3, founded by Ice Cube in 2017, is a 3-on-3 competition where former basketball players compete in a half-court-only game.

The league comprises 12 teams that mostly have five players, each led by a head coach.

To prepare for next season, the league conducted a draft to finalize rosters, which included several players who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Players like Metta World Peace, Jodie Meeks, Nick Young, Earl Clark, Jordan Hill and Shannon Brown are some previous Lakers participating this season.

Michael Cooper, who was a Hall of Fame finalist this year, is also participating as a head coach of team 3’s Company.

Here’s the full roster comprising various coaches, captains, co-captains and draftees, via Big 3:

The new season tips off July 10 and will last 10 weeks until Sept. 4. The final week is when the championship game will be held.

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James Harden on when the Nets’ Big 3 could return to action

The Nets’ Big 3 hasn’t played together for a while, but they could be at full strength again soon.

James Harden’s big night headlined all things for the Nets on Friday. However, there was one thing that the Beard touched on during the postgame press conference that turned heads. According to Harden, the Big 3 could be back in action sooner than later.

“Hopefully he (Kyrie Irving) gets back this week and Kevin (Durant) as well — I think we have 25 or 26 or something like that games left so you know this postseason is coming up very soon so the quicker we can get guys healthy and on the floor we can figure it out. We can watch film and learn on the fly because there’s really no practice time and the better off we’ll be. So we expect to get those guys back this week and we can’t wait!”

The Nets are missing key players that help amplify what the Nets have going on here so just hearing Harden say that the team expects to get those guys back this week is a relief for the players that have been holding it down with their absence. More importantly, it’s a relief for fans who have been waiting ever so patiently for the Big 3 to finally return to the court.

Scary Hours are about to be in full session again, buckle up.

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Snapshot: A look back at Joe Johnson, the ultimate isolation scorer

Former Brooklyn Nets wing Joe Johnson is one of the most talented scorers of his era.

Like all good scorers, Joe Johnson had a methodical and purposeful cadence to his dribble.

Johnson was going to get to his spots more times than not because of that steady dribble. Aptly nicknamed “Iso Joe,” Johnson is one of the most talented scorers of his generation. He is one of 46 players in the 20,000-point club, ranking 43rd in NBA history for career points (20,405).

He played 17 NBA seasons, and though his best years were with the Atlanta Hawks, Johnson maintained his scoring ability with the Brooklyn Nets.

Johnson started his career with the Nets in 2012, as he was traded to the team from the Hawks before the 2012-13 season.

During his tenure in Brooklyn, Johnson displayed his scoring prowess, averaging 14.7 points per game and shooting 37.8% from the 3-point line.

A seven-time All-Star, Johnson earned one of his All-Star appearances during the 2013-14 season, his second with the Nets. That season he scored 15.8 points per game and shot 40.1% from the 3-point line, the third-highest percentage of his career.

The rhythm Johnson played with was necessary for his success as a scorer. A quality shooter, he could make shots from deep. He could drive to the hoop and finish at the rim.

One of his biggest assets was his ability to score in the midrange. According to Basketball Reference, Johnson shot 42.7% on shots 10-16 from the hoop during his career.

Johnson experienced more team success with the Hawks, going to the playoffs five times with the franchise. While with the Nets, he went to the playoffs three times. He made it as far as the second round in 2014, as the Nets lost to the Miami Heat in five games.

Johnson averaged a playoff career-high during that postseason, scoring 21.2 points per game and shooting 41.5% from deep. He shot a playoff career-high 53.3% from the field.

Though he finished his NBA career ringless, Johnson had a remarkable second act with Ice Cube’s Big 3 league. As the leader of the Triplets, Johnson won a Big 3 championship in 2019. During that season, Johnson averaged a league-high 21.9 points per game.

As one of the top scorers of his era, Johnson has a resume that could lead him to the Hall of Fame. He averaged at least 20 points a game for five straight seasons, and he also ranks sixth on the Hawks’ all-time leading scorers list.

Johnson will always be remembered as “Iso Joe,” the player who could get a bucket in seemingly any situation.

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The Big 3 is already changing its schedule because of the coronavirus

This is how you get ahead of things.

The Big 3 basketball season doesn’t start for another three months, but it’s safe to assume that being proactive is better than being reactive in the middle of a global pandemic.

That’s why the Big 3 is already adjusting its schedule because of the coronavirus. They’re attempting to create as safe an environment as possible for players to play in while still allowing fans to watch the games.

For six weeks starting from July 11 to August 15, the league will play all of its games in a controlled “non-arena” venue out of Los Angeles every Saturday.

No idea what a non-arena venue is, but if it keeps people safer? Cool.

The odd part is that they’ll keep the first two weekends of June 20 and 27 as well as the playoffs on August 22 on the road and open to the public. They already sold tickets for those dates.

The LA venue is being used as a contingency plan for those dates if things get worse — hopefully, by then, they’re not.

It’s a tough position to be in as an upstart league — they’ve got to make money to keep the thing going but also have to keep fans and players safe. It’s not a position I envy at all.

Hopefully, by then, there’s a better understanding of this virus and how to get rid of it.