Tag: Day’Ron Sharpe

Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe has hyperextended left knee; to be re-evaluated in 2 weeks

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Tuesday that center Day’Ron Sharpe has a hyperextended left knee. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

The Brooklyn Nets are in a tough spot as they will have to find a way to start stringing together some wins soon if they want to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Unfortunately for Brooklyn, they will be trying to do so without one of their breakout players for the time being.

The Nets announced on Tuesday that center Day’Ron Sharpe, who suffered a left knee injury in Sunday’s 134-127 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, has been diagnosed with a hyperextended left knee. Sharpe suffered his knee injury while defending Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant’s drive to the rim, but had a player fall into his knee in the process.

Once Sharpe went down, he tried to get back up, but was unable to and asked the medical staff to come to where he was on the court to help him up. It was unknown how bad the injury at first because Sharpe needed him to get from the court to the locker room and looked like he was unable to put any weight on his left leg.

Sharpe’s injury happened with a little over three minutes left in the fourth quarter and he was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the game a few minutes after that as the game went into overtime.

Brooklyn could make up for Sharpe’s absence by giving more minutes to players like Dorian Finney-Smith, Trendon Watford, or even Harry Giles III, who has played sparingly this season due to the play of starting center Nic Claxton and Sharpe, according to Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn.

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Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe suffers left knee sprain Sunday vs. Trail Blazers

Brooklyn Nets backup center Day’Ron Sharpe suffered a left knee sprain in Sunday’s 134-127 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets backup center Day’Ron Sharpe was having arguably his best season for the Nets with the way that he’s improved on both ends of the floor. However, it’s possible that his season could be put on ice for the time being.

Sharpe suffered a left knee sprain in Sunday’s 134-127 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in which he had 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, and one block in 17 minutes off the block. With 3:18 left in the fourth quarter, Sharpe blocked Portland forward Jerami Grant’s layup and looked to have landed wrong on his left leg on his way down from blocking the shot.

“Yeah, left knee sprain, he’ll get an MRI tomorrow (Monday),” Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said of Sharpe following the loss. After Sharpe’s fall, he was unable to leave the court on his own and had to be helped by members of the training staff to get to the locker room.

Sharpe was subsequently ruled out due to the sprain and that represents a huge blow to Brooklyn’s bench unit and frontcourt rotation, assuming that the injury is severe enough to keep him out for an extended period of time. “He’ll stay back. (He) won’t travel with us to Paris right now. We’ll see if he’s going to join us in Paris,” Vaughn said of Sharpe.

The Nets left for Paris shortly after the conclusion of Sunday’s game against the Trail Blazers as they have a week’s worth of events planned across the pond. Brooklyn will face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday which is their main reason for being in Paris in the first place.

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Day’Ron Sharpe has impressive block on former Duke star

Day’Ron Sharpe was a menacing post presence during the 2020-2021 year at UNC. He’s now in the NBA and blocking former Blue Devils.

Former Duke Unversity hooper Zion Williamson was one of the most-ever hyped collegiate basketball players in recent memory.

He has the height of LeBron James, build of Shaquille O’Neal, plus immense speed and solid shooting skills for a big man.

Day’Ron Sharpe played just the 2020-2021 COVID-altered season at UNC, but made an immediate impact with his post presence. The near-7-foot forward/center from Winterville, N.C. averaged 9.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and nearly a block per game as a Tar Heel, which was good enough for him to be a 2021 first-round NBA Draft choice.

Sharpe, now a member of the Brooklyn Nets and Zion, now a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, faced off on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

The former Tar Heel got the better of this matchup, swatting away what appeared to be a clear dunk attempt.

While Zion dealt with a foot injury for most of the past two seasons, Sharpe has been thriving and – to this point – been grateful for good health.

Sharpe is currently in the midst of a career-high season, currently holding highs in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game.

The two never met in college, but they’ll meet again on Tuesday, March 19 in Brooklyn.

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Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe on big game against Pistons: ‘just my motor’

Brooklyn Nets backup center Day’Ron Sharpe had a wonderful game on Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons and he gives credit to his motor.

The Brooklyn Nets had two things on their mind going into Tuesday’s game at the Detroit Pistons: win the game and do not let Detroit avoid its record-breaking losing streak against them. Thanks to the contributions of players like backup center Day’Ron Sharpe, the Nets were able to accomplish both goals.

Brooklyn beat the Pistons 118-112 and Sharpe was critical to the win as he had 11 points, 11 rebounds (three offensive), three assists, two steals, and four blocks in just 22 minutes of floor time off the bench. He played less than half of the game and somehow seemed to be involved in every crucial play in a game with more meaning to Brooklyn than just an average regular-season game against a struggling team.

Detroit came into this game needing to win to avoid a historic losing streak of 27 games, something that no team in NBA history has wanted to be a part of by design. The Pistons played hard and arguably could have won this game had some of the important plays went their way.

Sharpe ended the contest with a plus/minus of +15, displaying how impactful he was in this game thanks to his scoring, rebounding, and paint protection. Sharpe was asked about what allows him to have performances like this and this is how he explained it:

“It’s just my game. Just my motor. I just be so locked in like I don’t be thinking about nothing else, just what’s going on in front of me. Just like as we play, just figure out what guys are doing, what move they’ve been doing the whole time. I’m just out there playing hard and I just wanted to win, for real. I’m so serious, I did not want them (the Pistons) to get their first win (in 27 games) on us. So, when I’m in the game, I’m playing 110%.”

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Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe on big game against Wizards: “I just play my game’

Brooklyn Nets backup center Day’Ron Sharpe knows how to make an impact for the Nets and he voiced that after Friday’s win over the Wizards.

NEW YORK — Day’Ron Sharpe is in just his third season in the NBA and yet, he is carving out a role for himself for the Brooklyn Nets despite being the backup to starting center Nic Claxton. Sharpe has improved his game enough to be a consistent member of the rotation and he has flourished as of late.

“I just play my game, you know? Just playing hard,” Sharpe said after putting up 15 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists in Friday’s 124-97 win over the Washington Wizards. Sharpe played just over 19 minutes in the contest, but he was a +11 in plus/minus and was noticeably more aggressive when the ball came his way.

“Relentless on the boards. Whenever I get a lot of rebounds off rip, or I feel like I’m gonna have a good game,” Sharpe said. “Just my motor for me to get me going. So, just be in the right spots in the right place at the right time.”

After Friday’s performance, Sharpe now has the most double-doubles (3) in the league for a bench player and this is the most double-doubles that he’s had in any season in his career. With the way that he’s been playing whether Claxton is in the game or not has been great for everyone in the Nets organization to see.

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Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe knows that with his role ‘every minute is important’

Day’Ron Sharpe, backup center for the Brooklyn Nets, knows that with his role, every minute is important and he takes advantage of each one.

NEW YORK — Day’Ron Sharpe has been thrust into a position this season where he still has to earn his minutes, but they are available for him with the unfortunate injury of starting center Nic Claxton, who has been out of the lineup since the first game of the season. As Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn has elected to go small in response to the absence of Claxton, Sharpe has had to make his minutes count.

“I feel like every minute is important,” Sharpe said after putting up 11 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday’s 100-93 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Sharpe played 19 minutes in the contest and his minutes were important that he is Brooklyn’s best counter to Ivica Zubac, Los Angeles’ hulking center. Sharpe did not have the best start to the game, but his performance picked up in the fourth quarter.

“The minutes I do get, I try to go in, play as hard as I can, and do what I do,” Sharpe said. He didn’t have his best offensive performance as he went 4-of-9 from the field along with missing some shots that should have finished at the rim, but Sharpe did play hard and his effort won out in the end. Sharpe’s hard work is geared towards helping the Nets win.

“If it’s 10 (minutes), 20, 5, I’m still going (to) try to get 10 boards, regardless. So, (at) end of the day, I’m just playing hard trying to help team win.” Wednesday was the third time this season that Sharpe has had at least 11 points and seven rebounds in the same game.

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Brooklyn Nets exercise fourth-year team options on Cam Thomas and Day’Ron Sharpe

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Thursday that they exercised the fourth-year team options on Cam Thomas and Day’Ron Sharpe.

After a heartbreaking 114-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their season opener, the Brooklyn Nets had some good news to share with the rest of the NBA world.

On Thursday, the Nets announced that they exercised the fourth-year team options on Cam Thomas and Day’Ron Sharpe. Both players will earn close to $4.0 million next season and will be restricted free-agents in the summer of 2025, according to Spotrac. Brooklyn had until Oct. 31 to decide if they were going to exercise those options so it looks like they were always more than ready to do so.

Thomas, 22, started his third season in the league with a virtuoso as he scored 36 points off the bench. That was the most points scored by a bench player in a season opener in NBA history.

Sharpe, 21, did not have the kind of performance that Thomas had, but he’s still been solid for a Brooklyn team needing a capable backup center so that Nic Claxton, the starting center, can get rest when he needs it. Sharpe will turn 22 years old on Nov. 1.

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Nine former UNC Basketball players on 2023-2024 NBA rosters

The NBA is well-represented by former Tar Heels, with nine suiting up across seven teams. The newest professional Tar Heel is Leaky Black.

NBA fans, sing your praises – the regular season is finally upon us.

Opening night kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 24, with Lakers-Nuggets and Suns-Warriors giving fans an appetizer. There will be a full slate of games tonight, highlighted by Celtics-Knicks and Mavericks-Spurs, plus more to come throughout the weekend.

Tar Heel fans are highly anticipating the UNC season opener on Monday, Nov. 6 against Radford, but there’s good reason for them to also be excited about the NBA.

Nine former Tar Heels – Leaky Black, Cole Anthony, Day’Ron Sharpe, Harrison Barnes, Danny Green, Nassir Little, Coby White, Cam Johnson and Reggie Bullock – are on NBA rosters.

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A couple of them are starting, a few are valuable role players while one is a rookie.

Let’s take a deeper look at each former Tar Heel and how long they’ve been in the NBA for. Will any of them walk away with another championship?

Nets’ Jacque Vaughn was ‘very impressed’ with Day’Ron Sharpe’s play against Heat

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said after Wednesday’s preseason finale that he was ‘very impressed’ with Day’Ron Sharpe.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn has been trying to get his team ready for the regular season by working on certain themes throughout training camp and the preseason. One of those themes was learning how to play on the offensive end now that Ben Simmons will be handling the basketball a majority of the time.

So far, it looks like the Nets are figuring that out slowly, but surely as they have been one of the better offensive teams in the league through the preseason. Another theme that Vaughn and the Nets fanbase have been interested in is if Day’Ron Sharpe is the answer at backup center.

Sharpe, 21, has been up-and-down throughout his time with the Nets due to some of his struggles as an offensive player. However, in Wednesday’s preseason finale against the Miami Heat, Sharpe was more than effective on the offensive end and he even made a three-pointer.

Along with that, Sharpe looked like he was beginning to get more comfortable with being on the floor during crunch time as he made two pressure-packed free-throws to give Brooklyn its three-point lead. Vaughn saw Sharpe’s overall performance and it looks like he’s sold on Sharpe for the near future:

“Three things I said after the game: I told the guys what time the bus time was, that was one. Then, the second one was Day’Ron Sharpe, way to make your free throws, that was two. The third one was Day’Ron, you was looking over at me like you were tired but then, that three ball came to you and you shot that thing so you wasn’t that tired. Those (were) my three things after the game so, very impressed with that young man (Sharpe), he’s put in the work.”

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Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe says that his ankle is ‘about to be’ 100%

Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe said at shootaround on Monday that his ankle isn’t fully healed, but that it’s close to that.

Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe started this season hoping to solidify his role as the backup to Nic Claxton. However, Sharpe began this preseason in an unfortunate manner as he suffered an sprained ankle after just two minutes of play in Brooklyn’s first preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sharpe, 21, was subsequently ruled out of the game against the Lakers and also missed the Nets’ preseason game on Thursday against Maccabi Ra’anana. However, according to Lucas Kaplan of NetsDaily, Sharpe spoke at shootaround before Monday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Sharpe said that he’s able to be back on the court and that he’s been playing with the coaches, indicating that he’s able to participate in some type of basketball activity. Sharpe did also mention that his ankle isn’t fully healed yet, but that he’s close to coming back. Kaplan also noted that Sharpe said that he should be able to play on Monday or Wednesday, Brooklyn’s final preseason game against the Miami Heat, but that he doesn’t know for sure at this time.

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