With the NBA on hiatus — which NBA commissioner Adam Silver set at 30 days — and New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, placing a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, no Brooklyn Nets games will be played for the time being.
For the Nets, as much as any team, this comes at an odd time — Brooklyn was battling the Orlando Magic for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings. At the stoppage of play, the Nets had a half-game advantage over the Magic.
Since there aren’t any games, each day Nets Wire will highlight major individual performances and key developments throughout Nets history:
Things got interesting when the Detroit Pistons visited Barclays Center on April 1, 2018.
As Detroit held a 13-point lead in the closing seconds of the third quarter, Brooklyn Nets forward Quincy Acy got into a battle with Andre Drummond. After one too many shoves, the two had to be separated.
Both players were ejected from the game. Acy was later fined $25,000 for his role in the incident — he also pushed away a referee. Drummond received a $15,000 fine.
The Pistons won the game 108-96 (full box score). Jarrett Allen led the Nets with 15 points and three blocked shots. Both Caris LeVert and D’Angelo Russell finished in double figures and had seven assists apiece.
