Ben Simmons had 14 points ... they were seen as a contender with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant on the roster. That said, the franchise has entered a major rebuild over the previous few seasons.

Whitehead had another solid offensive game in Wednesday’s loss, finishing with 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting — the third-highest scoring output on the team

Devin Booker scored the game-high 32 points and Kevin Durant had 24 to lead the ... The Nets are also likely without their assists leader Ben Simmons (illness), listed as doubtful.

Devin Booker scored 32 points in his 200th career 30-point performance, Kevin Durant added 24 against his former team and the Phoenix Suns eased to a 108-84 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.

The crowd jeering almost every one of his 24 points for the game, as the Suns beat a Ben Simmons-less team 108-84.

But Clowney has hit a cold spell since last Wednesday against the Clippers — when, to be fair, the Nets lost by a staggering 59 points and nobody covered themselves in glory. But in the prior five games, he’d averaged 15.4 points, five boards and a steal, looking the part of a solid piece going forward.

Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.

Devin Booker scored a game-high 32 points and Kevin Durant registered 24 points in his second game at Brooklyn against his former team to lead Phoenix (22-21) back above .500.

Devin Booker scored 32 points in his 200th career 30-point performance, Kevin Durant added 24 against his former team and the Phoenix Suns eased to a 108-84 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.

Cassandra Anderson is rumored to be Kevin Durant's ex-girlfriend. She was raised in California and is now employed as a realtor for Berkshire Hathaway Drysdale Properties. She attended Bakersfield ...