OKLAHOMA CITY — In Ziaire Williams, the rebuilding Nets took a flier on a former lottery pick as a salary dump. He’s an athletic floor-running defender whose jumper has been his weakness. But if he can keep shooting the way he has lately, their gamble might come good.

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Clippers forward ...

For Lakers rookie Bronny James, the game was extra special as he got reunited with Nets forward Ziaire Williams, his former teammate at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles. After the matchup, James and Williams exchanged jerseys and posed for a picture. The Lakers guard posted it on his Instagram story.

Here are three Brooklyn Nets takeaways from Friday's 102-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers in D'Angelo Russell's return to Los Angeles.

Despite a close miss by D'Angelo Russell, the Nets lost to the Lakers 102-101 in what was supposed to be a revenge game for Russell, who had 19 points, six rebounds, and eight assists off the bench. Ziaire Williams had 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 15 points and six rebounds off the bench to continue his impressive stretch for Brooklyn after being one of the team's recent Two-Way signings.

Los Angeles hosts ... the Clippers are 1.5 games ahead of the Lakers in the standings and beat them on Sunday, 116-102. Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams played three and a half ...

If Williams III can't give it a go, Portland would be down two centers against Los Angeles. That would leave them with Deandre Ayton and Duop Reath to man the frontcourt against the Clippers.

If one would have saw the entire first quarter, that same person would have thought that the Nets would have been a lot closer than they ended up being by the time the game was ov

James Harden added 21 points, 11 assists and six rebounds for Los Angeles, which won by 59 points to better a 50-point victory (138-88) over the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 10, 2022. The Clippers' largest lead was 64. The 59-point margin tied the 10th largest in NBA history.

The Portland Trail Blazers will be taking on the Los Angeles Clippers tonight and they could be getting a massive piece back into the rotation. Center Robert Williams III has been upgraded to ...

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez provided injury updates on Ziaire Williams, Cam Johnson, and Trendon Watford after practice on Friday.

This season, Zion is averaging 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, as he continues to be one of the NBA’s best paint scorers. The Pelicans hope that he can keep this up and stay healthy as he is an integral part of their future.