Williams will make his 17th start of the 2024-25 campaign for the Nets on Wednesday on the road in Charlotte. In 16 games as a starter ahead of the matchup with the Hornets, the 23-year-old has averaged 11.

Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

Keon Johnson scored 18 points and the Brooklyn Nets claimed a 104-83 victory over the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak.

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.

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

In a competitive game with seven lead changes and with the Nets losing Noah Clowney in the second quarter, Brooklyn had its losing streak extended to seven with a 110-96 loss to the Kings. After a sloppy third quarter, the Nets (14-33) turned a seven-point halftime lead into a two point deficit entering the fourth.

Prior to the Brooklyn Nets retiring Vince Carter's jersey, Ziaire Williams, Jalen Wilson, and Jordi Fernandez give their various thoughts on him.

Williams returned Saturday from a two-game absence due to a sprained left ankle, but he wasn't able to connect on any of his five field-goal attempts. He started in his last nine outings prior to his injury,

Forward Ziaire Williams, who did not play in Tuesday’s loss to the Knicks, is considered day-to-day with a left ankle sprain. He was ruled out of Wednesday’s game as well. There is no timeline for when he’ll return to the court.

On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 102-101. Austin Reaves led the team with 38 points in 37 minutes of playing time.

Nets forward Jalen Wilson wasn’t even born yet when Vince Carter began his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors in 1998, and a sophomore at Kansas when Carter retired with the Atlanta Hawks

Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-97 on Saturday night.