Tyler Herro scored 25 points as the Miami Heat pulled away in the third quarter and withstood the Brooklyn Nets' late comeback to win 106-97 on Saturday night in New York. The Heat moved back to .

The Nets have a record of 6-1 going into the All-Star break, currently sitting just 1.5 games out of the 10th seed.

Sixth-year center Nic Claxton has led a Nets defensive resurgence during a 4-1 stretch over the team's last five games.

Claxton is questionable for Wednesday's game against the 76ers with a right ankle sprain, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Entering this season, Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez went out of his way to prop up Nic Claxton as a future Defensive Player of the Year candidate. The homegrown center may still win the award ...

Claxton was iffy to suit up Wednesday, but he'll play through an ankle sprain in the Nets ' final outing prior to the All-Star break. The 25-year-old's matchup outlook is brightened by the absence of ...

Nic Claxton's status for Wednesday's Nets-76ers matchup at Barclays Center is in question due to an ankle injury.

The Nets established themselves as sellers well before this month’s NBA trade deadline, parting with point guard Dennis ...

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly made centers Nic Claxton and Day'Ron Sharpe available for trade ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, per Erik Slater of ClutchPoints. Among the several teams interested ...

Following a slow start to the season, a Nic Claxton resurgence has been central to Brooklyn’s success. “Our bigs, they’ve held it down,” D’Angelo Russell said after Saturday’s 102-86 ...

While the aforementioned Williams and Watford managed to carry the Nets' early on through the match, Nic Claxton and Day'Ron Sharpe picked up the slack when needed. Claxton ended the night with a ...