Dariq Whitehead couldn’t get untracked in his first game back from his five month rehab, but Jalen Wilson and Noah Clowney carried Long Island to an Opening Night win.
At the end of last season, after what Jacque Vaughn described as the excitement, trauma and chaos, his top priority was repairing his relationship with Ben Simmons.
On the surface, the game was about James Harden looking human and Cam Thomas going down but there was a lot more going on when the Clips came into town.
James Harden returned to Barclays as a Clipper, Cam Thomas went down with an injury, but the Brooklyn Nets wouldn’t be denied in their first home-win of the season.
The Liberty didn’t make their lofty goal this season of winning it all, but in the process, they’ve brought women’s basketball back to New York in a big way.
"And so, I’ll wait, and I’ll sit back, and when Nic [Claxton] is ready mentally, and physically capable, and ready to perform, then he’ll be back on the court."
The 13th highest scorer in the NBA wants you to know he’s ready for more, ready to push himself further, help his team get into the post-season and do some damage.