Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe received his first start of the season on Wednesday against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. With Nic Claxton serving a one-game suspension, Sharpe was Brooklyn’s only available center.

Brooklyn Nets big man Day'Ron Sharpe had a dominant game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a game-changing blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-121.

The Nets gave the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference all they could handle in a 129-121 loss where they led by as many as 18 point.

The Nets were cruising toward their best win of the year. Then they got routed by arguably the best team in the league.

Ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets handed Nic Claxton a four-year, $97 million contract as the team's backup center — Day'Ron Sharpe — missed th

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is seeing Chet Holmgren take another step in his recovery. In his sixth game back from a pelvic injury, Holmgren finished with a season-high 17 rebounds while giving the starting lineup a lift on both ends of the floor.