Broadcasters Chris Carrino and Mike Fratello — who have over three decades combined calling Nets games — will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame this summer as Curt Gowdy Award winners.
Carrino, a Fordham product, has been the Nets’ radio play-by-play announcer since 2002.
Fratello, noted for his use of the telestrator, spent a decade working with Ian Eagle and Marv Albert on YES Network.
“I share this recognition with my radio partner and best friend for 24 years. I’m not still doing this today without the Capper. A HOF person if there ever was one,” Carrino posted on X on Saturday.
“I’m so honored to represent the@BrooklynNets organization and to be alongside my friend, the legendary Mike Fratello. Thanks for all the congrats messages. I’m blown away.”
Ziaire Williams had 23 points off the bench in Saturday’s come-from-behind win at Detroit, as well as several huge defensive plays late.
He scored 15 points in a third straight game for the first time in his career.
Day’Ron Sharpe added 13 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes, including nine points and five boards — three offensive — in 7:43 during the fourth.
“I just think it always requires a lot of effort to win,” said Sharpe. “So, no matter if I’m on the court [for] 10 minutes or 30 minutes, I’m going to try my best to help us win. Bringing the energy is always what I do.”
Grant Nelson took a DNP with his 10-day contract ending Sunday. Brooklyn can ink him to a second 10-day or return him to G-League Long Island.
“[He’s] a very good basketball player. Everything he does, he does it well,” Jordi Fernández said. “He doesn’t over-dribble or try to do too much. Everything is efficient. His size is great. He’s a multi-positional defender, very good playmaker, fast. All of those things have been very good. It translates to this level.Obviously right now we have one more game and then after that we’ll have to discuss and see what the next move going forward is.”
Saturday at Detroit marked a fourth straight game that Egor Dëmin missed nursing his plantar fasciitis.
Fernández took the high road when told about the shots Cam Thomas took at Brooklyn, but pushed back against his disgruntled ex-player’s narrative that the Nets not only didn’t believe in him, but didn’t believe in anybody else, either.
“We wish Cam the best. We loved him while he was here. We hope that he does very well where he is,” Fernández said. “I don’t know if he has the right to speak about others. We’re happy with the guys we have here. I believe that everybody here can help us with what we have planned.”
