The Nets finally got some good news on the injury front. Caris LeVert began contact drills with the team’s coaching staff on Monday, a first since he underwent surgery on his right thumb ligaments back on November 14.
The team, which plays the Knicks Thursday at home and the Rockets in Houston on Saturday, would not discuss a return to action, but with David Nwaba recovering from season-ending Achilles surgery and Kyrie Irving still troubled by shoulder impingement, it’s nice holiday present. (“Merry Carismas,” as one fan put it.