June 6, 2003. Final score: New Jersey Nets 87, San Antonio Spurs 85.
That was the last time the Nets beat the Spurs in San Antonio. Thursday night made it 17 straight losses, which as it turns out was not the worst nightmare that occurred during the course of the game. Yes, they lost 118-105, but that wasn’t the half of it.
Brooklyn lost David Nwaba for the rest of the season after he suffered a non-contact injury in the third quarter. Shams Charania reported that Nwaba tore his right Achilles.