The Brooklyn Nets’ Wednesday night loss to the Milwaukee Bucks — where the top seven rotation players either did not log a minute after the first quarter or suit up at all — was either an embarrassing farce or a pleasant respite from an 82-game slog, depending on your point of view.
Jacque Vaughn roundly rejected the notion that the Nets treated it like an “exhibition” game, citing the hard work of the players who did step on the floor. Jalen Wilson and Noah Clowney played extended NBA minutes for the first time, and finished with 21 and 14 points, respectively.