With their top players either out for the season or traveling with the Brooklyn Nets, the Long Island Nets (9-10) fell below .500 for the first time this season Tuesday, defeated by the Delaware Blue Coats, 120-114, at Nassau Coliseum. To make matters worse, a former Brooklyn Net dominated Long Island.
It’s the latest in a series of losses for the red, white and blue. Their two two-ways, Jalen Wilson and Keon Johnson, are with Brooklyn as is Noah Clowney, the 21st pick in the 2023 Draft. Dariq Whitehead, the 22nd pick, is out for the season after surgery to treat a stress reaction in his left shin.