Nets to sit 6 against Bulls, who can make playoffs with victory
With one game remaining, the Brooklyn Nets announced they're going to sit six of their players for Wednesday's finale against the Chicago Bulls.
The Nets announced Trevor Booker, Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez will all sit out due to rest, while injuries will sideline Quincy Acy (ankle), Joe Harris (shoulder) and Sean Kilpatrick (hamstring).
Brooklyn's decision should come as good news for Chicago, as the Bulls enter the regular season's final night in a three-way fight with Indiana and Miami for the East's final two spots.
The path to the playoffs is simple for the Bulls -- if they win, they're in. The Pacers will also head to the postseason with a win of their own at home against the Atlanta Hawks, who locked up fifth place with a Tuesday night win. Should either the Bulls or Pacers lose, Miami can lock up a playoff spot with a Wednesday win over the Washington Wizards.
In a tweet sent before the Nets had publicly announced their lineup intentions for Wednesday, Heat owner Micky Arison said he hopes his squad is focused on closing out the regular season with a victory.
Micky Arison ✔ @MickyArison
#HEATNation forget what other teams are doing...Let's make tomorrow night amazing. Win & 30 & 11 for the second half. So proud of this team!
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2017-04-11T23:59:00+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: 11 Apr 2017, 23:59:00 (UTC)">7:59 PM - 11 Apr 2017</time>
The NBA playoffs begin Saturday afternoon.
Dwyane Wade said Wednesday he hasn't spoken to anybody from the Heat organization.
"I don't care," Wade said about the Nets resting players. "I have nothing to do with that. Just got to focus on the Chicago Bulls and getting a win. That's all we care about."
"NBA players are showing up," he added. "Teams have lost to guys when they've rested a lot of players of late. So we have to go out there and win our ballgame. It doesn't matter who's on the court. They've got an NBA jersey, they're NBA players, you respect them as that. We're not the team to overlook anybody. We've got to go out there and find a way to win."
With one game remaining, the Brooklyn Nets announced they're going to sit six of their players for Wednesday's finale against the Chicago Bulls.
The Nets announced Trevor Booker, Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez will all sit out due to rest, while injuries will sideline Quincy Acy (ankle), Joe Harris (shoulder) and Sean Kilpatrick (hamstring).
Brooklyn's decision should come as good news for Chicago, as the Bulls enter the regular season's final night in a three-way fight with Indiana and Miami for the East's final two spots.
The path to the playoffs is simple for the Bulls -- if they win, they're in. The Pacers will also head to the postseason with a win of their own at home against the Atlanta Hawks, who locked up fifth place with a Tuesday night win. Should either the Bulls or Pacers lose, Miami can lock up a playoff spot with a Wednesday win over the Washington Wizards.
In a tweet sent before the Nets had publicly announced their lineup intentions for Wednesday, Heat owner Micky Arison said he hopes his squad is focused on closing out the regular season with a victory.
Micky Arison ✔ @MickyArison
#HEATNation forget what other teams are doing...Let's make tomorrow night amazing. Win & 30 & 11 for the second half. So proud of this team!
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2017-04-11T23:59:00+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: 11 Apr 2017, 23:59:00 (UTC)">7:59 PM - 11 Apr 2017</time>
The NBA playoffs begin Saturday afternoon.
Dwyane Wade said Wednesday he hasn't spoken to anybody from the Heat organization.
"I don't care," Wade said about the Nets resting players. "I have nothing to do with that. Just got to focus on the Chicago Bulls and getting a win. That's all we care about."
"NBA players are showing up," he added. "Teams have lost to guys when they've rested a lot of players of late. So we have to go out there and win our ballgame. It doesn't matter who's on the court. They've got an NBA jersey, they're NBA players, you respect them as that. We're not the team to overlook anybody. We've got to go out there and find a way to win."
