Part of the reason that Brooklyn found it tough to hang in there is due to their defense struggling to contain Tyler Herro, ...

Russell finished Saturday's 106-97 loss to Miami with 22 points (6-13 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 6-6 FT), one rebound, six assists, two blocks and two steals over 26 minutes.

However, he seemingly doesn’t have to worry about that when it comes to Keon Johnson ... guard was deployed at point guard after D’Angelo Russell took a hit to the shin in the first half ...

TORONTO — D’Angelo Russell ... “Yeah, [Russell’s] seen so much in this league. He’s been in so many different types of environments, winning environments,” Cam Johnson said.

Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 132-114 ...

With 4:35 left in the first quarter of the Nets‘ 130-113 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, D’Angelo ... Led by Russell, Brooklyn’s reserves outscored Toronto’s 49-28. Johnson ...

Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ... Brooklyn led the rest of the way. Nets: D'Angelo Russell (shin) also played, but the Nets were without Nic Claxton because of a sore ...

Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell are questionable for Tuesday ... the field and 30.8 percent from three. Tyrese Martin and Keon Johnson have stepped in as the team’s lead ball-handlers ...