NBA Twitter reacts to Nets getting blown out by New Orleans: ‘Nets somehow look worse than the Lakers’
24 teams took the NBA courts Wednesday in what was the first packed game day of the 2022-23 season.
The Brooklyn Nets once again stole the night’s show — not for a good reason — as they got blown out at home 130-108 by the New Orleans Pelicans.
Both Kyrie Irving (15 points) and Ben Simmons (four points, six fouls) had poor season debuts, and as one would expect, Twitter didn’t let them off the hook.
Ben Simmons Nets debut:
4 points
6 fouls
-26 pic.twitter.com/ydFq5j6m10— StatMuse (@statmuse) October 20, 2022
Brandon Ingram and Zion came up huge in a dominant win over the Nets 💪 pic.twitter.com/4JkId9Z5A8
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 20, 2022
Nets fans looking at Ben Simmons fouling out with just four points pic.twitter.com/bEhksFbRDB
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 20, 2022
Nets are getting BULLIED IN THEIR OWN BUILDING by the Pels. Rebounds: 44-25. Kyrie might as well be missing this home game. But, gut feeling: This is more about how good New Orleans is than how flawed Brooklyn is.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) October 20, 2022
Nets somehow look worse than the lakers with all due respect
— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) October 20, 2022
Zion when he sees Ben Simmons guarding himpic.twitter.com/acgcLHWOEY
— Overtime (@overtime) October 20, 2022
The Pelicans are going 75-7.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 20, 2022
If Kyrie wants to get to the Lakers this season, today was an incredible start.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons might be the most talented USELESS player in NBA history
— ⚡️ (@HoodiDrew) October 20, 2022
Kyrie in the loss:
15 PTS
6-19 FG
0-6 3PGot outscored by Trey Murphy. pic.twitter.com/Whsy5SVWPj
— StatMuse (@statmuse) October 20, 2022
Kyrie Irving tonight:
15 Points
5 Assists
32% FG
0/6 3PM pic.twitter.com/UUg0iuEL7z— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons after scoring 4 points and fouling out in a blowout loss in his Nets regular season debut pic.twitter.com/3Do7HNKJhh
— Dunk League (@DunkLeague) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons 4/5/5 tonight and fouled out in 23 minutes 💪💀
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) October 20, 2022
did Ben Simmons really finish with twice as many fouls as shot attempts in his first real game in year and a half
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons, I know what you are.
— Ahmed/The Ears/Lakers suck🇸🇴 (@big_business_) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons finished the game with more fouls than points
— 💔 (@killmesIime) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons is a real one. always there to cheer me up.
— Absolutely Hammered (@AH_Pod) October 20, 2022
When Floyd Mayweather said legalized bank robbery, he was talking about Ben Simmons.
— Ahmed/The Ears/Lakers suck🇸🇴 (@big_business_) October 20, 2022
Ben Simmons: pic.twitter.com/ebQQ8SjrAv
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) October 20, 2022
Kyrie Irving, sometime when he wasn’t promoting Alex Jones conspiracy videos, discussed winning an MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year Award.
He’s 3-13, has 6 points, and has been a turnstile on defense while his team loses by 25.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 20, 2022
kyrie is 3/12 from the field🧱🧱🧱🧱
more skilled than curry??😹😹😹
— manav🌉 (@manav58565751) October 20, 2022
Nets offense still being "KEVIN, KYRIE, GO BE GREAT" is troubling
— Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) October 20, 2022
KD did NOT look happy at the end of the Nets loss 🥶 pic.twitter.com/JyFU95Lycl
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) October 20, 2022
I guess ESPN did the right thing when putting Knicks-Grizzlies on over Nets-Pelicans 🤷🏻♂️
— KnicksNation (@KnicksNation) October 20, 2022
Pelicans beat Nets 130-108 😳 pic.twitter.com/Zmj7fB0QU6
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 20, 2022
Man Nets terrible
— Famouslos32 (@famouslos32) October 20, 2022
Also the Nets defense and depth is trash
— LegendOfWinning (@LegendOfWinning) October 20, 2022
Same garbage Nets team with no clue on defense
— Frank Fleming (@NjTank99) October 20, 2022
The nets best players have to work so hard to get buckets
— Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) October 20, 2022
The Nets trying to guard Zion pic.twitter.com/LoakYKxBY1
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) October 20, 2022