Berlin – Basketball shooting star Franz Wagner has suffered the next defeat with the Orlando Magic in the North American professional league NBA. The bronze medalist at the European Championships lost with his team once morest the Oklahoma City Thunder with 108:116. Wagner contributed 20 points as well as seven assists and a rebound.
Top scorer of the game was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from Oklahoma (34 points), Wendell Carter Jr. scored 30 points for Wagner’s team. Orlando is bottom in the East with just one win from eight games.
NBA: Brooklyn Nets lose even without coach Steve Nash
After the separation from coach Steve Nash, the Brooklyn Nets also suffered a defeat. The team around interim coach Jacque Vaughn lost once morest the Chicago Bulls 99:108. Top scorer Kevin Durant (32 points) reported following the game that he first found out regarding the dismissal on television.
“I woke up from my nap and saw it on ESPN,” Durant said. “I was shocked. You’re always shocked when something like this happens, but it’s normal in the NBA.” You can’t think too much regarding it, “but it was a bit on my mind today.”
Kevin Durant seems to be making an ultimatum
Recently there had always been unrest in the franchise. Superstar Durant had given an ultimatum, the media reported. Either he leaves the club or the sporting leadership around Coach Nash is said to have been the demand.
However, Durant said he “enjoyed working with Steve”. It’s been “a roller coaster ride in recent years,” but he “enjoyed” working with Nash.