Photo via New York Post

Mikel Brown Jr.’s shot eludes him late another rough Nets loss

Read the original at New York Post ↗
Cite

Kussoy, H. (2026, November 3). Mikel Brown Jr.’s shot eludes him late another rough Nets loss. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/mikel-brown-jr-s-shot-eludes-him-late-another-rough-nets-loss/

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

New York Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by Howie Kussoy

Quick Summary

Mikel Brown Jr., the Nets' sixth overall draft pick, returned from injury for Monday's game against the Pacers but struggled in the fourth quarter, missing all four 3-point attempts and failing to attack the rim despite contributing 13 points earlier in the game. Head coach Jordi Fernández emphasized the need for Brown to be more aggressive and communicative as he continues his development. Julius Randle, playing in Madison Square Garden for the first time since leaving the Knicks, received a warm reception but had an off night with only 21 points on 5-for-16 shooting alongside 13 rebounds.
Written by AI on 2026-11-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

The Nets suffered another loss on Monday, falling 103-90 against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden despite a strong start from rookie Mikel Brown Jr. After contributing 13 points and putting them ahead entering the fourth quarter, Brown struggled in the final period, missing all four of his attempted three-pointers and failing to attack the rim aggressively. Despite these shortcomings, head coach Jordi Fernández praised Brown as a "rock star" and emphasized the importance of him being more aggressive and communicative on the court. Through his first five games with the Nets, Brown is shooting only 31.6 percent from the field. The team continues to manage Brown's playing time due to a back injury that sidelined him for 14 games during his college career at Louisville.

Written for “Mikel Brown Jr.’s Missed Shot” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
This article does not take a side on a contested political question, so it has no leaning score. That is an answer rather than a gap: a match report or a rescue can be warmly or critically written without being left or right, and scoring it anyway is how approval of a subject gets recorded as a political position.
No political leaning scored for article 124910 · logged 2026-11-03

Story

📰 Mikel Brown Jr.’s Missed Shot
Sports · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

Nothing to compare against. No article is close enough to this one for the pipeline to have linked or judged the pair.
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 18 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-11-03 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

New York Post · 16396 article(s) · 35 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 35 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Howie Kussoy
38 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 If Gunner Stockton doesn’t run into his own teammate and fumble at midfield against Auburn, Georgia would likely still be unbeaten.
🔮 The Rangers — who own a 6-1 record at Madison Square Garden —will have a welcome but unusual stretch of being home for nearly two straight weeks, beginning a three-game homestand against the Oilers on Sunday, followed by visits from the Blues and Flyers.
🔮 There must have been so many nights when Dylan Garand felt like his time would never come.
🔮 Mikel Brown Jr.’s second career game could present him with a long-awaited matchup against his friend and mentor, Donovan Mitchell.
🔮 But then at the same time, if I feel I have to make changes because of the benefit of the group, I will.
🔮 It IS too early to know who Arch Manning will become.
🔮 “I would say they’re on top of it. …
🔮 If the names and numbers were stripped from the back of every Blueshirt, it would’ve been easy to believe that Igor Shesterkin still stood between the pipes.
🔮 The next chance comes Thursday in Toronto, where the Rangers will attempt to improve upon their 1-3-1 road record this season.
🔮 Against the winless Dolphins, the final two minutes might not matter.
Also by Howie Kussoy
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 38 articles by Howie Kussoy →

Topics

Garden Indiana Knicks Louisville Nets

Subjects

Nets ORG · 4× Randle PERSON · 4× Brown PERSON · 2× Garden ORG · 2× Knicks ORG · 2× Indiana GPE · 1× Jordi Fernández PERSON · 1× Louisville ORG · 1× Mikel PERSON · 1× Mikel Brown Jr. PERSON · 1×

Narrative

After contributing 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting to give the Nets the lead entering the fourth quarter, the No. 6 overall pick fell apart in the final quarter of the 103-90 loss, missing each of the four 3-pointers he took while failing to attack the rim. “I think Mikel’s a rock star,” head coach Jordi Fernández said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
2026-11-03 · New York Post
Mikel Brown Jr.’s shot eludes him late another rough Nets loss · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

Mikel Brown Jr. missed out on the Nets’ first win of the season Sunday in Indiana, sitting as part of the team’s plan to manage the back injury that forced him to miss 14 games during his lone season at Louisville. asserted
that → miss → Louisville
His return Monday — and his Madison Square Garden debut — didn’t go as he envisioned. asserted
he → go → ?
After contributing 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting to give the Nets the lead entering the fourth quarter, the No. 6 overall pick fell apart in the final quarter of the 103-90 loss, missing each of the four 3-pointers he took while failing to attack the rim. “I think Mikel’s a rock star,” head coach Jordi Fernández said. asserted
Fernández → contribute → rim
“He’s gonna keep taking steps. asserted
He → go → steps
And right now, we always want him to be aggressive, but he has the responsibility to run the team, and that’s a big deal. asserted
that → want → team
And you have to communicate. … asserted
you → have → ?
Every shot that is good, every shot that is not good, it falls a little bit on you, right?” asserted
it → fall → you
Brown, who finished 1-for-8 on 3-pointers, is now shooting 31.6 percent from the field through his first five games with the Nets. asserted
who → finish → Nets
“I’m still growing and developing and learning,” Brown said. asserted
Brown → grow → ?
“I’m doing what I love every single night, and to be able to play in this type of environment, I’m just extremely blessed.” asserted
I → do → environment
The Garden didn’t forget. asserted
Garden → forget → ?
Randle received cheers during the pregame introduction in his first game back in Manhattan since joining the Nets. asserted
Randle → receive → Nets
Randle not only revived his career during his five seasons with the Knicks — earning two All-NBA selections and three All-Star Game selections during his tenure — he returned the Knicks to relevance by leading the franchise to its first playoff appearance in eight years, prior to Jalen Brunson’s arrival. asserted
he → revive → arrival
Randle, who with the Timberwolves had made two trips to the Garden after they acquired him in the deal that sent Karl-Anthony Towns here, finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds on 5-for-16 shooting. asserted
that → make → shooting
“[It was] amazing, man,” Randle said. asserted
Randle → say → ?
“I got a lot of love for the city, for the fans, had a lot of great memories here with the team, with my family. asserted
I → get → family
It was a big part of my life and my career, and [I’m] super appreciative of it. asserted
I → ’m → it
Egor Dëmin missed his third straight game with a right leg bone bruise. asserted
Dëmin → miss → bruise
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support