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Michael Porter Jr. sits for personal reasons — but he should be back soon

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Lewis, B. (2026, November 15). Michael Porter Jr. sits for personal reasons — but he should be back soon. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/sports/michael-porter-jr-sits-for-personal-reasons-in-nets-loss/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-15 · by Brian Lewis

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Michael Porter Jr. Sits Indefinitely
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They were already set to board their flight but had to stay overnight in New Orleans and fly to Memphis at 9 a.m. “Yeah, obviously it was something that we couldn’t control,” Fernández said.
“Yeah, I mean, obviously it was something that we couldn’t control,” Nets coach Jordi Fernández said.
Julius Randle, who made three All-Star games in his five years playing for the Knicks, will face his old team for the first time as a Net.
I think we started and we fought in that first quarter, but then we couldn’t sustain anything, very similar to the last game against Detroit.
The Nets have glaring personnel issues that may limit their defensive ceiling, but they’ve underachieved offensively due to a lack of chemistry and cohesion.
And though Brown ended up in star-studded Philadelphia (with LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey), he could’ve landed in Brooklyn.
But neither could match Tatum, who poured in a game-high 40 points, eight assists, five rebounds and a career-high 18 (on 22 attempts) from the free-throw line.
“I wouldn’t say pressure. …
With the Nets dragging a winless 0-3 record into TD Garden, seeing Brown potentially play alongside Dëmin would give fans something to look forward to.
But had Durant not been sold on becoming Brooklyn’s franchise player, sources told The Post that they would have invested in a still up-and-coming Randle.
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Eastern Conference MEMPHIS Nets New Orleans Tenn.

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Nets ORG · 6× Porter PERSON · 6× Fernández PERSON · 4× Brown PERSON · 3× MEMPHIS GPE · 3× New Orleans GPE · 3× Randle PERSON · 2× Traore PERSON · 2× Michael Porter Jr. PERSON · 1× Tenn. GPE · 1×

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They were already set to board their flight but had to stay overnight in New Orleans and fly to Memphis at 9 a.m. “Yeah, obviously it was something that we couldn’t control,” Fernández said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-15
They were already set to board their flight but had to stay overnight in New Orleans and fly to Memphis at 9 a.m. “Yeah, obviously it was something that we couldn’t control,” Fernández said.
2026-11-15 · New York Post
Michael Porter Jr. sits for personal reasons — but he should be back soon · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Nets had to play without their leading scorer Saturday, as Michael Porter Jr. sat on the bench in street clothes. asserted
Jr. → have → clothes
He watched his team take a 129-110 beating in Memphis at FedExForum. asserted
team → watch → FedExForum
Porter wasn’t injured but was a healthy scratch for personal reasons. asserted
Porter → injure → reasons
Two sources — one a team source and another close to the player — said the issue was believed to be resolved and Porter shouldn’t miss extended time. asserted
Porter → say → time
When asked if he had a timeline for Porter’s return, Nets coach Jordi Fernández said, “No. asserted
Fernández → ask → return
We want to give him his privacy. asserted
We → want → privacy
Everything is fine, so we’re happy that he was here.” asserted
he → ’re → ?
Initially listed as questionable, Porter was ruled out an hour before tipoff. asserted
Porter → list → tipoff
“A personal situation came up as we were coming to the arena. asserted
we → come → arena
So that’s why it was announced late,” Fernández said. asserted
Fernández → ’ → ?
Porter is averaging a team-high 21.5 points on 45.6 percent shooting and 37.5 percent from deep. asserted
Porter → average → deep
An Eastern Conference scout who spoke with The Post pointed out how easy the Nets are to defend without his unblockable shot. asserted
Nets → speak → shot
Julius Randle — Brooklyn’s other proven veteran scorer — said others simply have to pick up the slack. asserted
others → say → slack
“Everybody has to step in and chip in. asserted
Everybody → have → ?
It’s not just one person,” Randle said. asserted
Randle → ’ → ?
“So we’ve all got to step up and chip in and do it collectively as a unit. asserted
we → get → unit
Day’Ron Sharpe (16 points, 11 rebounds, five assists) had his third double-double of the season already. asserted
Sharpe → have → season
Fernández handed Noah Clowney the start at small forward for Porter. asserted
Fernández → hand → Porter
This was the first time any NBA team had started a lineup of players all 6-foot-9 or taller since the Los Angeles Lakers had done so April 21, 1990. asserted
Lakers → start → players
Mikel Brown Jr. and Nolan Traore both returned after having missed the blowout win in New Orleans three nights earlier. asserted
Jr. → return → Orleans
It marked just the third game that the Nets have had Dëmin, Brown and Traore together. asserted
Nets → mark → Dëmin
Fernández said Brown is still on his minutes limit. asserted
Brown → say → limit
With Wolf still starting at two-guard, Brown and Traore logged just 19 minutes each. asserted
Brown → start → minutes
The Nets got thrown into travel chaos Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground every flight nationwide for four hours. asserted
Nets → throw → hours
They were already set to board their flight but had to stay overnight in New Orleans and fly to Memphis at 9 a.m. “Yeah, obviously it was something that we couldn’t control,” Fernández said. asserted
Fernández → set → that
We had good rest and got here [Saturday] morning and did our walk-through, and probably [would have] gone to the gym, but we were not able to. asserted
we → have → gym
And I think we feel good and ready to go.” asserted
we → think → ?
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