So Much For The Hope! Brooklyn Nets Lose to Shorthanded Hornets | Season Opener Reaction

Battered Nets Fans: A Brooklyn Nets Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 27m

SO MUCH FOR THE HOPE

The Brooklyn Nets are officially back, but their 2026-27 NBA season is off to a frustrating start!

After entering the season with renewed optimism, Brooklyn opens the year with a disappointing loss to an undermanned Charlotte Hornets team.

There were some encouraging individual performances and flashes of potential, but the defensive struggles were impossible to ignore.

On tonight's Battered Nets Fans, we're breaking down everything from Brooklyn's regular-season opener!

We knew this season would come with growing pains, but losing to an undermanned opponent isn't exactly…