Turkey's Fenerbahce beats Nets 101-96 in exhibition game
Posted October 05, 2015 7:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets lost their preseason opener Monday night to Turkey's Fenerbahce Ulker, which got 18 points from former NBA lottery pick Jan Vesely in a 101-96 victory.
Brook Lopez scored 18 points for the Nets and Wayne Ellington added 16.
With a big crowd of fans cheering them on, the Istanbul team improved to 2-2 all-time against NBA clubs. Bogdan Bogdanovic, a 2014 Phoenix Suns draft pick, added 17 points, and another former NBA player, Gigi Datome, had 16.
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