Prior to Wednesday's matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe reacted to fellow center Nic Claxton's suspension.

The Brooklyn Nets (21-37) did not come to play in Monday's loss at the Washington Wizards, but they knew that they had to come with their "A" game on Wednesday if they were going to upset the Oklahoma City Thunder (47-11).

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernández was full of compliments for Day’Ron Sharpe following his team’s Wednesday night loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Fernández said: “Day’Ron did a great job.

Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe received his first start of the season on Wednesday against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. With Nic Claxton serving a one-game suspension, Sharpe was Brooklyn’s only available center.

Brooklyn Nets big man Day'Ron Sharpe had a dominant game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a game-changing blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-121.

The Nets gave the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference all they could handle in a 129-121 loss where they led by as many as 18 point.

The Nets were cruising toward their best win of the year. Then they got routed by arguably the best team in the league.