Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey Nets team that is losing players as quickly as games. Douglas-Roberts had started every game for the winless Nets until missing a loss at Philadelphia on Friday with flu-like symptoms. Nets president Rod Thorn confirmed on Saturday that Douglas-Roberts tested positive for the H1N1 virus.
Andre Iguodala and the Philadelphia 76ers did just enough to win. With the Sixers still stinging from a 31-point loss three nights earlier, that was just fine by them. Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give Philadelphia the lead, and knocked the ball away from Terrence Williams' hands before the Nets could attempt a tying shot to give the 76ers a 97-94 win over New Jersey...
Los Angeles Lakers 103, Houston 102 I really loved watching this game. Such fun. Such flow. Yao Ming and Pau Gasol...
Down by a point after sub-par first-half performances by Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets become the latest team to take advantage of the New Jersey Nets' woes in the third quarter. Billups and Anthony woke up the Nuggets by leading a 44-point third-quarter assault that carried unbeaten Denver to its fifth straight win, a 122-94 decision over the victory over the...
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Just when you thought nobody could match the Charlotte Bobcats' offensive ineptitude, the New Jersey Nets one-upped them. Try more than 10 minutes without a point and nearly 11 1/2 without a field goal. Add in another key injury and another deflating loss and the Nets' season is already in a freefall.
Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, barely cracked a smile on the court and afterward declared: "I don't get excited anymore." Andray Blatche scored a flashy career-high 30, strutted to the crowd after a highlight-reel baseline dunk and wore his fancy sunglasses as he approached reporters in the locker room.
New Jersey Nets point guard Devin Harris said he'll be sidelined at least a week because of an injured right groin. Harris sat out Saturday night's game against the Washington Wizards and will leave the Nets' road trip Sunday to see a specialist in Chicago. Harris said he's aiming to return in seven to 10 days.
While a sprained left ankle spoiled Vince Carter's return to New Jersey, it did nothing to slow down Dwight Howard and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. Carter scored 16 points before leaving the game against his former teammates in the second quarter, but Howard more than made up for his absence with 20 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks in a 95-85 victory Friday night.
David Vaughn knows the adulation of NBA crowds. He also knows the humbling task of maneuvering his 6-foot-9 frame into his Chevy Impala to sleep. Less than a decade after the end of a four-season NBA career, the former power forward spent six months on the streets of Orlando, Fla., having run through the $2.2 million he earned in the league.
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As LeBron James' free agency approaches, the Cavs understand that winning means everything.
Kurt Rambis knows his first year coaching the young and rebuilding Minnesota Timberwolves is going to be a long one. He said before his first game that, above all else, he wants to see his players show their fans that they won't quit and will play hard until the final buzzer. Rookie Jonny Flynn clearly has been listening.
New Jersey Nets forward Jarvis Hayes left the season opener on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves with an injured left hamstring. Hayes came off the bench in the first quarter, but was injured on the defensive end a few minutes later when he tried to challenge a shot. Hayes had to be helped to the bench by a trainer.
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A rebuilding strategy centered on chasing the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh makes perfect sense to a team like the New York Knicks. Wade and Bosh aren't so sure. Charles Barkley thinks it's "stupid." Trying to win through free agency is risky in the NBA, yet the Knicks, New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat clearly seem to be leaning in that direction.
Even though he only played six preseason games, things are slowing down for New Jersey Nets rookie Terrence Williams. He had 23 points and eight assists and Yi Jianlian added 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Nets to a 110-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in the last preseason game for both teams.
So last night, Jay-Z was in Cleveland. SUSPICIOUSLY, the Cavs didn't have a game. REMARKABLY, LeBron not only...
An adviser to New Jersey's governor has crafted a plan that would make Newark's Prudential Center the venue for sports events, possibly including home games of the Nets while the NBA team awaits a planned move to New York City's Brooklyn borough. The Izod Center in East Rutherford, where the Nets currently play, would focus on concerts and family entertainment events.
The New Jersey Nets played two preseason games in Newark and the team drew so well there in comparison to what...
The NBA doesn't seem likely to stand in the way if the New Jersey Nets decide to move their home games to Newark. The Star-Ledger reported Thursday that the Nets were considering playing regular-season games at the Prudential Center while an arena is being built in Brooklyn, as long as they don't have to pay an $8 million penalty to get out of their lease at the Meadowlands.
David Lee had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the New York Knicks got their offense untracked long enough for a 93-89 preseason victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Friday night. Wilson Chandler added 16 points for the Knicks (2-2), who beat the Nets for the second time in the preseason. Nate Robinson, making his first exhibition start, scored 15 points for New York.
New York's top court is set to consider whether the state had the authority to condemn property and force its sale to a developer as part of a project that includes a new arena in Brooklyn for the New Jersey Nets basketball team. The Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday. Developer Bruce Ratner's proposed $4.9 billion, 22-acre Atlantic Yards project also includes office towers...
There's been a lot of resistance to the New Jersey Nets ' planned move to Brooklyn, but the company line...
Elton Brand hit a 12-foot jumper with 7 seconds remaining to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the New Jersey Nets 93-92 in an exhibition game Friday night. Marreese Speights scored 16 points, Lou Williams added 15 and Brand and Andre Iguodala had 13 each for the Sixers, who improved to 3-0 in the preseason for the first time since 2004.
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