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| Go Brooklyn: Nets to take borough's name | Mon Sep 26 12:36:52 2011 EST |
| Brooklyn, NY (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets will become the Brooklyn Nets once the team moves into its new home at the Barclays Center in September 2012. Rapper Jay-Z, a part owner of the team, spoke during a press conference Monday at the under-construction building and revealed the name change while also saying he will be the arena's first performer. "This is where I'm from, I'll always be Brooklyn, and opening this arena will mean more to me than anywhere else," the Brooklyn native s | |
| Basketball's version of the Royal Wedding | Mon Aug 22 11:33:26 2011 EST |
| worse things in the world than taking a look at Kim Kardashian. Kim, of course, is one of those new breed of celebrities that are famous for nothing more than being famous and in her case, really, really fetching. On Saturday, Kardashian and New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries officially tied the knot in front of 500-plus invited guests in a ceremony with a price tag of $10 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Of course, celebrity has its perks and much of that cost was covere | |
| Nets G Farmar to play in Israel | Wed Aug 3 14:42:32 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets guard Jordan Farmar will play for Maccabi Tel Aviv during the NBA lockout, the Israeli Basketball Super League team announced. Farmar agreed to a one-year contract with the Israeli team, according to The Star-Ledger. The paper reported that his contract includes a termination provision that would return him to the NBA if the lockout is settled and the season begins. Farmar, whose stepdad is from Tel Aviv, signed with the Nets prior to last season after spendin | |
| Maria primed for another run at No. 1 | Thu Jul 28 15:53:07 2011 EST |
| major of the year in Melbourne back in January and was a semifinalist in June at the French Open, which still remains as the only Grand Slam title she has yet to capture. Sharapova, who is engaged to Slovenian NBA player Sasha Vujacic of the New Jersey Nets and formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers, has reached at least the semifinals in five of her last six events on the WTA this season and is now one of the big favorites at the upcoming U.S. Open, which will commence in less than five weeks in N | |
| Pistons to offer coaching job to Frank | Thu Jul 21 19:52:16 2011 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Pistons will reportedly offer their vacant head coaching position to former New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank. The Free Press reported Thursday evening that the team will make a contract offer to the 40-year-old within the next week. Frank spent last season as the lead assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. The native of northern New Jersey began his coaching career on January 26, 2004 when he succeeded Byron Scott. He immediately guided the Nets t | |
| NBA lockout causing European exodus? | Mon Jul 18 10:53:16 2011 EST |
| pears the NBA and the NBA Players' Association couldn't be further apart on reaching an agreement to end the labor dispute. It may be early in the process, but there appears to be leverage beginning to develop in the players' favor. When the New Jersey Nets prized mid-season acquisition, Deron Williams, announced he'd be taking his talents to Turkey to play for Besiktas - the club that signed Allen Iverson last season - signing a one-year deal worth $5 million with an opt out clause if the stri | |
| Deron Williams says he signs with Besiktas | Sat Jul 16 05:26:00 2011 EST |
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams says on Twitter that he has officially signed with Turkey's Besiktas. The All-Star guard has posted a picture of Friday's agreement with Besiktas bearing his signature on his Twitter account. Williams says on Twitter: ``just made it official, headed to Turkey...signed with Besiktas.'' Williams averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 assists for the Nets and the Utah Jazz last season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All ri | |
| Sasha Vujacic signs with team in Euroleague | Fri Jul 15 13:01:40 2011 EST |
| Istanbul, Turkey (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets guard Sasha Vujacic on Friday signed a one-year deal with an option for a second to play for the Anadolu Efes of the Euroleague. Vujacic averaged 9.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 67 games last season between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Jersey. The Nets acquired him from the Lakers as part a three-team trade in December. The Slovenian won back-to-back NBA titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. Vujacic was Los Angeles' first-round pick (27th | |
| Lakers hire Kuester as assistant coach | Wed Jun 29 20:17:25 2011 EST |
| h the players while teaching them valuable skills on both ends of the court is a quality that I respect and value. I look forward to working with him again." Kuester began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics in 1995 and has also spent time as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets, the Orlando Magic, Detroit and Cleveland. He has reached the NBA Finals as an assistant in 2001 with Philadelphia and 2004 with the eventual champion Pistons. | |
| Jazz exercise options on Hayward, Favors and Miles | Wed Jun 29 18:56:43 2011 EST |
| not released. Miles, a six-year veteran, has spent his entire career with Utah and averaged career-highs with 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 25.2 minutes last season. Favors was selected third overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets and was acquired by Utah on February 23, appearing in 22 games -- four starts -- for the Jazz. The 19-year-old was the youngest player in the NBA last season and averaged 8.2 points and 5.2 boards while with Utah. Hayward, the ninth overall | |
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