Topic: New Jersey Nets

Nets' Farmar shines in Israel during lockout

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - While most NBA players wait and wonder whether there will be a season, Jordan Farmar has emerged as a star in Israel.Farmar, a 6-foot-2 guard with the New Jersey Nets, is one of a handful of National Basketball ...

Jay-Z says Nets will bear Brooklyn name

The NBA's New Jersey Nets will change their name to the Brooklyn Nets when they move into a new arena next year, hip-hop singer and Nets part-owner Jay-Z said Monday.Across the street from the site where the team plans to play next ...

Team will be called "Brooklyn Nets" after move

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets when the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise moves across the state line and into a new arena next year, minority owner and rap star Jay-Z said on Monday.The ...

Former NBA player charged in $2 million Ponzi scheme

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former NBA player and chief executive officer of a New Jersey real estate development firm surrendered to federal authorities on Friday on charges of running a $2 million Ponzi scheme.Tate George, 43, who once played for the ...

Ex-NBA player George faces wire fraud charge

Former NBA player Tate George faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on fraud charges for his role in what federal prosecutors are calling a Ponzi scheme.George, a 43-year-old American who played for the New Jersey Nets and ...

Pistons hire Frank as new coach

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons have hired Lawrence Frank as their new head coach, the National Basketball Association team said on Wednesday.Frank, 40, a former New Jersey Nets coach who spent last season as an assistant with the Boston Celtics, replaces ...

Nets top scorer Lopez has surgery on right arm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Nets leading scorer Brook Lopez had surgery to remove bone mass and calcium deposits from his upper right arm, the NBA team said on Wednesday.The former first-round draft pick, who the team expects to be ready ...

Wrist op for Nets' Williams

New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams needs surgery on his right wrist and will miss the final week of the NBA season.The two-time All Star was to have bone fragments and scar tissue removed from his wrist in a procedure on ...

Deron Williams to miss rest of season after wrist surgery

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Nets All Star Deron Williams will miss the remainder of the season following scheduled wrist surgery on Friday, the NBA team said.Injury has restricted Williams to just 12 games after he was traded to the Nets ...

Heats clinch NBA division title

The Miami Heat clinched the Southeast Division title with a 108-94 win over the New Jersey Nets behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from LeBron James."We don't want to be jaded," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "That's the first step. It's not ...
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