Jay-Z, a minority owner of his hometown Brooklyn Nets, has begun the process of selling his stake in the team so that he can become an NBA agent, according to a Yahoo! report. ESPN’s Darren Rovell tweeted that Jay-Z’s .067 percent (1/15th of a percent) stake in the Nets is worth approximately $350,000, and he [...]
James Harden Leads Rockets Past The Thunder
February 21, 2013 | Posted by
In the third game against his old team, James Harden reminded the Oklahoma City Thunder of his unique skill set, dropping a career-high 46 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 122-119 victory. Harden along with Jeremy Lin, who added 29 points, managed to mount an intense fourth-quarter comeback after being down 14 points [...]
Nets Pushing Hard For Hawks’ Josh Smith
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
The Brooklyn Nets are heavily pursuing a trade with the Atlanta Hawks to acquire forward Josh Smith, according to sources close to ESPNNewYork.com. The website reported a few days ago the opening of discussions between the two teams. The pace of talks has increased recently, but no deal has been reached, according to the website. [...]
Lakers Lose Pau Gasol in Win Over Nets
February 6, 2013 | Posted by
Just when the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be in a groove and making a playoff push, they lose another key player, Pau Gasol, in Tuesday’s 92-83 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Gasol left after straining the plantar fascia in his right foot with 3:50 remaining in the game. The four-time All-Star, who used crutches [...]
Hawks Lose Lou Williams For Rest of Season With ACL Tear
January 21, 2013 | Posted by
Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams, the team’s third-leading scorer averaging 14.1 points, will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Friday night’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The tear was discovered Saturday morning after Dr. Michael Bernot examined Williams’ knee. He will undergo surgery, but [...]
Larry Drew Calls Hawks Loss to Bulls ‘Embarrassing’
January 15, 2013 | Posted by
The Atlanta Hawks put together a dismal outing Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, losing 97-58, and leaving Hawks coach Larry Drew baffled by his players’ performance. “This was very, very embarrassing,” Drew said in the postgame news conference. “From where we were as a team to where we are right now, we have lost [...]
Latrell Sprewell Arrested on New Year’s Eve
January 2, 2013 | Posted by
Former NBA star Latrell Sprewell was arrested on New Year’s Eve and charged with disorderly conduct after Milwaukee police received several phone calls about loud music coming from his residence, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Tuesday. Police declined to give explicit details about the incident, but responded to Sprewell’s house after receiving two complaints within [...]
Jeff Van Gundy Becomes Strong Back-Up Coaching Candidate for the Nets
December 29, 2012 | Posted by
The Brooklyn Nets are looking at current ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy as a strong back-up coaching candidate if they are unable to persuade 11-time champion coach Phil Jackson to fill the vacancy, according to ESPNNewYork.com. ESPNNewYork.com also reported that before Van Gundy would even consider taking the job that he would need to get to [...]
Avery Johnson Fired by the Brooklyn Nets
December 28, 2012 | Posted by
Avery Johnson was fired by the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday after being named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for November and starting the season with an 11-4 record. The Nets have named P.J. Carlesimo as interim head coach. Nets ownership became disappointed in the team’s play in December. The Nets have gone 3-10, which [...]
Rajon Rondo, Celtics Bracing For Suspension After Fracas
November 29, 2012 | Posted by
Rajon Rondo has shown himself to have a short temper, and that just might lead to him being suspended by the league for initiating a fracas in the second quarter of the Boston Celtics’ home loss to the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night. Rondo teammate Kevin Garnett took a hard foul from Brooklyn’s Kris Humphries when [...]
