Nets Team Report
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:29 PST)
Help is coming. Probably 10 games too late, but it's coming.
Or so the Nets think. And hope.
Still winless after 12 games in easily the worst start in their NBA franchise history, the Nets hope to get Devin Harris back on Saturday when they face the Knicks in an afternoon affair, the last game before their annual trek out West for Thanksgiving week.
Harris played two games and then shut it down because of a strained right groin. He has been working with the team and if all goes well at a Friday practice, hopes to play Saturday.
"My legs aren't where I would want them to be. Fatigue, I can fight through," Harris said, claiming the groin "feels fine. No pain. There's some tightness and soreness.
All-Star Harris expected to play Saturday for Nets
(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:00 PST)
Devin Harris is expected to play Saturday, a sorely needed boost for the winless New Jersey Nets. A team spokesman says Harris will come off the bench Saturday when the Nets (0-12) host the New York Knicks. The All-Star point guard has missed 10 straight games with an injured right groin. He was originally hurt in the preseason, then reinjured the groin on Oct.
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(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:35:00 PST)
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(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:00 PST)
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Knicks, Nets show how far NY-area hoops has fallen
(Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:43 PST)
Former Knicks guard Micheal Ray Richardson was once asked to describe his team's prospects. "The ship be sinking," he said, a quote that has famously followed him through the years. "How far?" "Sky's the limit," Richardson said. Nowhere to go but up now for his former teams -- especially since the winless Nets hope they've already hit bottom.
NYC groups sue to block deal for Nets arena
(Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:06:51 PST)
Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the New Jersey Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency's approval of the project. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Manhattan state Supreme Court. It seeks to block a Sept. 17 move by the Empire State Development Corp. to approve a delayed construction plan for the Atlantic Yards project.
Loss to Lakers fuels Anthony, Nuggets
(Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:23:00 PST)
Carmelo Anthony can do without the MVP chatter. He just wants to finally play in the NBA Finals.
Hornets' new coach must win over Paul
(Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:13:00 PST)
Upset by Byron Scott's firing, Hornets star Chris Paul needs a reason to believe his team can win again.
Father of former NBA star Jayson Williams dies
(Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:04:46 PST)
The father of former NBA star Jayson Williams has died. The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home said Elijah Joshua "E.J." Williams died Tuesday. He was 76. Christopher Adams, an attorney for Jayson Williams, said E.J. Williams died at his son's home in Bluffton, S.C., of complications from several strokes.
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(Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:15:22 PST)
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(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:43 PST)
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Nowitzki scores 29 points, Howard adds 16 to help Mavericks beat Raptors
(Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:44:00 PST)
Dallas forward Josh Howard looked energized despite a long layoff from injury. The Toronto Raptors could have used some of his zip.
