Topic: Avery Johnson

New Jersey center Mehmet Okur is out for the Nets' game against Cleveland because of a back injury.. . New Jersey coach Avery Johnson said Okur ...
Last night, , the New Jersey Nets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 97-90, in OT in Philadelphia. The Nets won the game because all-star point guard ...
National Signing Day is just two weeks away and many of the nation's top commitments in the 2012 national recruiting class are expected to make...

Carlesimo may net spot as Avery's aide

The labor negotiations are faltering, but that hasn't stopped the Nets from shaking up their coaching staff.. . Top assistant Sam Mitchell is ...

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 ...

76ers book playoff berth

The Philadelphia 76ers are headed back to the NBA playoffs, booking a berth with a 115-90 thumping of the New Jersey Nets.Thaddeus Young scored 22 points and Elton Brand added 21 for the Sixers, who are back in the postseason after ...
With Deron Williams' nagging wrist still an unresolved and sensitive issue, Nets brass held a summit Saturday to plot strategy against the injury ...

Bondy: Admiring the Spurs' Pop art

The San Antonio Spurs don't look like they're having much fun, even while going about the business of taking apart another opponent. There are no...

Ten big questions in the NBA

Eric Koreen looks at the good, the bad and the situations that could get downright ugly this NBA season.. . 1. Which team will finish the regular...

Potential Anthony trade taking shape

By Tom Canavan. . EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Jersey Nets might be getting a superstar after all.. . After failing to lure LeBron James, Dwyane...