| Season Complete, NETS' Attention Turns to Brooklyn |
| After completing their \final season in
New Jersey, the Nets returned to the PNY
Center on Friday to conduct exit
interviews. The mood proved light, with
Coach Avery Johnson and four players
feeling quippy and optimistic on the
future in Brooklyn |
| NETS Game Center (Game 66) |
| On a night when the only thing worth
winning was a few extra ping-pong balls
for the NBA draft lottery, the Nets
wrapped up their New Jersey years as the
Toronto Raptors routed New Jersey 98-67
in Thursday night's season finale. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 65) |
| The Philadelphia 76ers nailed down the
final playoff berth in the Eastern
Conference and spoiled the Nets' final
game in New Jersey with a 105-87 victory
Monday. MarShon Brooks had 18 points to
lead the Nets, who will move into a new
arena in Brooklyn. |
| 35 Years in New Jersey Comes to a Close |
| Tonight's sold-out game against the
76ers brings a close to the 35th and
final season the NETS are playing in New
Jersey. Everyone here at NETS Basketball
would like to show our gratitude for 35
years of support, from you â€" the New
Jersey fans. Thanks! |
| NETS Sign Armon Johnson for Remainder of Season |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed guard
Armon Johnson for the remainder of the
season, Nets General Manager Billy King
announced today. Per team policy, terms
of the contract were not released. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 63) |
| Carmelo Anthony scored 21 of his 33
points in the first quarter, and the New
York Knicks beat the Nets 104-95 on
Wednesday night in their last trip to
New Jersey. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 62) |
| LeBron James scored Miami's final 17
points in a furious one-man rally,
finishing with 37 as the Heat pulled out
a 101-98 victory over the Nets on Monday
night. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 61) |
| Avery Bradley hit three straight
3-pointers and scored 11 of his 18
points in a game-deciding third quarter
as the surging Celtics defeated the Nets
94-82 Saturday night. Rookie Jordan
Williams (12 points, 14 rebounds)
recorded his first double-double. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 60) |
| Gerald Green scored 23 points, and Kris
Humphries had 18 points and 13 rebounds
to lead the Nets to a 95-89 win over
Philadelphia on Friday night, three
nights after the Sixers thumped the Nets
by 19 points. |
| NBA Board of Governors Formally Approves NETS Relocation |
| BROOKLYN, NY - The NBA Board of
Governors today unanimously approved the
relocation of the Nets to Barclays
Center in Brooklyn. The vote by the NBA
teams was held at the NBA Board of
Governors meeting in Manhattan. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 59) |
| Center Spencer Hawes came off the bench
for the first time and a scored a
season-high 19 points to lead the
slumping Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-88
victory over the Nets on Tuesday night.
The loss eliminated the Nets (21-38)
from playoff contention for the fifth
straight season. |
| 6 Months Out, Prokhorov Tours Barclays Center Site |
| Touring the Barclays Center construction
site in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights
neighborhood on Tuesday, Nets owner
Mikhail Prokhorov spoke with media about
the state of the team and the upcoming
move to Brooklyn. |
| NETS Sign Armon Johnson to 10-Day Contract |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent guard Armon Johnson to a 10-day
contract, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced today. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 58) |
| Gerald Green scored a season-high 32
points, including a clutch 3-pointer
with 36.7 seconds left in regulation and
a high-flying dunk in overtime, leading
the Nets to a 122-117 victory over the
Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 57) |
| Deron Williams had 19 points and 13
assists in fighting off the lingering
effects of the flu, leading the New
Jersey Nets to a 110-98 victory over the
fading Washington Wizards on Friday
night. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 56) |
| The Trail Blazers have alternated wins
and losses for the past 10 games, which
is not exactly getting them to the
playoffs. But Portland rallied with a
17-3 run after falling behind in the
fourth quarter to beat the Nets 101-88
on Wednesday night. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 55) |
| Kobe Bryant's tiebreaking 3 bounced off
every available surface while Staples
Center held its collective breath. He
scored 24 points and rattled home that
decisive 3 as L.A. blew a 17-point lead
but held on for a 91-87 victory over the
NETS on Tuesday. |
| Marriott Named Official Hotel of Barclays Center |
| BROOKLYN, NY, April 3, 2012 - Muss
Development LLC and Barclays Center
announced today that the New York
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge has been
named as the Official Hotel of Barclays
Center. The alliance brings together a
world-class hotel located in Downtown
Brooklyn with one of the most highly
anticipated sports and entertainment
arenas in the country. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 54) |
| One night after going scoreless, Anthony
Morrow was looking to make amends. The
veteran guard made six 3-pointers and
scored 24 points to lead the Nets past
the Sacramento Kings 111-99 on Saturday
for their season-high third straight
victory. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 53) |
| Gerald Wallace believes the future is
bright for the Nets. Wallace scored 10
points over the final 6 minutes and made
a pair of key defensive stops as they
rallied from 19 points down in the
second half to beat the Golden State
Warriors 102-100 on Friday. |
| Dennis Horner, Back in the Big Leagues |
| On Friday, the NETS announced the
signing of F Dennis Horner to a 10-day
contract. Horner, who made the NETS out
of training camp, had been playing with
the team's NBA D-League affiliate
Springfield Armor, where he had been
since January. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 52) |
| Deron Williams had 30 points and nine
assists and injury-ravaged New Jersey
beat the Indiana Pacers 100-84 Wednesday
night in a game the Nets finished with
eight healthy players. |
| Avery Takes Third Tour of Barclays Center Site |
| On Tuesday, Nets coach Avery Johnson
took his third tour of the Barclays
Center construction site, following
excursions in May and October, making
this his first in six months. in the
interim, the roof has been completed and
interior detailing has begun. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 51) |
| Paul Millsap had 24 points and 13
rebounds and the Utah Jazz shook off the
weariness from their four-overtime loss
24 hours earlier to beat the New Jersey
Nets 105-84 on Monday night. Gerald
Green led the Nets with 20 points. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 50) |
| Deron Williams had 19 points and matched
his season high with 14 assists and the
Nets snapped a five-game losing streak
with a 102-89 victory over the Charlotte
Bobcats on Saturday night. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 49) |
| It took until the fourth quarter Friday
for the Hawks to solve the Nets, but
when Josh Smith erupted for 13 of his 30
points and five of his 12 rebounds in
the final period Atlanta pulled away for
a 93-84 win over the visitors for a
four-game sweep of the Nets. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 48) |
| Nene had 22 points and 10 rebounds in
his Washington debut, and the Wizards
defeated New Jersey 108-89 Wednesday
night in a game marred by the
third-quarter ejections of Nets'
All-Star point guard Deron Williams and
head coach Avery Johnson. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 47) |
| Tristan Thompson scored a career-high 27
points, grabbed 12 rebounds and gave
Cleveland the lead with a tip-in with
1:11 to play Monday night, leading the
Cavaliers to a 105-100 victory over the
New Jersey Nets. |
| NETS Sign Gerald Green for Remainder of Season |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed forward
Gerald Green for the remainder of the
season, Nets General Manager Billy King
announced today. Per team policy, terms
of the contract were not released. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 46) |
| The move the Nets did pull off prior to
the trade deadline could make them a
better team for the rest of the season.
F Gerald Wallace could make his debut
for the Nets on Saturday when they try
to hand the visiting Hornets a fourth
consecutive defeat.
|
| NETS Game Center (Game 45) |
| A day after NBA fans finally found out
where Orlando's biggest star would spend
his immediate future, one of the teams
long thought to be his preferred
destination got a reminder of what they
missed out on. The Magic beat the Nets
86-70 Friday night. |
| NETS Sign Jerry Smith to 10-Day Contract |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent guard Jerry Smith from the
D-League's Springfield Armor to a 10-day
contract, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced today. |
| NETS Acquire Gerald Wallace, New Starter at the 3 |
| Ready to further the goal of winning
games rather than continue rebuilding
with youth beyond Thursday's trade
deadline, Nets GM Billy King addressed
the team's need for a starting-caliber
small forward, acquiring Gerald Wallace
from Portland. |
| NETS Acquire Gerald Wallace |
| The New Jersey Nets have acquired
forward Gerald Wallace from the Portland
Trail Blazers in exchange for center
Mehmet Okur, forward Shawne Williams and
the Nets’ 2012 protected first
round draft pick, Nets General Manager
Billy King announced today. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 44) |
| Kris Humphries had 16 points and a
career-high 21 rebounds to lead the Nets
to a 98-84 victory over the Toronto
Raptors on Wednesday night. Former
D-League star Gerald Green tied his
season high by scoring 20 of his 26
points in the second half. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 43) |
| Brandon Jennings has 34 points, seven
assists and seven rebounds and the
Milwaukee Bucks posted their third
straight win, 105-99 over the Nets on
Monday night. Kris Humphries had a
career-high 31 points and 18 rebounds
for the Nets. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 42) |
| The Houston Rockets beat the Nets
112-106 on Saturday night to snap a
five-game losing streak. Gerald Green
had a career-high 26 points on 10-for-15
shooting in just his seventh game since
being signed from the D-League. MarShon
Brooks added 23 points. |
| NETS Sign Gerald Green to 2nd 10-Day Contract |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed forward
Gerald Green to a second 10-day
contract, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced today. Green has played
in five games, averaging 5.6 points and
2.0 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 40) |
| Jordan Farmar hit a 3-pointer with 0.2
seconds left and the Nets survived a
monster game from Blake Griffin to beat
the Los Angeles Clippers, 101-100.
Farmar's clutch shot and a big game from
Deron Williams helped the Nets stop a
home losing skid. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 39) |
| The Miami Heat defeated the Nets 108-78
Tuesday at American Airlines Arena.
Despite G Dwyane Wade not playing the
second half, the Heat were in control
throughout. F Chris Bosh scored 20
points and F LeBron James scored 11 of
21 points in the second half. |
| Brook Lopez Medical Update (3/5) |
| Nets center Brook Lopez has been
diagnosed with a sprained right ankle,
Nets GM Billy King announced today.
Lopez will have his foot placed in a
walking boot as a precautionary measure.
Lopez is expected to miss three weeks of
action. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 38) |
| Deron Williams scored a franchise-record
57 points to lift the New Jersey Nets to
a 104-101 victory over the Charlotte
Bobcats on Sunday night. Williams' broke
the franchise's previous mark of 52
points, shared by Mike Newlin and Ray
Richardson. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 37) |
| The Boston Celtics found their way to
the right side of a rout for the first
time in more than a month. Kevin Garnett
and Rajon Rondo both had double-doubles
and Paul Pierce came close to joining
them as the Celtics beat the Nets 107-94
on Friday night. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 36) |
| Brook Lopez missed the first two months
of the season because of a broken right
foot, and the Nets eased him back. Lopez
scored 38 points, including the go-ahead
free throws, as the Nets held on for a
93-92 victory over the Mavericks on
Tuesday night. |
| NETS Sign Gerald Green to 10-Day Contract |
| East Rutherford, NJ - The New Jersey
Nets have signed free agent forward
Gerald Green from the NBA D-League's Los
Angeles D-Fenders to a 10-day contract,
Nets General Manager Billy King
announced today. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 35) |
| Dwight Howard had 20 points and 17
rebounds and the Orlando Magic rolled to
a 108-91 victory over the NETS on
Wednesday night. Howard can become a
free agent in July if the Magic don't
trade him by the March 15 trading
deadline. |
| Shawne Williams Medical Update (2/22) |
| New Jersey Nets forward Shawne Williams
underwent successful left foot surgery
today to repair an old fracture and
remove two small bone fragments, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. |
| Shawne Williams Medical Update |
| NETS F Shawne Williams will undergo
surgery on February 22 to remove a bone
fragment from his left foot, Nets GM
Billy King announced. The surgery will
be performed at the Hospital for Special
Surgery in Manhattan by foot specialist
Dr. Martin O'Malley. |
| Deron Williams to Participate in Skills Challenge |
| NETS guard Deron Williams has been
selected to participate in the 2012 Taco
Bell Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star
Weekend in Orlando, the NBA announced
today. Williams, a 2012 NBA All-Star, is
the current record holder in the event
at 25.5 seconds. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 33) |
| Ersan Ilyasova had career highs of 29
points and 25 rebounds, and the
Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game
losing streak with a 92-85 victory over
the Nets on Sunday night, spoiling the
season debut of Nets center Brook Lopez,
who played 22 minutes. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 32) |
| Deron Williams scored 29 points, Kris
Humphries had 24 points and 18 rebounds,
and the Nets dominated the Chicago Bulls
97-85 to snap a losing streak on
Saturday.
Chicago's Derrick Rose missed his fifth
straight game because of back pain. |
| Assignment: Armor |
| NETS rookie forward Jordan Williams was
the first player sent on assignment to
the NBA Development League's Springfield
Armor since the teams began a
one-to-one, "hybrid" affiliation earlier
this year. A successful stint has
translated back to the NBA. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 31) |
| Winning ugly may just be the identity of
the Indiana Pacers. Despite shooting 39
percent overall, they buckled down
defensively and rode 32 points from
Danny Granger to a 93-88 victory over
the visiting Nets Thursday at Bankers
Life Fieldhouse. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 30) |
| Rudy Gay scored 25 points and Tony Allen
matched his season high with 21 to help
the Memphis Grizzlies beat New Jersey
105-100 on Wednesday night, handing the
error-prone Nets their season-high
seventh straight loss. |
| Anthony Morrow Named to 2012 3-Point Contest |
| Nets guard Anthony Morrow has been
selected to participate in the 2012 Foot
Locker Three-Point Contest, the NBA
announced today. Morrow is making his
second All-Star Weekend appearance,
after participating in the
Rookie-Sophomore Challenge in 2010. |
| NETS Sign Andre Emmett to 10-Day Contract |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent forward Andre Emmett from the NBA
D-League's Reno Bighorns to a 10-day
contract, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced today. To make room on
the roster, the Nets have requested
waivers on G Keith Bogans. |
| NETS Players to Host Basketball Clinic at Central School in Warren, NJ |
| NETS players Johan Petro, Jordan
Williams, and Shawne Williams will host
a basketball clinic for 50 4th and 5th
grade students at Central School in
Warren, NJ on Tuesday, February 14. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 29) |
| Gary Neal scored 18 points, and Tim
Duncan recorded his ninth double-double
of the season with 13 points and 10
rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs won
their seventh in the row with a 103-89
victory over the New Jersey Nets. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 28) |
| Reserve Jonas Jerebko led a balanced
attack with 20 points as the Detroit
Pistons stretched their winning streak
to four games with a 109-92 victory over
the Nets Friday at The Palace, scoring a
season high. Johan Petro led the Nets
with a season-high 16. |
| NETS Players to Lead Basketball Clinic at Brooklyn HS |
| NETS players Deron Williams, Kris
Humphries, DeShawn Stevenson, and Mehmet
Okur will lead a basketball clinic for
more than 100 students at Brooklyn High
School for Leadership and Community
Service in the Clinton Hill neighborhood
of Brooklyn. |
| Deron Williams Named to 2012 All-Star Team |
| Nets guard Deron Williams has been named
as a reserve on the 2012 Eastern
Conference All-Star Team, as selected by
the Eastern Conference head coaches.
Williams will participate in the 61st
NBA All-Star Game, held at the Amway
Center in Orlando on Sunday, Feb. 26,
2012. |
| Armor All-Stars: 3 Earn D-League Honors |
| Wednesday, JamesOn Curry, Jeff Foote and
Jerry Smith were recognized by the
D-League, selected for the 6th annual
NBA D-League All-Star Game, which takes
place on February 25. Springfield, along
with the L.A. D-Fenders, had the most
All-Stars of any team. |
| Keith Bogans Medical Update |
| New Jersey Nets guard Keith Bogans has
been diagnosed with a complete tear of
the deltoid ligament as well as a
fractured left ankle, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. The
injury occurred during last night's
contest versus the Pistons. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 27) |
| Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12
rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won
their season-high third straight game
with a 99-92 victory over the Nets on
Wednesday night. Detroit almost blew an
18-point second-half lead. Deron
Williams scored 17 of his 34 points in
the fourth quarter. |
| Brooks Selected for 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge |
| New Jersey Nets guard MarShon Brooks has
been selected to play in the 2012 BBVA
Rising Stars Challenge on Friday,
February 24 as part of the 2012 NBA All
Star Weekend at the Amway Center in
Orlando, Florida. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 26) |
| Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and the
Chicago Bulls beat the New Jersey Nets
109-87 Monday night. Luol Deng scored 19
points and C.J. Watson added 14 points
and 10 assists in place of Derrick Rose. |
| NETS Players to Meet Students at Montclair State University |
| NETS players Kris Humphries, MarShon
Brooks, Sundiata Gaines, and Mehmet Okur
will meet students and sign autographs
in the Student Center at Montclair State
University. The players will be on hand
to promote the Nets Foundation
Appreciation Scholarship. |
| NETS Petro and Bogans to Participate in Karate Clinic |
| NETS players Johan Petro and Keith
Bogans will participate in a karate
clinic with 30 kids from Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen, and
Passaic counties for the NETS' "Passport
to Fitness" program. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 25) |
| Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25
points and the New York Knicks salvaged
the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set
by beating the Nets 99-92 on Saturday.
Williams had 21 points and 11 assists
for the Nets; Kris Humphries added 20
points and 12 rebounds. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 24) |
| Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking
3-pointer with 1:23 left, Nikola Pekovic
scored a career-high 27 points, and the
Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Nets
108-105 on Friday night. The
Timberwolves overcame a career-high 42
points from Anthony Morrow. |
| NETS Basketball to Host Hardwood Classics Nights |
| NETS Basketball will celebrate the ABA
heritage of the franchise when the team
wears retro New York Nets royal blue
uniforms with stars down the side during
five home games as part of Hardwood
Classics Nights. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 23) |
| Deron Williams scored 26 points to help
the Nets beat the Detroit Pistons 99-96
Wednesday night. Kris Humphries had 18
points, Jordan Farmar added 15 and
Shawne Williams 15 for the Nets. |
| NETS Sign Keith Bogans |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent guard Keith Bogans, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. Per
team policy, terms of the contract were
not released. To make room on the
roster the Nets have waived forward
Larry Owens. |
| Islanders to play first NHL Game at Barclays Center |
| UNIONDALE, NY/BROOKLYN (January 31,
2012) -The New York Islanders will play
the first-ever NHL game at Barclays
Center on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 when
they take on the New Jersey Devils at
7:30 p.m. The preseason game will mark
the first hockey event at Barclays
Center, the new major sports and
entertainment venue, which will
officially open on September 28 with the
first of multiple JAY-Z concerts. The
game will also mark the first NHL game
to be played in Brooklyn. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 22) |
| Paul George is starting to make the Nets
cringe whenever they play the Indiana
Pacers. George scored a career-high 24
points to lead the Pacers to a 106-99
win over the Nets on Tuesday night. |
| Patch, NETS Basketball Team Up to Celebrate NJ |
| Building on its mission to support and
engage its communities, Patch, AOL's
platform of over 850 hyperlocal news,
information and engagement sites, has
aligned with NETS Basketball to give an
assist to fans by bringing exclusive
offers. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 21) |
| DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 27 points
in the second half, leading the Toronto
Raptors to a 94-73 victory over the Nets
on Sunday night. The Raptors put
together a 12-1 run midway in the second
quarter, going from two points down to
nine up at 40-31. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 20) |
| Point guard Deron Williams collected 27
points and a game-high 10 assists as the
Nets led wire-to-wire in a 99-96 victory
over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Shooting
guard Anthony Morrow added 22 points,
while Kris Humphries had 18 points and
11 rebounds. |
| NETS G MarShon Brooks to Lead Basketball Clinic |
| NETS players MarShon Brooks, Johan
Petro, Sundiata Gaines, and Larry Owens
will participate in NBA FIT Live Healthy
Week by leading a basketball clinic for
100 children ages 8-13 from the Boys &
Girls Clubs of New Jersey and Brooklyn. |
| 'Make It Rain' - The Nets' 3-Point Thunderstorm |
| The Nets sculpted a team of shooters to
complement the penetration of All-Star
point guard Deron Williams and the post
presence of center Brook Lopez. After a
slow start, the shooters have begun to
show why, drowning opponents in a
three-point thunderstorm. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 19) |
| Williams scored 34 points to go along
with 11 assists in leading the Nets to a
rare road victory, 97-90 in overtime
over the 76ers on Wednesday night at the
Wells Fargo Center. Kris Humphries had
13 points and a season-high 19 rebounds
for the Nets. |
| NETS F Damion James Medical Update |
| New Jersey Nets forward Damion James
underwent successful surgery today,
January 24, to repair aggravation to a
previous fracture in his fifth
metatarsal, on which he had surgery on
December 13, 2010, Nets General Manager
Billy King announced. |
| NETS, Healthfirst NJ Align for NBA Fit |
| NETS Basketball is aligning with
Healthfirst NJ to celebrate 2012 NBA FIT
Live Healthy Week. During this annual
initiative presented by the National
Basketball Association from January 25 -
February 2, 2012, NETS Basketball and
Healthfirst NJ will ... |
| NETS to Award 3 Students with Scholarships |
| In recognition of the NETS' 35-year
history in New Jersey, the team will
award the $35,000 Nets Foundation
Appreciation Scholarship to three
students from New Jersey who attend an
accredited college or university in New
Jersey in the 2012-13 school year. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 18) |
| The Chicago Bulls made the game-time
decision Monday to let Derrick Rose and
Joakim Noah play at the United Center,
and it worked out. Rose scored 22 points
and Noah had 16 points and 10 rebounds
as the Bulls beat the Nets 110-95. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 17) |
| Deron Williams had 19 points, 9 rebounds
and 10 assists to lead the Nets to a
97-87 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats
on Sunday night. Williams' near triple
double would have been the first of the
season for the Nets, who improved to
5-12 on the season. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 16) |
| Kevin Durant had 20 points and a
season-high 15 rebounds and the Oklahoma
Thunder stifled the New Jersey Nets on
defense in an 84-74 victory Saturday
night. Kris Humphries had 12 points and
16 rebounds to lead the Nets. Deron
Williams added 14 points. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 15) |
| Deron Williams scored 24 points, 11
coming in crucial stretch of the fourth
quarter, and had 10 assists and eight
rebounds, leading the New Jersey Nets to
their first home win, a 107-100 victory
against the Golden State Warriors on
Wednesday night. |
| NETS Assign Jordan Williams to Springfield Armor |
| The New Jersey Nets have assigned rookie
forward Jordan Williams to their NBA
Development League affiliate, the
Springfield Armor, Nets General Manager
Billy King announced today. |
| NETS Sign Larry Owens |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent forward Larry Owens from the
D-League's Tulsa 66ers, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. Per
team policy, terms of the contract were
not released. |
| NETS Waive Dennis Horner |
| The New Jersey Nets have requested
waivers on forward Dennis Horner, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. Horner, a 6-9 rookie from N.C.
State, signed with the Nets prior to
training camp on December 9, 2011 from
the Nets D-League ... |
| Deron Williams Featured in All Access Marketing Campaign |
| ETS star point guard Deron Williams is
the centerpiece of the team's final
phase in its All Access season ticket
campaign for Barclays Center in
Brooklyn. With tickets already sold out
in several premium locations, the NETS
are launching a ... |
| NETS Game Center (Game 14) |
| With floor general Chris Paul nowhere in
sight, the Los Angeles Clippers turned
to Chauncey Billups for his veteran
leadership. And they got exactly what
coach Vinny Del Negro was hoping for as
Los Angeles held off the Nets 101-91 on
Monday. |
| Deron Williams a Finalist for Olympic Team |
| USA Basketball has named Deron Williams
as a finalist for the U.S. Olympic Men's
Basketball Team at the 2012 Olympic
Games in London, USA Basketball Chairman
Jerry Colangelo announced today. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 13) |
| The NETS travel to Utah on Saturday to
play the Jazz in the third game of a
four-game West Coast swing. It will be
Deron Williams' first game against his
former team since last season's trade. |
| Barclays Center Tops Out, FCRC Celebrates |
| Forest City Ratner Companies, Hunt
Construction Group, Inc., Banker Steel,
J.F. Stearns Company, Onexim Sports &
Entertainment, and NETS Basketball
celebrated the topping out of Barclays
Center in a ceremony today at the arena
site in Brooklyn. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 11) |
| Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points and
the Denver Nuggets beat the NETS 123-115
on Wednesday night. Jordan Farmar had a
season-high 26 points, Anthony Morrow
added 23 and Deron Williams had 16
points and 13 assist for the Nets, who
have lost nine of 10. |
| NETS Game Center (Game 10) |
| Josh Smith scored a season-high 26
points and the Atlanta Hawks shot nearly
54 percent from the field in beating the
New Jersey Nets for the third time this
season, 106-101 on Monday night. Anthony
Morrow had 20 points and rookie MarShon
Brooks 19. |
| NETS Game Center (Game Nine) |
| LeBron James returned to the lineup and
scored 22 of his 32 points in the first
quarter, and the Miami Heat rolled to a
101-90 victory over the Nets on Saturday
night despite playing without Dwyane
Wade. Wade missed his third straight
game with a bruised left foot. |
| NETS Game Center (Game Eight) |
| The New Jersey Nets (2-6) halted a 6
game losing streak beating the Toronto
Raptors (3-4) 97-85. Deron Williams
(ribs) and Kris Humphries (shoulder)
returned to the line up from injuries
and powered the Nets for the win. |
| NETS Sign Lease for Corporate HQ in Brooklyn |
| NETS Basketball has taken another major
step toward its move to Brooklyn by
signing a long-term lease at 15
MetroTech Center to serve as the team's
corporate headquarters. The 35,145 sq ft
workplace will occupy the 11th floor of
the 19-story building. |
| NETS Game Center (Game Six) |
| Five Pacers scored in double figures
Tuesday night as Indiana utilized a
balanced attack and a strong shooting
night to down the New Jersey Nets
108-94. The Nets' record fell to 1-5
with the loss. Deron Williams scored a
game-high 22 points.
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| NETS Game Center (Game Four) |
| The Atlanta Hawks knew that they
couldn't win every game by
double-figures and found out that they
could win a close game, too. Jeff Teague
had 22 points and six assists, while Joe
Johnson added 21, beating the NETS
105-98 Friday night at Philips Arena. |
| NETS Game Center (Game Three) |
| Orlando and New Jersey both open
stretches of four games in five nights
Thursday when Dwight Howard and the host
Magic go for their eighth consecutive
victory in this matchup. |
| Mikhail Prokhorov Statement |
| NETS owner Mikhail Prokhorov released
the following statement: "I very much
wanted to be with you today, but other
obligations have prevented me from
making the trip to the home opener. I
will be watching and rooting for the
team from Moscow." |
| NETS Game Center (Game Two) |
| The Wizards and the Nets are looking for
improvement around dazzling point
guards. John Wall matches up with Deron
Williams and tries to get the Wizards
off to a strong start as they look to
continue their recent success against
the Nets.
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| NETS Game Center (Game One) |
| The Wizards and the Nets are looking for
improvement around dazzling point
guards. John Wall matches up with Deron
Williams and tries to get the Wizards
off to a strong start as they look to
continue their recent success against
the Nets.
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| NETS Waive Ime Udoka |
| The New Jersey Nets have requested
waivers on forward Ime Udoka, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. Udoka, who signed with the Nets
on Dec. 15, played in two preseason
games, averaging 2.5 points and 2.5
rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. |
| NETS Sign DeShawn Stevenson |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent guard DeShawn Stevenson, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. Per team policy, terms of the
contract were not released. |
| 'Right There': Adding Armor to Nets Camp |
| This season, the Nets begin their
"hybrid affiliation" with the
Springfield Armor of the NBA D-League,
and invited three Armor players (G Jerry
Smith, G JamesOn Curry, F Dennis Horner)
to training camp, with a chance to play
for the parent club. |
| Brook Lopez Medical Update (12/23) |
| Nets center Brook Lopez underwent
successful surgery today, December 23,
to repair a non-displaced stress
fracture of the 5th metatarsal of the
right foot, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced. Lopez is expected to
return to game action in 6-8 weeks. |
| NETS Acquire Mehmet Okur |
| The New Jersey Nets have acquired center
Mehmet Okur from the Utah Jazz in
exchange for their second round draft
pick in 2015, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced today. |
| Broken Brook: Lopez Suffers Stress Fracture |
| The big man is broken. Billy King met
with media today and revealed that
fourth-year center Brook Lopez suffered
a stress fracture of the fifth
metatarsal in his right foot sometime
during the first half of Wednesday's
game against the Knicks. |
| NETS Waive Stephen Graham |
| The New Jersey Nets have requested
waivers on forward Stephen Graham, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. Graham, averaged 3.4 points and
2.1 rebounds in 59 games last season. |
| Brook Lopez Medical Update |
| New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez has
been diagnosed with a stress fracture
of the fifth metatarsal of the right
foot, Nets General Manager Billy King
announced today. |
| NETS Game Center (Preseason Game Two) |
| Wednesday night, the NETS travel across
the Hudson River to take on the Knicks
at Madison Square Garden for their
second, and final, preseason matchup
before Monday's season opener against
the Wizards. |
| NETS Re-Sign Kris Humphries |
| The New Jersey Nets have re-signed
forward Kris Humphries, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. Per
team policy, terms of the contract were
not released. |
| Morrow Distributes Toys to Hospitalized Children |
| NJ Nets Starting Guard Anthony Morrow
visited Newark Beth Israel Medical
Center (NBIMC) and Children's Hospital
of New Jersey (CHoNJ) to distribute
Christmas toys to hospitalized children
and children in the Pediatric Emergency
Department, on Wednesday, December 8,
2011. |
| NETS Waive Jerry Smith and JamesOn Curry |
| The New Jersey Nets have requested
waivers on G Jerry Smith and G JamesOn
Curry, Nets GM Billy King announced
today. Both players were signed to the
training camp roster and came to the
Nets from their NBA D-League affiliate,
the Springfield Armor. |
| NETS Players to visit Pediatric Patients at Children's Hospital |
| NETS players Brook Lopez, Anthony
Morrow, Stephen Graham, Damion James,
Sundiata Gaines, and MarShon Brooks will
visit and sign autographs for pediatric
patients at The Joseph M. Sanzari
Children's Hospital at Hackensack
University Medical Center at 30 Prospect
Avenue in Hackensack, NJ. |
| Join Billy King for the 2012 'Lemon Ball' |
| Melanie and Billy King, Gala Co-Chairs
for the 2012 Lemon Ball benefiting
Alex's Lemondae Stand Foundation, invite
our New Jersey Nets fans to celebrate
the life and legacy of a very special
little girl, Alexandra "Alex" Scott, on
Jan. 14, 2012. |
| 2011 Nets Camp Week Two |
| The NETS completed their 2011 Training
Camp at the PNY Center during the week
of December 12-18. Read on for the full
daily recap, featuring exclusive photos! |
| NETS Players to Visit Family Center in Brooklyn |
| NETS players Deron Williams, Jordan
Farmar, Johan Petro, Jordan Williams,
and Shelden Williams will bring holiday
cheer to more than 250 families when
they visit the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family
Center at 20 New York Avenue in Brooklyn
on December 20. |
| NETS Game Center (Preseason Game One) |
| The NETS take on the Knicks this
Saturday in the first of two preseason
games, kicking off the 2011-12 NBA
schedule at Prudential Center. |
| NETS Sign Shawne Williams |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent forward Shawne Williams, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. Per team policy, terms of the
contract were not released. |
| NETS Waive Travis Outlaw |
| The New Jersey Nets have waived forward
Travis Outlaw and designated him as the
team's amnesty player, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. |
| NETS Sign Ime Udoka |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent forward Ime Udoka, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. Per
team policy, terms of the contract were
not released. Udoka, a 7-year veteran,
holds career averages of 5.2 PPG and 2.9
RPG in 316 games. |
| NETS Foundation to Provide Toy Shopping Spree |
| NETS Assistant General Manager Bobby
Marks and team mascot Sly will lead 25
kids from Family Promise on a toy
shopping spree at Toys "R" Us in
Paramus. The toy shopping spree is
funded by the NETS Foundation as part of
its Season of Giving initiative. |
| NETS Sign Shelden Williams |
| The New Jersey Nets have signed free
agent forward Shelden Williams, Nets
General Manager Billy King announced
today. Per team policy, terms of the
contract were not released. |
| NETS Camp: Week 1 Reports |
| The Nets have opened their 2011 Training
Camp with practices at the PNY Center in
East Rutherford, N.J. Here's the recap
from Week One, including stories on the
first day, the point guards' overseas
action and Anthony Morrow's second year
as the starting shooting guard. |
| NETS to Host Student Field Trip to Holiday Train Show |
| As part of the NETS' Season of Giving,
the NETS Foundation will host a field
trip to the Holiday Train Show at The
New York Botanical Garden for students,
ages 8-10, from P.S. 297 in Brooklyn and
P.S. 16 in Jersey City on December 9. |
| NETS Announce Coaching Staff |
| The New Jersey Nets have named P.J.
Carlesimo and Mario Elie as assistant
coaches, Nets General Manager Billy King
announced today. In addition, the Nets
have named Dr. Jeremy Bettle as the
team's strength and conditioning coach. |
| Avery's All-Access Networking Yields Carlesimo, Elie |
| Tuesday at the PNY Center, NETS coach
Avery Johnson announced P.J. Carlesimo
and Mario Elie would be joining his
bench as assistants. The pair spoke with
media about how they came to the NETS,
and their outlook for the upcoming
season. |
| NETS Announce 2011-12 Season Schedule |
| The New Jersey Nets will open their
2011-12 home schedule versus the Atlanta
Hawks on Tuesday, December 27th, at the
Prudential Center in Newark, as the team
celebrates their 35th Anniversary in New
Jersey. Game time is at 7:30 p.m. |
| Avery Excited for Season to Start |
| Tuesday at the PNY Center, NETS coach
Avery Johnson met with media at the
team's practice facility, speaking for
the first time about the team's outlook
and the approach to free agency. He also
introduced P.J. Carlesimo and Mario Elie
as assistants. |
| NETS Announce Preseason Schedule |
| The New Jersey Nets will open their 35th
year in New Jersey with a matinee
preseason game against New York on
Saturday, December 17, Nets General
Manager Billy King announced today. The
contest, which will tip at 2:00 p.m.,
will be played at the ... |
| Andrea Bocelli to Perform in Concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn |
| Widely considered the most popular
classical singer in the world, Andrea
Bocelli will perform at Barclays Center
in Brooklyn on December 5, 2012 in what
will be his only New York City
performance next year. After nearly a
decade of performing annual ... |
| NY Masters Equestrian Event Bound for Barclays Center |
| The world's most prestigious equestrian
show jumping competition is bound for
Barclays Center in Brooklyn with the
debut of the New York Masters to be held
October 3-6, 2013. European Equestrian
Masters (EEM), the creator and owner of
the Masters ... |
| Petro Pops In for a Workout |
| Thursday at the PNY Center, NETS center
Johan Petro met with media following a
weightlifting session at the team's
practice facility. He was the first
player to report for a voluntary,
unsupervised workout following the
tentative settlement agreement reached
by the NBA and its players. |
| King Holds Court for First Time This Year |
| Wednesday at the PNY Center, NETS
general manager Billy King met with
media to discuss the upcoming season in
depth, from free agency to the shortened
schedule and possible position changes. |
| Johnson's Latest Coaching Gig a Bit Smaller Scale |
| Nets coach Avery Johnson, surprised the
boys basketball team at Brooklyn's
Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (MS 113)
by serving as "Coach for a Day" and
taking them through an "hour-long"
practice than ran 15 minutes long. |
| Barclays Center Classic to Feature Kentucky, Maryland |
| Barclays Center announced today that it
would host the inaugural Barclays Center
Classic men's college basketball
tournament, presented by Sheets™ Brand
Energy Strips, which will feature the
Kentucky vs. Maryland on November 9,
2012. |
| Barclays Nets Community Alliance Unveils Playground |
| Carlo Scissura, Senior Advisor to the
Brooklyn Borough President, and NETS
Assistant General Manager Bobby Marks
assembled at P.S. 9 in the Prospect
Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn today
to celebrate the unveiling of the
refurbished school playground ... |
| NETS Dancers to Launch Dance Class for Students |
| The NETS Dancers will launch a weekly
dance class for 50 students, ages 10-12,
at P.S. 23 at 143 Romaine Avenue in
Jersey City, Thursday, October 27, from
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The NETS Dancers will
teach the class every Thursday through
the end of March. |
| Know the Role: Billy King's Defensive Philosophy (2 of 2) |
| NETS GM Billy King never played a minute
in the NBA. But he did spend four years
frustrating opposing offenses at Duke
University in Raleigh, N.C. and his
experience affected his attitudes as a
basketball executive. NJNets.com
explores that history. |
| Know the Role: Billy King's Defensive Philosophy (1 of 2) |
| NETS GM Billy King never played a minute
in the NBA. But he did spend four years
frustrating opposing offenses at Duke
University in Raleigh, N.C. and his
experience affected his attitudes as a
basketball executive. NJNets.com
explores that history. |
| In Brooklyn, Atlantic 10 Has an Eye on the Future |
| At the Atlantic 10 Conference's Media
Day, held in the New York Marriott at
the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday, coaches
and players considered the impact of
their championship tournament's
scheduled 2013 move to the Barclays
Center, in Brooklyn. |
| NETS GM Billy King & Kerry Kittles to Visit HS in Newark |
| Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, NETS
General Manager Billy King, former NETS
player Kerry Kittles, former New York
Giants star Tiki Barber, behavioral
health and fitness expert and CEO of
Halevy Life Jeff Halevy, NETS Dancers
and NETS mascot Sly will ... |
| Atlantic-10 Brings Championship Basketball to Brooklyn |
| Wednesday's announcement of a 5-year
partnership between the Barclays Center
and the Atlantic 10, beginning in 2013,
provides the Brooklyn arena with a
flagship men's basketball championship
to complement the recently announced
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. |
| Barclays Center to Host A-10 Basketball Tournament |
| The Atlantic 10 Conference announced
that it has formed a five-year
partnership with the Barclays Center to
bring the A-10 men's basketball
tournament to Brooklyn and the new
arena, beginning in 2013. The joint
announcement was made Wednesday
afternoon. |
| Jay-Z, in Familiar Territory, to Open Barclays Center |
| Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter announced today
that he will be the 1st performer to
play the Barclays Center of Brooklyn
when the venue opens in September
2012. The NETS investor also confirmed
the team will become the "Brooklyn Nets"
in the 2012-13 season. |
| NETS GM King Pitches Education on the Playground |
| The ribbon-cutting ceremony for a
refurbished playground at PS 276 in
Brooklyn kicked off with NETS GM Billy
King speaking to the assembled students
about the importance of education, and
play's role in it. The project was
undertaken along with Out2Play. |
| BNCA Unveils New Playground at P.S. 276 in Brooklyn |
| Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz, NETS General Manager Billy
King, and local elected officials
assembled at P.S. 276 in Brooklyn today
to celebrate the unveiling of the
refurbished school playground funded by
the Barclays Nets Community ... |
| NETS GM Billy King Celebrates Back to School at PS 15 |
| NETS General Manager Billy King will
celebrate Back to School by visiting
with 300 students at Paterson Public
School 15 at 98 Oak Street in Paterson,
NJ on Monday, September 19 from 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m. King will speak with the
students about the ... |
| Barclays Nets Community Alliance to Unveil Playground |
| The Barclays Nets Community Alliance,
committed to the physical and
educational development of young people
in Brooklyn and the surrounding
communities, will unveil a refurbished
playground it has funded at P.S. 276 in
the Canarsie section of Brooklyn ... |
| Barclays Center to Host Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
| Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, one of the
premier early-season college basketball
showcase events, is relocating on a
multi-year basis to the Barclays Center
of Brooklyn beginning in November
2012. The two-day tournament, to be
broadcast exclusively on ... |
| NETS Q&A - Milton Lee on Armor Coach Bob MacKinnon |
| Wednesday, the NETS named Bob MacKinnon
head coach of the Springfield Armor, the
NETS' affiliate franchise in the NBA
Development League. With the hire a
first for the NETS' franchise, Director
of Minor League Operations Milton Lee
spoke with NJNets.com |
| Avery Johnson Returns from Russia to East Rutherford |
| On Tuesday, NETS coach Avery Johnson met
with the team's beat reporters for the
first time since the NBA Draft. He spent
last week in Russia, participating in
events for owner Mikhail Prokhorov's
Pro100Basket project. |
| Barclays Center Brings Coca-Cola Back to Brooklyn |
| Its iconic script logo was a mainstay on
the outfield fence at Ebbets Field. And
in 2012 - 55 years after the
Dodgers left Brooklyn - Coca-Cola will
be returning to a major sports and
entertainment venue in Brooklyn. One of
the world's most ... |
| Albert King Tours Barclays Center Site |
| Former NETS swingman Albert King joined
current GM Billy King for a tour of the
team's future home: the Barclays Center
of Brooklyn. Albert King grew up in
nearby Fort Greene, playing high school
ball at Fort Hamilton before attending
college at Maryland. |
| VFTC: NETS Introduce A New Face (But No Rookie!) |
| While the focus at Monday's press
conference was properly on the newest
additions to the basketball roster, a
4th face might have looked unfamiliar to
anyone in attendance: that of the newest
appointee to the Nets' Board of
Directors, Sergey Kushchenko. |
| Barclays Center Forms Programming Alliance with BAM |
| The Barclays Center of Brooklyn has
formed a strategic programming alliance
with the famed Brooklyn Academy of Music
(BAM), the largest performing arts
center in the borough, in which BAM will
serve as artistic consultants to
identify unique shows from throughout
the world for the Barclays Center. |
| NETS F Kris Humphries Visits Pediatric Patients at HUMC |
| NETS forward Kris Humphries visited with
pediatric patients at The Joseph M.
Sanzari Children's Hospital at
Hackensack University Medical Center in
Hackensack, N.J. on Wednesday. |
| NETS F Humphries to Visit Pediatric Patients at HUMC |
| NETS forward Kris Humphries will visit
pediatric patients at The Joseph M.
Sanzari Children's Hospital at
Hackensack University Medical Center at
30 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack, NJ,
TOMORROW, Wednesday, June 29. |
| NETS Rookies Brooks, Williams, Bogdanovic Raring to Represent |
| During Monday's morning press conference
at the PNY Center, the NETS introduced
2011 rookies MarShon Brooks, Jordan
Williams & Bojan Bogdanovic, who showed
they don't lack for confidence. General
Manager Billy King echoed that belief in
their abilities.
|
| NETS Acquire Draft Rights to Bojan Bogdanovic |
| The Nets have acquired the draft rights
to the 31st overall selection in the
2011 NBA Draft, Bojan Bogdanovic, from
the Timberwolves, in exchange for the
Nets' 2013 2nd round pick and cash
considerations, Nets General Manager
Billy King announced today. |
| NETS Acquire Draft Rights to MarShon Brooks, Draft Jordan Williams |
| The Nets have acquired the draft rights
to MarShon Brooks, the 25th pick in the
2011 NBA Draft, from the Boston Celtics,
Nets General Manager Billy King
announced tonight. In the 2nd round, the
Nets selected Jordan Williams with the
36th overall pick. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central - NETS Trade for Brooks, Draft Williams |
| Thursday during the NBA Draft, the NETS
traded up from No. 27 to No. 25 overall,
acquiring Providence G MarShon Brooks
for Purdue F JaJuan Johnson and a 2014
Second Round pick. In the Second Round,
they chose Jordan Williams (No. 36
overall). |
| Avery Johnson Throws 1st Pitch in Brooklyn |
| NETS coach Avery Johnson was in Brooklyn
on Tuesday to throw out the ceremonial
first pitch before the Brooklyn Cyclones
took on the Aberdeen Ironbirds at MCU
Park in Coney Island. He spoke to media
afterward about the pitch, Brooklyn and
the Draft. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 20th Workout |
| Monday, the NETS hosted their final
predraft workout, notably welcoming
guards Ben Hansbrough (Notre Dame) and
Travis Leslie (Georgia). Also: Mustapha
Farrakhan (Virginia), Bangaly Fofana
(France), Dwight Hardy (St. John's) and
Greg Washington (Hofstra). |
| NETS to Host Final Pre-Draft Workout on June 20th |
| The New Jersey Nets GM, Billy King, will
hold his pre-draft media availability
following the Nets' final draft workout
on Monday, June 20th at the PNY Center
in East Rutherford, NJ. In addition to
King, prospects will be available to the
media following the workouts. |
| NETS Coach Johnson to Throw First Pitch at Cyclones Game |
| NETS Head Coach Avery Johnson will throw
the ceremonial first pitch when the
Brooklyn Cyclones host the Aberdeen
IronBirds at MCU Park, 1904 Surf Avenue
on Coney Island, on Tuesday, June 21. |
| NETS Basketball Hosts Tree Donation Ceremony in Brooklyn |
| Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner
Kevin Jeffrey, former NETS center Darryl
Dawkins, and Lawns by Yorkshire CEO
Steven Jomides today attended a ceremony
in Fort Greene Park to celebrate nearly
300 trees being ... |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 16th Workout |
| Thursday at the PNY Center, the NETS
hosted their third workout of the week,
welcoming Tyler Honeycutt (UCLA), Rashad
Bishop (Cincinnati), Jeremy Hazell
(Seton Hall), Jonathan Mitchell
(Rutgers), Carleton Scott (Notre Dame)
and Chris Wright (Dayton). |
| NETS Dancers to Hold Open Auditions in Brooklyn and Manhattan |
| The NETS Dancers are holding auditions
for the 2011-12 NBA season in two New
York City locations, including, for the
first time, in Brooklyn in anticipation
of the team's move to the Barclays
Center in 2012. |
| Former NETS C Dawkins to Attend Tree Donation Ceremony |
| Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz, Congressman Edolphus "Ed"
Towns, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin
Jeffrey, former NETS center Darryl
Dawkins, and Lawns by Yorkshire CEO
Steven Jomides will attend a ceremony to
celebrate nearly 300 trees ... |
| NETS to Host Pre-Draft Workouts on June 16th |
| The New Jersey Nets will host a
pre-draft workout on Thursday, June 16th
at the PNY Center in East Rutherford,
NJ. The workout will be closed to the
media, however prospects, along with
Nets General Manager Billy King, will be
available following the session. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 15th Workout |
| Wednesday at the PNY Center, the NETS
brought in the big men for workout
including Keith Benson (Oakland), JaJuan
Johnson (Purdue), Jeremy Tyler (Japan)
and Jordan Williams (Maryland) along
with guards Austin Freeman (Georgetown)
and Brad Wanamaker (Pitt). |
| NETS to Host Pre-Draft Workouts on June 15th |
| The New Jersey Nets will host a
pre-draft workout on Wednesday, June
15th at the PNY Center in East
Rutherford, NJ. The workout will be
closed to the media, however prospects,
along with Nets General Manager Billy
King, will be available following the
session. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 14th Workout |
| Tuesday at the PNY Center, the Nets a
double-session, welcoming Bojan
Bogdanovic, Jon Diebler, Andrew
Goudelock, Diante Garrett, Delroy James,
David Lighty, Marcus Simmons, Greg
Smith, Corey Stokes, Trey Thompkins,
Mike Tisdale and Brian Williams. |
| NETS to Host Pre-Draft Workouts on June 14th |
| The New Jersey Nets will host a
pre-draft workout on Tuesday, June 14th
at the PNY Center in East Rutherford,
NJ. The two-session workout will be
closed to the media, however prospects,
along with Nets General Manager Billy
King, will be available ... |
| NETS Dancers to Perform in Moscow June 11 and 12 |
| The NETS Dancers will perform at the NBA
5 United Tour 2011 in Moscow, Russia
tomorrow and Sunday, June 12. NBA
players Dwight Howard and Andrei
Kirilenko will also attend the event at
Luzhniki Stadium. |
| NETS C Johan Petro to Speak with Students at American History HS |
| NETS center Johan Petro will speak with
students during an assembly at American
History High School at 74 Montgomery
Street in Newark on Monday, June 13 at 2
p.m. Petro will congratulate the
students for winning the NETS All-Star
Balloting School ... |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 9th Workout |
| Thursday at the PNY Center, the Nets
held an their final pre-draft workout of
the week, welcoming Justin Harper,
Derwin Kitchen, Shelvin Mack, Josh
Selby, Nolan Smith and Nikola Vucevic.
NJNets.com has video highlights and
interviews. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 8th Workout |
| Wednesday at the PNY Center, the Nets
held an individual workout in advance of
the June 23rd NBA Draft, welcoming Jimmy
Butler, Norris Cole, E'Twaun Moore,
Darius Morris, Chandler Parsons and Kyle
Singler. NJNets.com has video highlights
and interviews. |
| NETS Coach Avery Johnson to Read at Brooklyn Public Library |
| NETS Head Coach Avery Johnson will
tip-off the Brooklyn Public Library's
7th Annual Summer Reading event by
reading a book to children at the
Central Branch located at Grand Army
Plaza, the intersection of Eastern
Parkway and Flatbush Avenue. |
| NETS to Host Pre-Draft Workouts on June 8th & 9th |
| The New Jersey Nets will host pre-draft
workouts on Wednesday, June 8th and
Thursday, June 9th at the PNY Center in
East Rutherford, NJ. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 7th Workout |
| Tuesday at the PNY Center, the Nets held
an individual workout in advance of the
June 23rd NBA Draft, welcoming Corey
Fisher, DeAndre Liggins, Antonio Pena,
Iman Shumpert, Xavier Silas and Alex
Tyus. NJNets.com has video highlights
and interviews. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 6th Workout |
| Monday at the PNY Center, the Nets held
an individual workout in advance of the
June 23rd NBA Draft, welcoming Chaisson
Allen, Lavoy Allen, LaceDarius Dunn,
Sean Kowal, Jamel McLean and Eniel
Polynice. NJNets.com has video
highlights and interviews. |
| NETS to Host Pre-Draft Workouts on June 6th & 7th |
| The New Jersey Nets will host pre-draft
workouts on Monday, June 6th and
Tuesday, June 7th at the PNY Center in
East Rutherford, NJ. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central June 2nd Workout |
| Thursday at the PNY Center, the Nets
held their first individual workout in
advance of the June 23rd NBA Draft,
welcoming Malcolm Lee, Jon Leuer, Vernon
Macklin, Willie Reed, Jamie Skeen and
Mychel Thompson. NJNets.com has video
highlights and interviews. |
| NETS All-Access Season Tickets for the Barclays Center on Sale |
| All Access season tickets for NETS
Basketball at the Barclays Center of
Brooklyn are on sale today for the
general public, in advance of the team's
relocation to Brooklyn for the 2012-2013
NBA season. Tickets are available at
www.BarclaysCenter.com ... |
| Avery Johnson Visits Barclays Center Site |
| Wednesday in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights
neighborhood, NETS coach Avery Johnson
was led on a tour of the Barclays Center
construction site by Forest City Ratner
Companies and Hunts Construction
officials. The arena will open Sept. 28,
2012. |
| NETS to Host Pre-Draft Workout on June 2 |
| The NETS will host a pre-draft workout
on Thursday, June 2nd at the PNY Center
in East Rutherford, NJ. The workout
will be closed to the media, however
prospects, along with NETS General
Manager Billy King, will be available
following the session. |
| John Sparks Named General Manager of the Barclays Center |
| The Barclays Center of Brooklyn has
named John Sparks as its General
Manager, in which he will oversee the
operations of the world-class sports and
entertainment venue set to open
September 28, 2012. One of the nation's
most experienced major facility ... |
| NETS C Petro to Visit Pediatric Patients at HUMC |
| NETS center Johan Petro will visit
pediatric patients at The Joseph M.
Sanzari Children's Hospital at
Hackensack University Medical Center at
30 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack, NJ, on
Monday, May 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. Hackensack University... |
| NETS Kids to Compete on MTV'S America's Best Dance Crew |
| Five members of the NETS Kids dance team
will compete with their seven member
crew, ICONic Boyz, on America's Best
Dance Crew on MTV TONIGHT, at 10 p.m.
Ranging in age from 10-13, ICONic Boyz,
the only kids dance team on America's
Best Dance Crew ... |
| NETS C Lopez to Participate in Dance Clinic with 50 Children |
| NETS center Brook Lopez, the NETS
Dancers, and the NETS Kids dance team
will participate in a dance clinic with
50 children of the Boys & Girls Club of
Newark TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 11, from
4 p.m.-5 p.m., at the Boys & Girls Club
of Newark. |
| NETS C Lopez to Participate in Tree Planting in Branch Brook Park |
| NETS center Brook Lopez, NETS Dancers,
team mascot Sly, and team staff members
will join Lawns by Yorkshire CEO Steven
Jomides and representatives of his
company, along with representatives of
Branch Brook Park for a day of tree
planting and service ... |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central May 8 Workout |
| Sunday at the PNY Center, the Nets -
along with the New York Knicks and
Houston Rockets - hosted 22 aspiring
players in a group workout in advance of
the June 23rd NBA Draft. General Manager
Billy King & some players broke down the
session afterward. |
| 2011 NETS Draft Central May 7 Workout |
| Saturday at the PNY Center, the Nets -
along with the New York Knicks and
Houston Rockets - hosted 22 aspiring
players in a group workout in advance of
the June 23rd NBA Draft. General Manager
Billy King was onhand to break down the
session afterward. |
| Brook Lopez Medical Update |
| New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez
underwent successful surgery on his
right upper arm today, May 4, at the
Hospital for Special Surgery in
Manhattan, Nets General Manager Billy
King announced. The surgery, performed
by Nets team orthopedic Doctor ... |
| NETS to Host NBA Draft Combine May 7 & 8 |
| The New Jersey Nets, in conjunction with
the Houston Rockets and the New York
Knicks, will host a draft combine at
which forty-four 2011 NBA draft-
eligible players will showcase their
skills in front of coaches and personnel
executives from 26 NBA teams. |
| Deron Williams, Billy King Tour Barclays Center Site |
| Wednesday in Brooklyn, NETS general
manager Billy King and point guard Deron
Williams were led on a tour of the
Barclays Center construction site by
Forest City Ratner Companies and Hunts
Construction officials. The arena will
open Sept. 28, 2012. |
