New Jersey Nets News and Rumors
Nets forward Evans fined $5K for floppingBrooklyn Nets forward Reggie Evans has become the first player to be fined for flopping by the NBA, penalized $5,000 for a second offense. |
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Nets' Wallace sits vs. Warriors due to ankleNov 21, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Brooklyn Nets small forward Gerald Wallace will not play Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Just one problem: It's Dwight Howard's. Does deploying Grandpa-style trickery and illusions represent a viable defensive strategy for dealing with a rampaging opposing center in 2012? Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson thinks there's only one way to find… |
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Dwight Howard airballs free throw, but Nets go away from ‘Hack-a-Howard’ late in Lakers win (VIDEO)Nov 21, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com It's not exactly breaking news that Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard doesn't have the smoothest, most successful stroke from the foul line; through his first seven NBA seasons, the All-NBA center shot a touch below 60 percent from the stripe. Ov… |
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Metta World Peace rubs Avery Johnson’s head after nailing a 3 during Lakers win over Nets (VIDEO)Nov 21, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com On Tuesday, Metta World Peace described for reporters (including Janis Carr of the Orange County Register) his role definition in the Los Angeles Lakers' system under new head coach Mike D'Antoni: "The coach said, 'Go do you.' I said, 'OK, no probl… |
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GOLLIVER: Lakers edge Nets in D'Antoni's debutNov 21, 2012
Mike D'Antoni relied heavily on his stars to pull off a 95-90 win over the Nets in his Lakers debut. But plenty of work lies ahead, writes Ben Golliver, starting with a sputtering offense. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com With Mike D’Antoni literally sitting in Phil Jackson‘s old seat (and even walking like him) along the Staples Center sideline, the new Lakers era didn’t exactly start according to plan. They couldn’t make free throws (19-for-37). They couldn’t m… |
