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NJ Nets’ Weekend Wrap-Up
There was actually a lot of Nets news this weekend, and I know I should have gotten to it earlier, but I was too busy shattering my ankle in 5 spots (OK, it is just a sprain, but it really really hurts :/). Here is a quick little recap and some links about the news that happened over the ...
Who Needs to Win the Lottery: The Nets
Who Needs to Win the Lottery: The Nets
3shadesofblue.com — This is another in the series of blogs about the upcoming lottery and who, in the NBA's... eyes, deserves to win. This is a tongue in cheek series and should not be taken seriously. (more) Who Needs to Win the Lottery: The Nets
Newark Mayor Suggests Nets Could Be Up For Sale, Moved Soon
Newark Mayor Suggests Nets Could Be Up For Sale, Moved Soon
nba.fanhouse.com — Newark and the Nets have an uneasy relationship right now. The Nets, waiting for Brooklyn, play in... the contemptible IZOD Center, a cavernous, inconveniently located mess, up in East Rutherford. (more) Newark Mayor Suggests Nets Could Be Up For Sale, Moved Soon
New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn likes the NBA lottery system
New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn likes the NBA lottery system
nj.com — Michael Caulfield/Associated Press file photoThirty years ago, Rod Thorn lost the coin flip for the right to... draft Magic Johnson. Thorn, then with the Bulls and now with the Nets, prefers the lottery to the old coin flip system. It... (more) New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn likes the NBA ...
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