New Jersey Nets News

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ The New Jersey Nets announced Monday head coach Lawrence Frank has signed a multi-year contract extension. Terms were not disclosed. Frank has taken the team to the playoffs each of his four seasons with the team, but the Nets have failed to advance beyond the second round each time. They finished 41-41 last season, and lost in the second round to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the eventual conference champion. With the re-signing of all-star guard ...

Nets forward-centre Clifford Robinson, among the NBA's career leaders in games and minutes played, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday. ``He's not responding to treatment, he still has swelling,'' New Jersey coach Lawrence Frank said before the Nets faced the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. ``Monday afternoon, we'll have answers for it.'' Robinson, who turns 40 next month, is averaging 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in ...

Vince Carter scored 21 points as the New Jersey Nets ended a four-game pre-season losing streak with a 102-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Richard Jefferson added 18 points, Bostjan Nachbar had 13 and Antoine Wright 11 for the Nets (1-4), who never trailed after taking the lead late in the first quarter. Shavlik Randolph had 13 points to lead the 76ers, who only got seven points from Allen Iverson on 3-of-12 shooting from ...

Ryan Gomes scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, and Leon Powe added 11 points and 15 rebounds to rally the Boston Celtics over the New Jersey Nets 94-90 in a pre-season game Wednesday night. The Celtics trailed 77-61 after three quarters and by as many as 23, but outscored the Nets 33-13 in the fourth quarter to improve to 2-3 in the pre-season. Vince Carter scored 23 points and Nenad Krstic added 21 ...

Nets guard Eddie House had arthroscopic knee surgery Monday, and the team said there is no timetable for his return. Doctors removed torn cartilage from his left knee at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Rehab will begin immediately. House, a six-year veteran, signed as a free agent Aug. 17. He averaged a career-high 9.8 points for Phoenix last season.

Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell calls P.J. Tucker ``Baby Mule'' because the rookie will happily do the grunt work. Tucker proved his worth Sunday, scoring 18 points to lead the new-look Raptors to a 119-110 pre-season win over the New Jersey Nets. Along the way, the Texas product provided toughness and energy off the bench that Toronto has sorely lacked in the past. ``This kid just battles. And he knows ...

Stephon Marbury scored 16 points as the New York Knicks beat the New Jersey Nets 111-97 on Friday night in their first exhibition game under new coach Isiah Thomas. Quentin Richardson added 14 points for the Knicks, the last NBA team to play a pre-season game. They play again Saturday night at Philadelphia. The Knicks went with what could be their starting lineup on opening night: Marbury and Steve Francis in the backcourt, Channing Frye and Jared Jeffries ...

Al Harrington scored 21 points in his homecoming as the short-handed Indiana Pacers beat the New Jersey Nets 103-89 on Wednesday night in the pre-season opener for both teams. Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal returned from his trial in Detroit over a lawsuit stemming from the brawl with fans there two years ago and dressed for the game but did not play. He missed practice on Tuesday. Pacers guard Stephen Jackson, who was charged earlier Wednesday with felony criminal recklessness ...

Three years after a motorcycle accident nearly ended his career, Jay Williams is getting a chance to show that he belongs in the NBA. Williams is expected to play in an NBA game for the first time since his accident when the New Jersey Nets face the Pacers in Indiana in a pre-season game on Wednesday night. ``It's going to be a fun time,'' Williams said Tuesday after practising with ...

Jay Williams, who is trying to revive his career after a motorcycle accident three years ago, signed with the New Jersey Nets on Thursday. Terms of the contract were not immediately available, but the deal is not guaranteed. It does allow Williams, a point guard, to try out for the Nets during training camp. He is considered a bit of a longshot to make the team. Jason Kidd is the ...