Vince Carter News

Entering a campaign where the most kindly prediction has been that they should, in all likelihood, finish the season, the Nets have not been deterred by the gloomy forecasts.

Jarvis Hayes played here for the Wizards for four seasons and still has a lot of friends in the Washington locker room.

Vince Carter thinks the Nets will have plenty of positives to shout about this season.

Tomorrow night the Nets finally kick off the season - darn, don’tcha hate seeing pre-season end? But figure you’ll unravel the whole grassy knoll thing before Lawrence Frank gives up his starting lineup.

It was great to see Brook Lopez get the ball with deliberativeness and as part of the offense last night against the Knicks.

Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was the talk of Madison Square Garden once again on Friday night, when New York lost to the New Jersey Nets 111-110 in the preseason finale just hours after authorities were …

They could have said, “The one with the hair and the other guy.” The other guy being Nets’ center Brook Lopez, whose twin brother, Robin, has hair reminiscent of Sideshow Bob on “The Simpsons,” or Anderson …

Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks got everything he wanted in the 76ers’ final preseason game, and something he didn’t expect - good 3-point shooting.

With Miami likely in a rebuilding mode, free-agent-to-be Shawn Marion could be hitting the road again.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Wilson Chandler scored 22 points in his first start of the preseason, leading the Knicks to a 114-106 victory over the Nets last night.

It’s a new era in North Jersey. The face of the franchise, venerable point guard Jason Kidd, was traded to Dallas prior to the trade deadline last season and high-scoring forward Richard Jefferson followed in …

They returned from their expedition in a good frame of mind, pleased they can demonstrate what they had learned on an international stage and eager to find another game as soon as possible.

“I shoot any spot. Any time you’re open, got to shoot,” said Yi Jianlian, the Nets’ young 7-foot forward with the remarkable touch, sort of a “Have , Will Shoot” type.

The Nets were nearing the end of practice when something happened that brought silence to the crowded room and had injured players come out of the trainer’s room to see what that noise was.

Finally, Keyon Dooling played against someone other than his Nets teammates last night.