Brutal loss? Check. Absolutely, no doubt. This 95-93 defeat to the T-Wolves was a bad loss on many fronts, and one which brings right back to the surface - in Game 1 - repressive thoughts of so many of these kinds of brutal losses over the years.
Orlando’s Vince Carter sprained his left ankle in the second quarter against his former New Jersey Nets teammates on Friday and left the game.
We have all seen the tributes to Vince Carter’s 4 1/2 years in New Jersey from a Nets point of view.
Nets forward Jarvis Hayes, right, will miss two to three weeks with a hamstring injury.
But the Nets don’t see it that way. They look at their NBA season opener here tonight against the Timberwolves as the start of an opportunity to prove themselves.
The Kurt Rambis era kicks off tonight for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who will host the New Jersey Nets in the season opener for both clubs from the Target Center.
Get to know Vince Carter via a trip through our archives all the way down to today’s story by Brian Schmitz : Did you know Vince Carter played volleyball in high school ? He scored 36 points to help Mainland win a Regional title in 1994.
If you are a Nets fan, there is ample cause for enthusiasm about the future. Young, quality talent abounds.
A rebuilding strategy centered on chasing the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh makes perfect sense to a team like the New York Knicks.
When Magic shooting guard Vince Carter holds his summer basketball camps for kids and teens, he has occasionally heard campers say, “Hey, Coach.” Carter conceded that “it was weird at first.” Now “Coach Vince Carter” isn’t sounding so strange to him after all.
For five years, the Nets knew where the ball had to go when there were a few ticks on the clock and failure was not an option.
Rookie Terrence Williams had 23 points and eight assists and Yi Jianlian had 22 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 110-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in the last preseason game for both teams.
It didn’t sink in for Michelle Carter-Scott that her son had finally landed a job near home until the first time he showed up on her couch without notice.
Nets forward Sean Williams has undeniable athleticism, but he still hasn’t proved he can be a consistent contributor.
Vince Carter scored 21 points and the Orlando Magic remained unbeaten in the preseason with a 117-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
