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Jason Kidd (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Jason Kidd Announces Retirement From NBA After 19-Year Career

Legendary Nets and Knicks point guard Jason Kidd has retired from the NBA after a storied 19-year career.

2013/06/03

Jeff Van Gundy. Copyright 2006 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Report: Nets Discuss Head Coaching Vacancy With Jeff Van Gundy

According to a report, the Nets and former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy have begun preliminary talks over their head coaching position.

2013/06/01

LeBron James (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)

Joe Theismann: LeBron James Can Be A Successful NFL Quarterback

“Who wouldn’t want to coach LeBron James?” Theismann told the NFL Network on Tuesday. “He’s the most physical specimen we have in professional sports. He could do, I think, anything he wanted.”

2013/05/28

Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers looks on following a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Lichtenstein: All NBA, NHL Locals Done By Memorial Day — Who Woulda Thought?

Out before Memorial Day. It was all so sudden, mostly because of the mammoth expectations we placed on our favorite teams this season.

2013/05/27

Doc Rivers and Rajon Rondo of the Celtics. (credit: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Report: Celtics Expect Doc Rivers To Return, Deny Nets Chance To Speak With Coveted Head Coach

The Celtics have denied the Nets the opportunity to speak with coveted head coach Doc Rivers.

2013/05/24

Former interim Nets coach P.J. Carlesimo. 2013 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Lichtenstein: Carlesimo’s Attempt To Alter Conversation Doesn’t Alter Nets’ Universe

Who said anything about a championship? Even the most optimistic fan knows that the Nets are miles away from “glory road.”

2013/05/24

P.J. Carlesimo (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

P.J. Carlesimo Says Nets’ 2-Year Plan ‘Not Totally Realistic’

Carlesimo thinks Brooklyn has a team capable of winning 50 games, but not one that he would consider a favorite for the title.

2013/05/24

Nerlens Noel (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Rothstein Files: 2013 NBA Draft Notebook, Including An Early Mock

Is the 2013 NBA Draft as weak as people are making it out to be? Yes, at the top. There are NO franchise players in this draft.

2013/05/22

Alex Rodriguez (credit: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Mayweather Jr. Named Highest-Earning Athlete In America By SI; A-Rod, Johan Crack Top 15

Locally, the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez (out until after the All-Star break) came in at No. 9 and the Mets’ Johan Santana (out for the season) came in at No. 13. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (out until after the All-Star break) is No. 19.

2013/05/15

Larry Brown (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images), Jerry Sloan (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) and Doc Rivers (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Lichtenstein: Nets’ Coaching Search Reeks Of Unintentional Comedy

The Nets may have made great strides in 2012-13, but a bad choice and some bad luck could easily make them laughingstocks once again.

2013/05/09

George Karl (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

George Karl Named NBA Coach Of The Year; Knicks’ Woodson Finishes 3rd

Karl is the NBA’s Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season.

2013/05/08

Phil Jackson (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Reports: Coaching Legend Phil Jackson Not Interested In Nets Job

It appears that Phil Jackson coming to Brooklyn is a moot point, as multiple reports indicated on Wednesday that Jackson has in fact informed the Nets that he will not be the club’s next head coach.

2013/05/08

Phil Jackson (credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Report: Nets Reach Out To Phil Jackson About Coaching Vacancy

“I’m not going to say if we have or not,” Brooklyn general manager Billy King told WFAN on Tuesday. “Basically, I want to talk to Phil, see what he’s going to do, what he wants to do, and talk some basketball.”

2013/05/07

P.J. Carlesimo (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)

Former Nets Head Coach P.J. Carlesimo On Firing: ‘I’m Tremendously Disappointed’

“It’s the way it is,” Carlesimo told Mike Francesa. “I’m disappointed. I’m not a little disappointed, I’m tremendously disappointed, just because I feel strongly about what a great situation this was.”

2013/05/06

P.J. Carlesimo (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images), Billy King (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Lichtenstein: Carlesimo Had To Go, But Why Does King Still Reign?

If job security was contingent on overall performance this season, how in the world did Billy King finagle his way to a contract extension while the Nets were still in the playoffs?

2013/05/06

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NBA Playoffs: Bulls vs. Nets

Photos of the Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA playoffs Round 1 series.

Miami Heat

NBA Cheerleaders – April 19, 2013

Check out the cheerleaders and dancers from the final week of the NBA season.

New York Knicks (53-27)

NBA Team Recap – April 15, 2013

It’s tough to keep up with all the action in the NBA. Here’s your recap for the week ending April 15, 2013.

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Brooklyn Nets Photos Of The Week: Apr. 8 – Apr. 14

Photos of the Brooklyn Nets from the previous week.

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NBA Cheerleaders – April 12, 2013

Things are heating up around the NBA. Check out the cheerleaders and dancers for the week of April 12, 2013.

New York Knicks (50-26)

NBA Team Recap – April 8, 2013

It’s tough to keep up with all the action in the NBA. Here’s your recap for the week ending April 8, 2013.

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