Eduardo Najera News

Joe Johnson had 21 points and 10 assists as the Atlanta Hawks crushed the New Jersey Nets, 130-107, at Philips Arena.

Former Nets coach Lawrence Frank could be considered for the Chicago Bulls job if coach Vinny Del Negro is fired, according to a report.

In hindsight, bravo Mavericks. Brah-voe! When I screw up, I do it biiiiiig time.

The Nets have their coach for the rest of this season. And maybe, just maybe, they have their coach for next season, too, in a package deal.

Kiki Vandeweghe, the Nets' GM, will take over as the interim head coach. NJ.com The Nets' head-coaching vacancy remained open for one day.

In an effort to reverse their fortunes, or at the very least distract from the inevitable, the 0-16 New Jersey Nets, a single loss away from tying the mark for the worst start in NBA history, have gone blindfold and cigarette with coach Lawrence Frank ahead of tonight's game against the Lakers at Staples .

News: Nets Daily reports that Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle during Monday's practice.

Lawrence Frank could lose his job if the Nets do not turn their season around. NJ.com If the New Jersey Nets return home from the upcoming west-coast trip at 0-17, head coach Lawrence Frank might not find himself in position to take the next team trip.

He twice dove out of bounds. He blew down the lane and dunked. He made a handful of those, "how'd he do that?" passes.

The team that brought you tie-dyed uniforms back in the early '90s and some squads that were as unwatchable as anything McLean Stevenson did after M*A*S*H, came up with a boffo promo for last night.

Danny Granger scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert tied a career high with 19 and the Indiana Pacers dropped the New Jersey Nets to 0-11 with a 91-83 victory Tuesday night.

For 15 minutes on Saturday night in Miami , Sean Williams epitomized the Nets . The little-used forward came off the bench to replace a teammate who was hurting, turned in a surprisingly strong performance but still came out on the losing end.

On some nights, Sean Williams had been the eighth man in a seven-man Nets rotation.

It is believed potential Nets owner Mikhail Prokorov might be inclined to buy the Nets and keep them in New Jersey if the price is right, according to the report.

Courtney Lee suffered a strained groin in Friday's loss to the 76ers. He said it's not that bad and he proclaimed himself day-to-day. Just in case you don't pick up a late edition of the newspaper, here was Courtney's take on his left groin strain: "It's not bad at all.

The Nets Eduardo Najera, right, drives against the 76ers Samuel Dalembert in the 1st half.

New Jersey Nets' Eduardo Najera , Trenton Hassell and Brook Lopez battle for a rebound against Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov.

Toronto Raptors' guard Jose Calderon drives on Dallas Mavericks' guard Jason Kidd during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Dallas, Texas, yesterday.

This time, they hung in for all four quarters, played with their hearts and heads from tap to buzzer, got rock-solid performances from virtually every guy the coach trotted out there, and.

The New Jersey Nets have never opened a season with six straight losses and will try to avoid history tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.