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News: Thomas did not play in Dallas' Monday win over Philadelphia due to a sore lower back, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Kiki Vandeweghe has accepted the Nets ' interim coaching job, with veteran Del Harris likely joining him on the bench as his lead assistant, CBSSports.com has confirmed.

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 .

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.

When the Knicks cross the Hudson on Saturday to take on the Nets , resistible force will meet movable object.

Facing one of the Eastern Conference's best teams, the Miami Heat failed to set the best start in franchise history.

A winless start to the season hasn't deterred the Indiana Pacers from finding success.

"It's just something in the air. It's going on right now. It's just very serious." Indeed, Simmons and the Nets know plenty about swine flu now, because Douglas-Roberts, their starting small forward, tested positive for it.

Most teams have had an easy time handling New Jersey. The Philadelphia 76ers, though, know it would be a mistake to take the short-handed Nets lightly.

Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give Philadelphia the lead, and the 76ers rallied past the short-handed New Jersey Nets 97-94 Friday night.

Last season, the New Jersey Nets swept the 76ers . They managed that mostly by using the hot hand of all-star point guard Devin Harris , who darted through the lane like a Porsche through traffic, averaging 24.0 points a game.

It's been an extreme schedule thus far for the Sixers, and it continues tonight as the winless New Jersey Nets visit the Wachovia Center.

A terrific Boston team aims to bounce back from its first loss of the season when they face a banged-up, winless New Jersey club at the IZOD Center.

There was Courtney Lee on the practice court yesterday, twenty minutes after everyone else on his team left: one dribble, jumper, one dribble, jumper.

Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the unbeaten Nuggets in a 44-point third quarter and Denver continued its best start since 1985-86 with a 122-94 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

Yi Jianlian suffered a leg injury and is helped off by teammates Sean Williams and Josh Boone.

New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian injured the medial collateral ligament in his right knee in Monday night's 79-68 loss to Charlotte.Coach Lawrence Frank called the injury a sprain, but said Yi will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to determine its severity.Yi was near the basket when Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace fell and rolled into his leg midway ...

The Boss of this upstart outfit isn't asking for a lot, but as the Nets opened their 2009-10 season Wednesday night, it wasn't hard to break down Rod Thorn's list of demands into two parts.

In a photo from last season, Vince Carter, center, celebrates with Nets teammates Jarvis Hayes, right, and Brook Lopez after shooting a game winning three-pointer during the last seconds of overtime against the Hawks.

Jonny Flynn scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to help erase a 19-point deficit, and Damien Wilkins converted a putback at the buzzer, as the host Minnesota Timberwolves edged the Nets , 95-93. Minnesota trailed by 16 points with less than seven minutes to play.