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The MRI on Josh Boone's left ankle was negative, which is apositive. "I still can't do much for the next couple of days," Boone said."But it's very good news that the MRI is negative." There's no structural ...

NOTEBOOK It didn't take Player of the Week honors or an 80-foot by 60-foot billboard in Times Square for the Wizards to figure out how well Devin Harris has been playing lately.

There could have been no other choice. Devin Harris, who has set the NBA world ablaze with his senses-numbing quickness and scoring, yesterday was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

Josh Boone's trip ended before it even started, as the slow healing rate of his right ankle contusion convinced the team to send him home Saturday morning.

Devin Harris scored a career-high 47 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, and the New Jersey Nets ended their 14-game losing streak at Phoenix by rallying to beat the Suns 117-109 Sunday night.

Brook Lopez returned to his boyhood home in Fresno for a holiday meal Thursday, and if he was looking for people who might make a fuss over a stunningly dramatic career arc, he went to the wrong place.

Scratch Josh Boone from the trip. Nets sent him home and he'll get an MRI on his left ankle Monday.

Vince Carter still gets a lot of attention here. It's not like it once was where the very sight of Carter produced a media following comparable to Barack Obama or even Brittany Spears.

This road trip is one of those coming-of-age endeavors, a chance for the Nets captain to determine whether his team can measure up.

The New Jersey Nets embark on a tough four-game west coast road trip Tuesday when they arrive in Hollywood to take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.

Now, it's about keeping the Nets' young star positive. "There's so much expected of him, sometimes it's a lot for ayoung guy," said Vince Carter, adding that he'd encourage Yi to keepshooting to shake out of a ...

November 22, 2008 - 9:08 p.m. Yi Jianlian had a season-high 27 points, and Vince Carter added 26 to help the New Jersey Nets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 112-95 on Saturday night.

Nets coach Lawrence Frank says his team's long-range shooting defense "can't get worse." While searching for dangerous matchups heading into Friday night's game against the Raptors, Lawrence Frank had to see ...

The Toronto Raptors are back up north and will kick off a four-game homestand tonight versus the Atlantic Division-rival New Jersey Nets at Air Canada Centre.

The Cavaliers hit the road tonight as they travel to New Jersey to take on the Nets.

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will take their winning ways to the road for two games, starting with the New Jersey Nets tonight from the Izod Center.

Dwyane Wade scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat rallied from a 10-point deficit midway through the final quarter to beat the New Jersey Nets 99-94 on Monday night.

So what is Mandarin for "Mailman?" When the Nets acquired Yi Jianlian in June, the immediate report was the guy can shoot - with anyone.

The high-flying Atlanta Hawks will close out a four-game road trip this evening when they take on the New Jersey Nets in the opener of a home-and-home series at the Izod Center.