The 76ers and coach Maurice Cheeks are closing in on a contract extension. An NBA source said last night that both sides have been in negotiations regarding a new deal, one that appears imminent. Cheeks, 51, is in the final season of a three-year contract and has received high marks among the players for keeping […]

According to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post, the Los Angeles Lakers have a plan to try to acquire Nets star Jason kiss for a couple draft picks, Kwame Brown’s expiring contract ($9M), Jordan Farmar($1M) and Vladimir radmanovic ($5.6M with an additional $19.2M over the next three seasons). Not unexpectedly, the Nets aren’t […]

It would seem that free agent Earl Boykins, one of the NBA’s best remaining free agents, has been called Thursday by the Charlotte Bobcats ’ head coach Sam Vincent about Boykins possibly signing for the Bobcats.
Boykins would give Charlotte (7-12) much needed depth at either point guard or shooting guard position as he averaged […]

The New York Knicks defeated the New Jersey Nets in the battle of the cross-river rivals, 100-93. While the Knicks could not use Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry, the Nets’ Jason Kidd, Nenad Krstic and Josh Boone were not available, Krstic still resting the surgically repaired knee while Kidd and Boone were out with migraines.
Nets’ […]

Rod Thorn has now seen his team play 17 games, or roughly 20 percent of the season, and even before last night’s 118-95 loss to the Pistons he wasn’t happy.
Too many big deficits to climb out of, too few victories.

Vince Carter came off the bench to help the New Jersey Nets end their home-court disadvantage.
Carter scored 24 points Saturday night in a reserve role, and the Nets ended a five-game home losing streak with a 94-92 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jason Kidd equaled his season high with 19 points for New Jersey. […]

Professional basketball players often talk about their love for the game, which is so profound that they would happily do what millions of Americans do for free: play in an empty gym.
The Nets got half that opportunity Tuesday night when they returned home from a successful West Coast trip to find a sparse crowd awaiting […]

Here’s one sign the Memphis Grizzlies are improving under new coach Marc Iavaroni.
It only took them 14 games to win consecutive games. Not bad, compared to a year ago when it took them almost a full season - 73 games - to string wins together.
“It’s good for us,” Mike Miller said after scoring 19 points […]

Eddy Curry scored 21 points against his former team, and the New York Knicks snapped their eight-game losing streak with an 85-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Stephon Marbury shook off the boos from the home fans to add 19 points, including a pair of jumpers after Chicago had rallied to tie the game. […]

The Nets have lost six straight, shooting .366 and averaging just 76.6 points in the five games without Carter, still listed as “day-to-day” but who practiced today, his first session since spraining his right ankle almost two weeks ago.
On Monday, Jason Kidd sounded like he’d love for a trade to be orchestrated (not happening - […]