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Follow the Nets' return to New York with Newsday's Rod Boone.

Nets-Bulls key matchups

Nets forward Reggie Evans questions his first technical

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Brook Lopez vs. Joakim Noah: The Nets’ All-Star center has trouble with physical, long defenders and Noah is like a pesky gnat at a picnic. Offensively, Lopez gets the nod here, but he’s going to have to keep Noah off the glass on both ends of the floor. Reggie Evans vs. Carlos Boozer: Boozer gave the Nets fits in the three regular season matchups he played in against them, combining for 62 points...

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Jay Z: 'My job as an owner is over'

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Jay Z is making it official.

The hip hop icon, who owns 1/15th of 1 percent of the Nets, acknowledged he's selling his stake in the team to pursue his venture to become a full-fledged sports agent with his start up agency, Roc Nation Sports.

Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, wants to start accumulating NBA clients and league rules prohibit someone from representing players and...

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P.J.: Humphries' success critical to Nets' postseason hopes

Kris Humphries reacts after hitting a basket during

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It’s been quite a ride for Kris Humphries these last few months.

After inking that two-year, $24-million pact in the offseason, he began the season as a starter. Then, Avery Johnson benched him in one of his final rotational decisions before Mikhail Prokhorov fired him two days after Christmas.

P.J. Carlesimo gave him another look, only to elect in early March to drop him from the rotation...

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Nets set for playoff intensity in Indy

Interim head coach P.J. Carlesimo of the Brooklyn

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INDIANAPOLIS -- When the Nets square off against the Pacers Friday night, P.J. Carlesimo is expecting a tense atmosphere that should rival what they’ll see in a little over a week.

“They still have a chance to catch New York,” the interim coach said prior to the Nets shootaround at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “So yeah, I think it will be very much like a playoff game.”

With the Nets’ crosstown...

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Deron: With Gerald hurt, it's next man up

Nets' Gerald Wallace loses his balance as he

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Call it a weird phenomenon.

Seems like as soon as the Nets get one of their key injured players going again, someone else gets hurt. That was the case again Wednesday night in Boston, when Gerald Wallace went down in the second quarter.

The veteran small forward, who has been struggling mightily offensively since the All-Star break, suffered a left heel contusion and...

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Deron on Dallas: 'Just another game'

Deron Williams of the Nets looks on late

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DALLAS -- Deron Williams insists it’s no big deal.

Never mind the fact that he’s playing in a nationally-televised game in his hometown Wednesday night, taking the court at the American Airlines Center for the first time since spurning the Mavericks this offseason when he elected to re-sign with the Nets.

So what that Mark Cuban took a few shots at him in October, trying to explain how...

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Deron opens up about his pain

Deron Williams celebrates his record ninth three-point goal

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Just how rough was it for Deron Williams as he dealt with pain in his ankles leading into last month's All-Star break?

"Listen man," Williams said after practice at the PNY Center Saturday, "walking from here to that locker room felt like - - - -. It felt like - - - -. What do you not understand? Like, I could not walk. I could not ask up my stairs without...

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P.J.: You can always figure out Deron's emotions

Interim head coach P.J. Carlesimo of the Brooklyn

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Deron Williams makes it rather easy to get a good read on his emotions.

Whether it's by body language, facial expressions, hand gestures or the old fashioned way -- verbally -- the Nets point guard is going to offer some pretty good insight on how he's feeling at that particular moment.

"It's funny," interim coach P.J Carlesimo said Friday on ESPNNY 98.7FM's "Stephen A....

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P.J.: Time to take a look at Hump again

Brooklyn Nets head coach P.J. Carlesimo, left, talks

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kris Humphries has been on the outs for the better part of the last two weeks, particularly since P.J. Carlesimo dropped him from the rotation last week.

But that may be changing in the near future.

Carlesimo indicated he's going to find a way to slide Humphries, who was benched in the rotation in favor or Mirza Teletovic, into the mix once more.

"We've...

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Joe Johnson to sit out versus Hornets

Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith and Kyle Korver block

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Joe Johnson won't be hitting any big shots against the Hornets Tuesday night.

Johnson's sore left heel apparently isn't feeling all that great and he's inactive for their matchup with New Orleans at the Barclays Center. C.J. Watson will start in Johnson's place.

With Tuesday night's game being the second end of a back-to-back and the Nets having four days in between games before they...

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