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The first critical move of the Nets’ transformational summer came in the waning days of winter. It came in a curious trade, made at the N.B.A. deadline, for a player who had little chance of affecting the present but who would conceivably brighten their future.
Eight months later, Gerald Wallace is still the most intriguing element in the Nets’ chemical composition, a free radical with the power to shape their still-evolving identity.
Wallace is the Nets’ hustle, their strength, their grit and their versatility. He can guard three positions and anchor a...
The Nets could have just showed up in Brooklyn and embraced its 21st century vibe, full of cool, young people for whom history is last month's hot new artisan bread shop. Well, OK, there is some of that going on here, too. But... more »
Bless Tyson Chandler. It apparently takes this very tall man from Southern California to see the hyperbole through the New York City high-rises. Before the Knicks’ daunting journey through or around Lower Manhattan into... more »
I moved to New York City from the Great Midwest in January 2000. Like any floppy-haired corn boy, I was nervous about how I would fit in in the big city, and considering that, almost 13 years later, most of friends joke I live as... more »
Monday was the shock, Tuesday was the hard realization, Wednesday was a tentative step forward—and a little bit of a mess. Storm-struck New York City awoke to the sound of horns and idling engines as the subway system... more »
NEW YORK -- David Stern, NBA Commissioner since Feb. 1, 1984, announced Thursday he will step down Feb. 1, 2014, and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver unanmiously was chosen to succeed him. Widely regarded as one of the best... more »
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