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SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Former basketball star Jayson Williams pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault and will serve at least 18 months in prison for accidentally killing a limousine driver in his bedroom, finally closing one chapter in his troubled post-NBA life....

Tracy McGrady was not with the Houston Rockets when they played the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night, nor will he play Sunday in Cleveland....

The New Jersey Nets matched the worst start to an NBA season with their 17th straight loss Sunday night, with Kobe Bryant scoring 30 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-87 victory....

The New Jersey Nets, mired in a historic 16-loss slide to start their season, will fire coach Lawrence Frank early this week, Yahoo! Sports has reported.

The New Jersey Nets dropped their 16th straight game to open the season, moving within one of matching the worst start in NBA history with a 109-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night....

Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Nene added 17 and the Denver Nuggets dealt the New Jersey Nets their 14th straight loss to start the season with a 101-87 win Tuesday night....

Russia's richest man has a deal to buy a controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets and nearly half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn.

Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim Group announced the deal Wednesday with Forest City Ratner Companies and Nets Sports and Entertainment.

The Clippers took Blake Griffin at No. 1 on a day in which Shaquille O’Neal was traded to the Cavaliers and Vince Carter was sent to the Magic.

NBA All-Star guard Devin Harris will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained left shoulder and strained deltoid muscle.

Could he? Did he? Did Devin Harris hit that impossible shot with almost no time on the clock? For 2 1/2 minutes the entire IZOD center asked these questions and sat on the edge of their seats as the referees huddled to review the call. Coaches paced back and forth and looked over the refs shoulders. After deliberation, the ref raised his hands to say "It's good!" and the arena exploded. Devin Harris of the Nets hit a half-court heave to beat the buzzer and defeat the 76ers 98-96 Monday night in New Jersey.