During the Nets 100-84 win Wednesday night over the Indiana Pacers, both Williams forwards, Shelden and Jordan, left the game with injuries. The New Jersey frontline is in need of bodies and according to RidiculousUpside.com the Nets will re-acquire Springfield Armor forward Dennis Horner. Horner made the team out of training camp as an invitee [...]

Brook Lopez suffered a stress fracture to the fifth metatarsal of his right foot yesterday. Now, if you’re like me, the moment you heard that, all you saw was the words “fracture” and “foot,” filled in the rest as medical jargon, and began panicking. Well, after a bit of research, here’s what that jargon means, [...]

After meeting for three hours this morning, the NBA owners and Players Association could not come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. At the conclusion of the meeting, the owners announced that — consistent with most people’s expectations over the last several months — that the league will be officially locked out beginning at 12:01 [...]

After the completion of a wild New Jersey Nets season, Nets are Scorching will be looking back at the players that made it happen. Final Stats: 42 G, 10.4 MPG, 3.8 PPG, 1.6 APG, 1.5 (0.7-0.7) RPG, 0.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 42.4 FG%, 37.5 3P%, 58.9 FT%, 14.8 PER Ben Uzoh was fortunate to get [...]

We’ve seen it all and more from Kris Humphries at this point. Big slam dunks. Huge chasedown blocks. The hustle that Humphries brings to this team is underappreciated nightly by most folks who doesn’t respect that New Jersey uniform. When asked about him, the most common response is “oh, he’s that guy that dates Kim, [...]

Think back to December 2006. It was a simpler time. It was a better time. There might be a lot of great things you remember about 2006. You might remember the Winter Olympics in Turin. Or the World Cup in Germany. Or maybe even that Shaquille O’Neal could once dunk. What you probably don’t remember [...]

Stats: 34 G, 4 GS, 1.6 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.2 BPG, .439 FG%, .357 FT%, 3.87 PER Preseason expectations: “We don’t know how much Ross will play (heck, he may even be the team’s final cut if the Nets like the two undrafted guys — Zoubek and Uzoh— more), but one [...]

There’s been a lot of talk recently about Brook Lopez on the glass. (Or, I should say, not being on the glass.) It’s valid criticism; Lopez hasn’t had a double-digit rebounding game since the first of December and his total rebound rate has actually dipped below the league average (9.8%, league average is 10%). I [...]

Tonight, the 3-5 New Jersey Nets take on the Orlando Magic for the second time in the first nine games. While the Nets have struggled against the Florida powers – dropping two to Miami and the first matchup against Orlando – the Nets have the benefit of a gelling roster and home-court advantage tonight. Still, [...]

Name: Brook Lopez Position: C Height: 7’0’’ Weight: 265 lbs. Birth Date: April 1, 1988 Birthplace: North Hollywood, CA Number: 11 Drafted: 10th pick of the 1st Round in 2008 by the New Jersey Nets Experience: 2 years Contract: $2,413,320 On Offense: After emerging last season as the Nets’ centerpiece on offense, Brook Lopez figures to maintain [...]