jason collins
Nets expected to sign Collins to another 10-day contract
Jason Collins isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The Nets are expected to sign Collins to a second 10-day contract Wednesday, a formality after the initial pact he signed Feb. 23,...
Nets looking to end long trip on a high note in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — For all of the ups-and-downs — not to mention off-court attention — the Nets have experienced during their two weeks away from home, they arrived to face the...
Nets’ Collins: Meeting with Shepards a ‘special’ event
DENVER — Since making history Sunday by becoming the first openly gay player in any of the four major American professional sports, Jason Collins has done his best to make...
Special bone treatment helps Nets' Deron Williams
Deron Williams has looked like a different player since the All-Star break, and says he has a secret weapon that has helped make it happen. “Secret stuff,” he said with...
Collins shows he brings more to Nets than history
LOS ANGELES — Hype and excitement surrounded the debut of Jason Collins in Sunday night’s win over the Lakers, as the veteran center became the first openly gay player in...
NBA's Silver on openly gay pro athletes: ‘We fell behind’
LOS ANGELES — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was understandably excited and proud Jason Collins became the first active openly gay athlete in the four major American professional sports after signing...
Nets triumph over Lakers in Collins’ debut
LOS ANGELES -- On a night when the focus was on everything but basketball for the Nets, they managed to come up with a crucial victory. Behind big games from...
How long will it take for Collins to be just another player?
So maybe there was a greater purpose at hand when the Nets were constructed as they were, a significance that lies somewhere beyond whatever hopes remain they can make an...
NBA’s 1st openly gay player takes the court
LOS ANGELES -- Jason Collins made history Sunday, signing a 10-day contract with the Nets and becoming the first openly gay player in any of the four major American professional...
Deron's 'all for it,’ if Nets move to sign Jason Collins
SAN FRANCISCO — There may be concerns somewhere about how Jason Collins would potentially fit onto an NBA team as the league’s first openly gay player, but there aren’t any...
Nets to consider first openly gay NBAer
SAN FRANCISCO — Nets general manager Billy King confirmed Thursday afternoon the Nets have worked out free agent center Jason Collins, and he could potentially be signed by the team...
The best celebrity quotes of 2013
Suprisingly, Kanye West isn't the only celebrity to deliver some pretty memorable quotes this year. From models to singers to talk show hosts, the stars of the entertainment world have...
Jason Collins won't be Chandler's replacement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jason Collins isn’t being added to the Knicks roster. And perhaps nobody is. Coach Mike Woodson had said he would sit down with president and general manager...
Woodson implores J.R. Smith 'to grow up'
Knicks sixth man J.R. Smith believes his massive shooting slump in the playoffs after he returned from a one-game suspension was due to angering the basketball gods. It appears he...