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'Iso Joe' back in the NBA like he never left
Joe Johnson proved he can still score in isolation when he sunk the final Boston bucket in a 111-101 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Joe Johnson pushing for one last NBA comeback with desperate contender
Iso Joe wants to clear out space for an NBA championship trophy. Joe Johnson, who turns 40 in June, is scheduled to work out with the Milwaukee Bucks later this...
Nets players' push for Carmelo Anthony grows with Joe Johnson unlikely
Facing a potential issue at forward, the Nets have been linked to possibly bringing Joe Johnson or Carmelo Anthony back to the New York. Johnson is reportedly getting closer to...
Joe Johnson could get second chance with Nets
One of the first things Nets GM Sean Marks did when he got to Brooklyn was buy out Joe Johnson’s contract. Could he be bringing back the big shot-making wing?...
Why this Nets-Knicks war will be different
The Nets’ addition of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving can change the landscape of basketball in New York City — but it may not come easily. The Nets added two...
Jeremy Lin tries to fend off gloom of repeat hamstring injury
Jeremy Lin spoke for the first time since suffering his second hamstring injury of the season, saying it’s less severe and improving faster than his first. But he still wouldn’t...
Jeremy Lin doesn't have to wait long to bring Nets to Garden
The schedule makers didn’t exactly give the rebuilding Nets a soft landing to start the season. Of their first three games, two will be on road, starting against the Eastern...
Dwyane Wade the superstar in Nets' Joe Johnson reunion
MIAMI — It was weird seeing Joe Johnson beating the Nets, but watching Dwyane Wade bullying Brooklyn? Yeah, that’s all too familiar. Facing the Nets for the first time since...
Why Joe Johnson decided coming to Heat was 'best thing to do'
When Joe Johnson arrived in Brooklyn for the 2012-13 season, expectations went wild. With Deron Williams, the Nets had a backcourt to carry them to the playoffs and beyond. Oops....
Knicks never mount serious threat in disheartening loss to Heat
Defensively, the Knicks couldn’t stifle a sneeze inside. Offensively, they relied on Carmelo Anthony far too much. And when they weren’t doing that, they were relying on Carmelo Anthony far...
Nets storm past Suns in first game without Joe Johnson
PHOENIX — With Joe Johnson gone, Bojan Bogdanovic made the most of his return to the starting lineup. Bogdanovic scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to...
Nets release Joe Johnson, setting up NBA-changing derby
The Nets waived Joe Johnson, giving the veteran a chance to go to a contender and giving their own youth movement a kick-start. “The Nets want to thank Joe for...
Nets about to get tested for record-setting 7,979 miles
The Nets set off Monday on the longest road trip in team history and the longest in the NBA this season. And they did it after getting kicked around on...
How deadline-survivor Joe Johnson still may face Nets' exit
The trade deadline came and went at 3 p.m. Thursday, and Brook Lopez didn’t disappear in a puff of smoke. Thaddeus Young didn’t get traded, and buyout candidate Joe Johnson...
Nets feel good about new GM after consulting Wikipedia
When Sean Marks was announced as Brooklyn’s new general manager Thursday morning, the Nets’ coach and players didn’t know a ton about their new boss. But Wikipedia and word of...
What's next for Nets in 2016? GM hunt and 4 other key issues
When Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov fired coach Lionel Hollins and reassigned general manager Billy King in January, he insisted the team was just one or two players away from competing...
Prokhorov close to hiring GM who won't tear down Nets
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov — in town to interview prospective general managers — saw an exciting win at the buzzer on Monday, but headed for the exit after an ugly...
Celebrities cheered, Nets jeered after another ugly home loss
Poor crowd, terrible defense and the bench was even worse. Add a game-changing run from the foe with no response from the home team and you get yet another Nets...
Joe Johnson refuses to ask out of Nets, unaware of active trade
In his 15th NBA season, the Nets' Joe Johnson can look back on a career that has included 10 trips to the playoffs and seven All-Star Game appearances. If he views...
Why the reeling Nets are starting to talk in more hopeful tones
They repeated the mantra over and over, to a man. There are no moral victories. There are no moral victories. There are no moral victories. But there is moderate improvement...