It’s March Madness, the Kentucky Wildcats are the number 1 team in the country, so here’s your annual story about John Calipari coming back to be an NBA coach. This time it isn’t just teams hunting him down, a “source” claims Calipari desperately wants to give it another shot at coaching the Nets.
NBA: Byron Scott on Jason Kidd: “He was kind of known as being an a**hole”
Byron Scott was the coach of the New Jersey Nets for three-and-a-half seasons from 2000-2004. He helped guide the team to two trips to the NBA Finals and on that team was Jason Kidd. Scott was fired midseason in January 2004 and one of the reported reasons was an issue with Kidd, who at the time was the team’s most prominent star player. Fast forward a decade and the relationship remains cordial, but with the Lakers in Milwaukee to take on the Bucks, Byron Scott on Jason Kidd was open and honest about the way things currently stand.
NBA: Former Player Shawne Williams Arrested on Drug Charges
Former NBA player Shawne Williams was arrested Thursday on drug charges, according to a report from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie
NBA: Nets’ Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Comments on Kanye West’s Shot at Kris Humphries
Mikhail Prokhorov has Kris Humphries ’ back.  In a statement given exclusively to Gatecrasher, the Russian billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets took the bluster out of Kanye West ’s provocative song “Theraflu,†by declaring it a lyrical airball.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Jayson Williams Wants to Return to the NBA After Spending 2 Years in Jail
Former Net Jayson Williams went home Friday after spending the last 26 months behind bars and now he wants to return to the NBA.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirlÂ
NBA: Brook Lopez Officially Done For the Season
The New Jersey Nets have decided to shut down Brook Lopez for the rest of the season after an injury-marred campaign in which he played in five games.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
