San Antonio Spurs Wiretap

NBA: No foul in Kidd trip

The NBA, after speaking to Spurs officials Friday, decided there was no tampering connected to Jason Kidd's plan to visit San Antonio.

After the Nets star's plan to visit San Antonio on July6 and 7 was disclosed Thursday, some people wondered how he arrived at those dates. Spurs GM R.C. Buford told a San Antonio reporter that was the first he had heard of such a visit.

No team may negotiate with Kidd or his agent, Jeff Schwartz, before Tuesday, when free agents become free to talk to anyone.

"We spoke to the Spurs to make sure nobody was to (make contact) in an inappropriate manner," a league spokesman said.

Via New York Daily News


Nets keeping close tabs on Kidd's travel plans

Claims that Jason Kidd will visit San Antonio July 6-7 as part of his free agency experience yesterday triggered a chain of questions and denials regarding potential illegal contact before the July 1 negotiating period.

Privately, the Nets must wonder how the fixed dates were determined without contact between the Spurs and Kidd. Teams may negotiate starting Tuesday and then sign free agents July 16. Prior contact is forbidden.

"We have spoken to the Spurs and they have assured us that they have not and will not have any contact with free agents until July 1," a league spokesman said yesterday.

And Kidd's agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, reiterated what he said Thursday night when the report aired on ESPN that Kidd intended to visit on those days, eventually sign on July 16 and also had interest in Dallas, Denver plus the Nets. Schwartz indicated that no dates have been set and there has been no illegal contact.

But you can't blame the Nets for being a little touchy. The Spurs were less than tickled in 2000 when there were reports, prior to the negotiating date, that both Tim Duncan and Grant Hill would visit Orlando on the same weekend.

Via New York Post


Kidd likely to make choice by July 16

Jason Kidd will visit San Antonio, probably on July 6 and 7, and he hopes to make his decision on where he'll sign by July 16, the earliest a free agent can sign a contract.

Kidd's agent, Jeff Schwartz, said those dates were not set in stone. But late last night, Schwartz confirmed an ESPN report that Kidd planned to visit San Antonio and sign relatively quickly. Schwartz also said that Kidd would probably talk with the Nets for the first time on July 1.

"We're going to speak to the Nets as soon as it is allowable under the rules, but Jason wants to visit a few other cities and see what else is out there," Schwartz told a pool reporter. "Once he has accumulated all the information, he will make his decision."

Schwartz said Kidd has narrowed his list of potential teams to four: San Antonio, because he could play with Tim Duncan; Dallas, especially if the Mavericks got Alonzo Mourning; the Nuggets, for no reason anyone can seem to fathom; and, of course, the Nets.

Kidd was unavailable for comment last night.

Nets president Rod Thorn seemed a little surprised by the news, admitting he did not expect Kidd to visit San Antonio because he had been there before as a player. Still, Thorn said the news did not upset him.

"He's a free agent," Thorn said. "He can do what he wants to do. He sets the schedule. He and his agent set the schedule."

Via Star-Ledger


Spurs Jun 2003 Archive

  • Kidd to visit San Antonio

    Free agent negotiating can get under way on July 1.

  • Kidd likely to make choice by July 16

    Jason Kidd will visit San Antonio, probably on July 6 and 7, and he hopes to make his decision on where he'll sign by July 16, the earliest a free agent can sign a contract.

  • Spurs likely to go big in today's draft

    With $14 million in salary-cap room and just five players under contract, the Spurs' offseason work figures to extend well beyond tonight's NBA Draft.

  • Spurs in market for free agents

    The Spurs stood in the center of the Alamodome on Wednesday night, listening to the roar of nearly 60,000 fans, soaking up the final minutes of their championship celebration, some even filming the scene with their own video cameras.

  • Analysis: Kidd-Mavs link is pure speculation

    No matter where Jason Kidd shows up these days, he becomes instant news – even if there is little or no tangible evidence that the news possesses any foundation.

  • Kidd: K-Mart, Harris key to my plans

    The strategy has not been mapped out in full.

  • For Kidd, It's About the Team

    Jason Kidd cannot begin contract talks with the Nets or other suitors until July 1, but he indicated yesterday that the Nets' plans for the rest of the team would be a factor in his choice of an employer for next season.

  • Great Scott? Not to Kidd

    Questions and answers as Jason Kidd begins packing his bags: Why was Kidd recently telling old friends from Cal that he's set on leaving the Nets, if the Spurs meet his salary demands? The way Kidd was telling it, he's tired of Byron Scott's demanding practices and all the running the Nets do when he'd rather be resting.

  • Spurs cheered in the capital

    San Antonio lawmakers missed a River Walk parade for the Spurs, but they slammed a resolution Thursday on the House of Representatives that praised the NBA champions.

  • 'Over-36 Rule' Puts Spurs, Nets on Level Field

    If free agent Jason Kidd were one year younger, the Nets could offer him a seven-year contract worth $116 million to $121 million, depending on where the salary cap is set for the 2003-04 season.

  • Fans flock to the River Walk

    The murky San Antonio River took on a hue of silver and black Wednesday night as thousands of cheering, screaming fans paid homage to their NBA champions, the San Antonio Spurs.

  • Veteran Kerr loves support of Spurs fans

    The barge had barely crossed the bend in the River Walk on Wednesday night when the chant began.

  • Duncan plans to return, help Spurs woo free agents

    Tim Duncan didn't issue a two-word statement like Michael Jordan.

  • Nets' Kidd Says Bottom Line Is a Ring, Not Money

    Relaxed in a T-shirt and sweat pants, Jason Kidd walked off the Nets' practice court today with a smile, heading for vacation, free agency and points unknown.

  • Spurs Watch Villanueva

    Charlie Villanueva worked out for the Spurs Tuesday in San Antonio.

  • King believes Kidd's leaving

    Bernard King understands all the factors that go into making a decision when you become a free agent.

  • Spurs meet to celebrate, bid Admiral farewell

    After 14 years, David Robinson knew the routine.

  • Here's to you, Manu

    Today, Manu Ginobili floats in a local parade.

  • As Coach Talks to 76ers the Talk Is About Kidd

    While Jason Kidd started to rest his mind and body before thinking of his future, Eddie Jordan, the Nets' top assistant coach, explored his options in Philadelphia yesterday.

  • Nets Can't Entice Kidd With a Bigger Payday

    If San Antonio tries to sign free-agent Nets star Jason Kidd after beating New Jersey for the NBA title, money won't be the deciding factor.

  • Kidd flies solo as Nets return

    Jason Kidd did not fly back with his teammates following their second straight NBA Finals loss.

  • Spurs, Nets likely to engage in battle for Kidd

    Jason Kidd could have just taken a right turn.

  • Wooden likes Spurs' blue-collar work ethic

    Hollywood and Madison Avenue can have their glitz and TV ratings.

  • NBA looks to expand revenue sources

    What's good for the San Antonio Spurs is not necessarily good for the National Basketball Association.

  • Timberwolves: Champion Spurs have similar blueprint

    The San Antonio Spurs have nothing on the Timberwolves, with the possible exception of: • Two NBA championships in the past five years.

  • There's Lots of Blame to Share on the Nets

    The fluttering confetti fell like taunts on the Nets' hanging heads as they witnessed another championship celebration that was not for them.

  • In San Antonio, Nets' Kidd Sees What He's Missing

    This city is still glowing from the excitement of winning the N.

  • Any Questions? Spurs' Popovich Had Answers

    Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich wanted to relish the moment.

  • Kidd no tipster in futures market

    Jason Kidd has been intentionally vague about his plans for next season.

  • The Spurs are back on top of NBA

    He had waited 19 seasons and almost 41 years for the moment, and when it arrived Kevin Willis couldn't contain himself.

  • Kidd finds himself so close to title, and yet so far

    Walking down an SBC Center hallway late Sunday night, Jason Kidd was close enough to smell champagne and hear a celebration just around the corner, but he never made it far enough to see the inside the Spurs' locker room.

  • Tim, David share final victory

    There were strong memories of 1999 at the SBC Center on Sunday night.

  • Claxton offers quick fix

    In search of speedy point guards to lead the fast break next season, the Nuggets may want to take a look at the San Antonio Spurs' Speedy Claxton.

  • A title pledge: David's big gift

    Three years ago David Robinson left the big island to give a big message.

  • NBA's boring product puts Thompson to sleep

    Where have you gone, David Thompson? A sport with no shot, zero finesse and even less excitement turns its lonely eyes to you.

  • Claxton, Jackson pick up S.A.

    After missing 2 of 3 shots and committing two turnovers in the first period, Spurs guard Stephen Jackson badly needed to hear a few words of encouragement from a good friend.

  • This script not to be believed

    An arena danced.

  • Jason must know all

    If the San Antonio Spurs come after Jason Kidd on July 1, when he becomes a free agent, here's what he has to weigh: He can stay in New Jersey and try to win a third straight Eastern Conference title, while playing in a half-empty arena in the regular season.

  • Kidd quiet on future with Nets

    Jason Kidd could have ended so much suspense.

  • Icy K-Mart: I let my team down

    After an ailing effort where he refused to point to his sickness as a reason for a bad Game 5, Kenyon Martin vowed not to have a second straight clunker in Game 6.

  • Is Willis a fit for Dallas?

    Could Kevin Willis be wearing a Mavericks uniform next season? A free agent July 1, Willis believes he might not return to San Antonio.

  • Kidd Will Explore All of His Options

    "We Are the Champions" was blaring at an ear-splitting level, confetti was falling like snow at the SBC Center, the San Antonio Spurs were hugging and dancing and laughing, and Jason Kidd had a slight smirk on his face.

  • Spurs Defeat Nets to Win N.B.A. Championship

    The Spurs' championship party began in earnest tonight with 35.

  • City set to love another parade

    Win or lose, the San Antonio Spurs are in for a heck of a party courtesy of Alamo City taxpayers, officials have confirmed.

  • Robinson's reaction? Final time

    Kenyon Martin has had plenty of flu medication by now, and perhaps something for his eight-turnover disease, too.

  • Spurs savoring chance to win title at home

    The Spurs returned home Saturday afternoon to the heat and the humidity and 3,000 fans lining the street.

  • Duncan could deliver title, Kidd to Texas

    Forget the wining and dining on the Riverwalk.

  • Nets face deep six

    One game.

  • The Nets Fly to Texas With a Planeload of Ifs

    The word hung in the air at Continental Arena on Friday night as the Nets prepared for a trip to Texas, not knowing whether to pack enough for one or two games in the N.

  • Reserve spurs team to win, series lead

    They were tired, frustrated and didn't feel like talking to anybody.

  • Ill Martin refuses to make excuses

    After spending two days in bed with the flu, which struck him just before Game 4, Kenyon Martin could have blamed his four-point performance last night in Game 5 on the bug.

  • NBA taking a shot on its luxury tax

    In San Antonio, where the Spurs are playing the New Jersey Nets for the championship this weekend, owner Peter Holt figures his team will make about $10 million this season.

  • Kerr sticks it to Nets with his defensive play

    Before he knocked down a three, before he drained a 15-footer, before he stirred memories of fourth quarter heroics against the Mavericks, Steve Kerr stuck a defensive dagger in the side of the Nets.

  • Rose scores redemption

    Getting from the locker room to the team bus wasn't easy for Malik Rose after Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

  • Fire bomb scare

    Fire damaged 10 cars in a parking lot at the arena during the game.

  • Nets pushed to brink

    They looked like the Nets of old and played like them, too.

  • Kidd Puts Aches Aside to Focus on Winning His First Title

    Over the course of 100 games, Jason Kidd has flung his body to the floor and into the stands, crashing into his opponents at Mach-3 speed without looking back.

  • Nice Kidd

    Basketball is a business.

  • Admiral orders Tony: shape up or ship out

    "The Admiral" barked at Tony Parker after San Antonio's Game 4 loss to the Nets for poor shot selection and a lackluster effort, but the second-year point guard from France didn't exactly snap to attention yesterday, responding, "I don't care.

  • Parker hears all his critics but is too busy to listen

    Oh, to be young again.

  • Kidd won't lean on sore ankle as excuse

    Nets guard Jason Kidd has been bothered by a tender ankle for much of the postseason, and coach Byron Scott said he thinks the injury has affected his play against the Spurs.

  • Mutombo: Nets will bring it home

    Perhaps it's the proud Georgetown heritage.

  • K-Mart feeling ill, but set for Game 5

    The towel on the head was a bit of a giveaway.

  • No Offense as Defense Dictates

    Tenacious, tempestuous defense and gear-grinding offense - not always a cause and effect - have transformed these N.

  • Willis is talkin' 'bout tough love for Vince

    Former Raptor Kevin Willis says Vince Carter needs a coach who will "get up in his face.

  • Radio Team: Meyers, Thompson

    As expected, the Lakers announced Wednesday that their new radio announcing team will be Joel Meyers and Mychal Thompson.

  • Jefferson, Nets go from rags to rich

    They call him "Young Fella" for a simple reason: Richard Jefferson is the youngest player on the Nets.

  • S.A. announcer going to L.A.

    Spurs television play-by-play announcer Joel Meyers has confirmed he has accepted an offer from the Lakers.

  • Hot Claxton left out in cold by Pop

    The hottest point guard in Game 4 of the NBA Finals spent the final eight minutes on the bench.

  • Nets pull even with Spurs in critical game

    They dug themselves a 15-point hole.

  • Mutombo takes bloom off Rose

    Payback.

  • The great escape

    After they had experienced rollicking highs and then demoralizing lows, after they had gone from one extreme to the other, then back and forth a few more times, the Nets were going on fumes.

  • Parker became a career-maker for GM Blanks

    Lance Blanks was so diligent, so determined to prove his stuff as a fledgling front-office executive with the San Antonio Spurs two years ago, he nearly cost his club the services of French import Tony Parker.

  • NBA to probe Tim tampering

    Tamper, tamper.

  • Mutombo dares Rose to try another dunk

    Dikembe Mutombo was angry.

  • It's official: Scott unhappy with Refs

    To Byron Scott, the numbers don't lie.

  • Rogers shares a shot at Celtics

    The NHL season ended here Monday night, but that didn't stop Rodney Rogers from throwing a little hip check at the Celtics as he prepared for tonight's Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

  • Imported from Wisconsin

    Plenty of credit gets passed around to explain the San Antonio Spurs' success and a good chunk of it goes to former Milwaukeean Sam Schuler, the team's director of player personnel.

  • Winning is all that matters

    He screams it at practice and at shootaround.

  • Perdue back in game as basketball analyst

    For the better part of 20 years, Will Perdue always had some place he had to be.

  • With a key, Kidd locks in on his shots

    Jason Kidd has the key.

  • In a zone, out of his mind, Pop loosens up

    Gregg Popovich lost his principles, if not his masculinity.

  • Nets' No. 3 scorer warms bench after limited contribution

    Richard Jefferson's visits to San Antonio have always been relatively brief.

  • Kidd's struggles a drag on Nets' drive for title

    Something is wrong with the point guard.

  • Tony not worried about saving his job

    With every blazing first step he takes, point guard Tony Parker brings San Antonio a stride closer to an NBA title.

  • Parker, Duncan are on a roll

    Tony Parker and Tim Duncan haven't exactly become what John Stockton and Karl Malone were to the pick-and-roll, but if this series is any indication, they might be only a few years off.

  • Not much Free-dom for R.J.

    During the regular season, Richard Jefferson shot a team-high 436 free throws, 33 more than the next Nets player, Jason Kidd.

  • Spurs hate zone but love how it works

    Let's get something straight about the San Antonio Spurs: They loathe playing zone defense.

  • Nets' Jefferson must find some answers, and fast

    You're playing too fast, they tell Richard Jefferson.

  • Forget Jason, Tim wants a big man

    DID you hear New Jersey is offering to sign and trade Jason Kidd for Tony Parker?" I asked Tim Duncan while walking him to the team bus following Game 3 of The NBA Finals whose highlight, so far, is Dikembe Mutombo turning 90 before the Nets did.

  • Nuggets alum savors possible title ride

    He practices with the team.

  • Spurs start slow, upend Nets on road

    Tony Parker knew he would have to deal with the 2,137 Jason Kidd questions in these NBA Finals.

  • If Kidd comes, Claxton knows he's a goner

    If Jason Kidd signs with San Antonio, Hofstra's own Speedy Claxton knows he's a goner.

  • Malik Rose above Deke

    Malik Rose barreled to the basket, then blasted off, slamming home a right-handed dunk barely over the fingertips of Dikembe Mutombo's extended right arm.

  • Jefferson vanishes once more

    Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin have become the constants for the Nets, rocks that they can depend on.

  • Spurs doing it all to keep Duncan

    The most amazing thing is about to happen in the NBA this summer.

  • Detroit sparks Finals ratings

    Network ratings on ABC are proving once again that Detroit is not only a basketball town, but also one of the best sports towns in America.

  • Nets hit lows as Spurs rise

    He hit two three pointers, one with a defender practically clinging to him.

  • Spurs need to forget Friday's disappointing performance

    He is 25 years old and playing in his first playoffs, which hardly qualifies him as a locker-room sage.

  • Parker disses Duncan? Next step

    Tony Parker flashed in for a floater to pull the Spurs within a point.

  • Spurs' arrogance shouldn't cost them

    Observers say they detect an aura of arrogance surrounding the Spurs.

  • For Jersey, it's good to be home after split

    It took 30 points from an exhausted Jason Kidd, 20 fantastic minutes from Dikembe Mutombo, dozens of double-teams from Byron Scott, nearly all of an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, seven missed free throws by Tim Duncan and one last-second three-point miss by Stephen Jackson.

  • Williams stays quietly on bench

    As is his way, Aaron Williams stayed silent.

  • Spurs' Parker: French Connection

    There are not so many things the French get excited about.

  • Nets return home, buoyed by a 1-1 tie

    Until Jason Kidd and Dikembe Mutombo restored hope that the Eastern Conference could play with the big bullies of the West, the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers had collected nine consecutive victories in the N.

  • Willis took long route to Finals

    Kevin Willis' 40-year-old body is chiseled, sculpted with the definition you would see on a statue of a Greek god.

  • On biggest stage, Duncan's tiny Tim

    He's the two-time reigning MVP.

  • Robinson won't let Duncan take blame

    Tim Duncan, who made only three of 10 from the line, accepted the blame for the loss because of his poor free-throw shooting, but David Robinson wouldn't point a finger at him.

  • Misfires make Robinson mad

    His voice rose with each sentence.

  • So close, yet so far

    Put away the brooms, San Antonio.

  • Duncan's game yo-yo's back to earth

    The Nets kept crying out to double-team Tim Duncan.

  • Mutombo make most of his shot

    What he wanted, more than anything, was to belong, to feel wanted, to be needed.

  • Kidd Controls the Nets' First Finals Victory

    On second thought, the series is not over.

  • Given Second Try, Nets Solve Duncan

    Byron Scott earned his first N.

  • Robinson nears the end

    Tucked away in a corner of the Carver Academy on the city's East Side is the room where David Robinson plans to work for the next two years.

  • Scott gets grilled on decisions

    Byron Scott's decision to leave Kenyon Martin on the bench for 7½ second-half minutes of Game 1 with four fouls and his decision to continue limiting Dikembe Mutombo's role prompted plenty of questions Thursday.

  • The betting table

    The Spurs and Nets are hungry for the hoop, but Texas and New Jersey public officials are just plain hungry.

  • SBC Center alert for terror during Finals

    Last time the Spurs hit the hardwood for a chance to win the NBA Championship the only security questions that arose came after the team was crowned — would delirious fans turn violent and riot? Fans played it cool then, but four years later, as the Spurs look to retake the NBA crown, the team is playing in a wholly different time.

  • NBA honors Robinson, school he founded

    The NBA plans to honor retiring Spurs center David Robinson with a $100,000 donation to the inner-city school he founded, Commissioner David Stern said.

  • Spurs hoping to party like it's 1999 — again

    If it feels like 1999 again, Spurs fans, it's because the sights, sounds and surprising events of 2003 echo with eerie similarities and jarring contrasts.

  • World's eyes on Spurs

    Five thousand miles east and south of San Antonio, basketball fans are pulling for the Spurs in the NBA Finals with as much fervor as the Baseline Bums.

  • Sitting causes Martin to wonder

    There was still some talk yesterday among the Nets about why Kenyon Martin, their only offensive threat for much of Game 1, was sitting on the bench while Game 1 slowly slipped away.

  • Kidd taking poor shooting on chin

    It's not like Jason Kidd is like a giddy school kid on the bus to the Nets' practices.

  • Texas Governor drills New Jersey

    The Republican governor of Texas, the state that boasts the death penalty, flash floods and humidity that makes a blast furnace seem comfy, dissed New Jersey when he was quoted as saying he didn't make the traditional Finals bet between governors on the outcome of the Nets-Spurs because "I don't know of anything in New Jersey that we'd want.

  • Finals fizzle in Game 1 as viewers turn off NBA

    If Game 1 television ratings are an accurate barometer, the National Basketball Association Finals don't come close to holding the nation's - or Milwaukee's - interest the way they did last season.

  • Squabbling Nets hoping they will improve

    After routing the Nets in Game 1 of the N.

  • Texas hospitality lacking as Spurs, Duncan rip Nets

    For 10 days, the New Jersey Nets waited for the NBA Finals to start.

  • Spurs coach sticks neck out for Carlesimo

    P.

  • Erving, Gervin help conjure up memories of ABA

    Julius Erving has gray hair.

  • Off-mark Jason has no excuses

    Jason Kidd made no excuses.

  • Mutombo makes his presence felt

    This was exactly what the Nets once though they would be seeing from Dikembe Mutombo the entire season -- or, at the very least, the entire playoffs.

  • Duncan has his way as Nets lose theirs

    After Tim Duncan dunked over Aaron Williams with whiplash force four minutes into the fourth quarter tonight, he unleashed an uncharacteristic roar.

  • Glenn Rogers: Nets' pace will be challenge to Spurs' defense

    Talk to anybody and you'll be told that you can sum up the Nets with one word.

  • Spurs in Finals earlier than expected

    The Spurs could say they saw this coming.

  • ABA theme gets salute with throwback tip-off

    The Nets are pretty sure they have already rid themselves of the Curse of Dr.

  • Joumana doesn't want to move

    After arriving in San Antonio yesterday, Joumana Kidd put on her makeup, a red summer top and matching skirt, and left husband Jason and son T.

  • Mutombo predicts he'll play

    Dikembe Mutombo says he is playing in these Finals.

  • Nets are out to deny Duncan

    The most important day during this Nets run to the Finals came when they didn't even play a game.

  • Argentina in the Grip of Manu Mania

    To Argentine sports fans, a Boca Juniors-River Plate soccer game is the equivalent of a Yankees-Red Sox matchup.

  • Only thing certain in Finals is that Lakers won't repeat

    The National Basketball Association finals are back, revitalized and juiced up, loaded with suspense for the first time since Michael Jordan sank his famous jump shot against the Utah Jazz in 1998.

  • Parker: Kidd's no Marbury

    Tony Parker isn't looking to incite Jason Kidd or the Nets on the eve of the NBA Finals, he is simply stating the facts: The point guard who gives Parker the most trouble isn't Kidd but rather Stephon Marbury, the player Kidd replaced in New Jersey.

  • Scalabrine stars in role of Duncan

    The Nets' Tim Duncan simulator is not from the Virgin Islands, does not have a 747's wingspan and does not have a reputation as the league's best player.

  • Spurs finalize plans to play in Paris

    The Spurs have finalized plans to play a preseason game against Memphis in Paris on Oct.

  • Nets hoping sun shines on 2nd try

    In a few hours, they would get on a plane for Texas and a second shot at an NBA championship after being swept by the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals a year ago.

  • Grizzlies' dates for Europe set

    Amelo vive and aimer il habite.

  • ABC upbeat on finals matchup

    The 2003 NBA Finals has no Shaq, no Kobe and — for the first time since 1995 — no Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls or New York Knicks.

  • Parker slaps Weis

    Tony Parker dissed his French countryman yesterday - the Knicks' 1999 first-round pick Frederic Weis.

  • Parker fears Marbury more than Kidd

    Spurs point guard Tony Parker said yesterday he considers Stephon Marbury a tougher matchup for him than Jason Kidd.

  • Shootout in Texas

    In a perfect world, the Nets will rebound and run and penetrate.

  • Pay Now, Pay Later, and Pay Forever

    It is one of the greatest deals in sports history, one that brings its beneficiaries millions of dollars annually and requires them to expend no effort.

  • Nets count on Kidd to keep his focus

    Rod Thorn was thinking back to his days in the American Basketball Association earlier this week, offering similarities between Julius Erving's leading the Nets to a title nearly 30 years ago, and Jason Kidd's attempt to do the same in the coming days.

  • Always going forward

    Starting with the engraving of his son's face on his right biceps, the tattoos that adorn Kenyon Martin's body represent a catalog of all the things that give his life meaning.

  • A Young Kid Takes On an Older Kidd

    The shoe-commercial shoot took about three hours.

  • No Rebound

    Dennis Rodman, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, lounges in a chair on the patio of his oceanfront home in Newport Beach, Calif.

  • A.B.A.'s Spirit Lives in Nets and Spurs

    What Byron Scott remembers most about the last days of the American Basketball Association is the look.