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It was the easiest “yes” of his career after Riccardi was denied 89 times by NBA teams for three years straight, he told The News in 2022, before former Nets executive Bobby Marks offered him the unpaid role. The big move coincided with three consecutive seasons of losing for the then-New Jersey Nets, but it was valuable on-the-job training for Riccardi, who learned the ropes under Marks and current general manager Sean Marks [no relation]. Once his internship ended, he officially joined the organization in 2010 as a basketball operations assistant. Over 13 years, Riccardi gained high-level experience in a variety of scouting and management responsibilities for the Nets, who, like the Mavericks, underwent significant changes. Brooklyn relocated from New Jersey and had three ownership changes, four general managers and 11 head coaches (six full-time and five interim), which is how Riccardi crossed paths with Kidd and Andrew Baker, now the Mavericks’ vice president of basketball strategy and analytics.
Towns has plans to donate his money to help the people of the Dominican Republic. Towns, who was born in New Jersey but plays internationally for the Dominican Republic because of his late mother’s roots, has earned approximately $300 million in NBA salary. “Honestly, I’ll probably give it to the Dominican Republic,” Towns said. “They have ‘Go Sports’, ‘Go Ministries’ over there. I feel very confident knowing the money will go over there and take care of the kids in the D.R. I would love to win so I can give them more money and help the community over there.”
LeBron James’s 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Logoman patch one-of-one autographed vertical rookie card. Where it could be: Somewhere in New Jersey…or anywhere else in the world. This James card was one of the earliest NBA Logoman chase cards, and according to a report in the July 2004 issue of Beckett Basketball, it was pulled from a box of UD Ultimate Collection at the time and promptly sold on eBay for $28,000 to “a guy in New Jersey.” Since then, however, the card has not been publicly seen.
In a major win for the Garden State, NJBIZ has exclusively learned the NBA extended its lease in Secaucus for three more years. The 100 Plaza Drive site serves as a major operational hub for the National Basketball Association, housing the league’s Replay Center; media, entertainment and promotional divisions; NBA Properties and more. The current lease runs through 2026, with the extension taking the agreement through the end of 2029. The renewal continues a relationship that spans more than three decades – and now extends even further into the future.
The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid was fatally shot at a New Jersey apartment complex this weekend, and authorities said Monday that her boyfriend has been charged with murder. Police went to the Paragon apartment complex in Jackson around 11 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports of shots fired. They soon found Toraya Reid, 28, unresponsive near the complex's exit, and she apparently had been shot multiple times, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
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NBA star Naz Reid returned to his home state of New Jersey to host an exclusive youth basketball camp. The two-day camp was created for standout youth athletes in grades 8 to 11.
Allen Iverson is heading out on the road to share his story with the world. The Basketball Hall of Famer is embarking on a book tour to talk about his memoir, Misunderstood. Iverson’s book tour will begin in New York, then New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Louisiana.
Georgetown freshman Thomas Sorber is drawing the interest of several teams in the lottery and also just outside the lottery ahead of Wednesday’s NBA Draft. The 6-foot-10 Trenton, N.J. native has attracted interest from the Atlanta Hawks (which pick at Nos. 13 and 22) and San Antonio Spurs (No. 14) -- the last two picks in the lottery. Sorber is also drawing attention from the Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 17) and Brooklyn Nets (Nos. 19, 26 and 27), NJ Advance Media has learned.
The Knicks had been among the teams linked to a potential trade for Antetokounmpo -- with New Jersey native Karl-Anthony Towns often mentioned as the centerpiece -- but league executives said the Knicks simply don’t have the assets for such a blockbuster. “The Knicks cannot get Giannis,” the NBA executive said. “They don’t have enough assets.”
If they sincerely wanted Foster to make the call, they’d just show him the video, but instead they give him a way to learn what they know in Secaucus. I’m willing to bet that it’s rare for referees to overrule what they hear from New Jersey. So we have decisions made offsite, but only with the appearance and delays of referees putting on a little show of being in control. I don’t know if they do this because fans don’t like the idea of Big Brother deciding games, or because Coaches Carlisle and Thibodeau want to be able to yell at whoever made the decision. (Or, maybe, because the delay assures the league won’t review too many plays, keeping the coaches more in control.)
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The “I think I broke it” moment captured by ABC cameras came late in the half after Towns fought Luke Kornet for a rebound. The New Jersey product also was shown wincing in the third quarter after a foul called against Holiday.
Karl Anthony Towns pointing at a finger on his left hand:
— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) May 10, 2025
“I broke it”
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Achiuwa got up and out early Thursday morning following his big night to appear at his former high school, St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, to talk to students and watch a basketball game between a team of students and a team of NJ State troopers as part of the Building Bridges program, an initiative developed to build bonds of understanding and trust between communities of color and law enforcement. “It’s great for the community and the kids for them to be able to interact on a more personal level with all the different things out there. I think it’s great,” said Achiuwa, who spent his sophomore and junior years at the school before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida. “I always felt St. Benedict’s was a very dear place in my heart. I love the school and I loved my time there. It’s a beautiful place with beautiful people.”
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin joined New York AG Letitia James and Connecticut AG William Tong and other government officials in “imploring Altice USA and MSG Networks to reach a deal” to resolve its dispute that has taken the networks’ programming off Optimum’s lineup since Jan. 1, according to a statement Friday released by MSG. “MSG Networks agrees with the Attorneys General,” the statement read. “We don’t want Optimum subscribers to miss another Knicks, Rangers, Islanders or Devils game. That’s why we offered to submit the matter to binding arbitration. “If Altice USA agrees, MSG Networks can immediately bring back the games Optimum subscribers are desperately missing while MSG Networks remains off the air.”
Retired former Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony huddled with center Karl-Anthony Towns in the locker room for several minutes after Friday’s game. “I think you could find out in interviews and stuff, I’m a huge Carmelo Anthony fan,” said Towns, who grew up in New Jersey. “Melo’s been an integral part of my childhood and playing basketball, and if I could have kind of the career that he’s had, I’d be very, very, very blessed and honored to even be close to one of the greatest of all time.“It was cool when I was able to see Melo on the court and play against him, but in a weird way being here in New York and to be a Knick and to be with one of the greatest Knicks of all time in my life, is pretty cool.”