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Women's health research getting boost from Tsais
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (540+ words) Can Tsais investment in women's health help Liberty? Not long ago, Emma Hinchliffe of Fortune Magazine asked Clara Wu Tsai this question: "Would you rather build the first billion-dollar WNBA team or make a major scientific discovery about human performance?...
How it happened last time " and some lessons
2+ week, 1+ day ago (643+ words) It happened once before and Brian Lewis chronicled it this past week. So hopes were not high. "Ours was the worst draft," Wentworth told Brian Lewis recently. But the oddsmakers were wrong and the Nets secured a building block. The…...
The Social Justice Fund's new partnership shines in Brooklyn
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (571+ words) In its latest move, the Tsais Social Justice Fund is setting up a fund to help Brooklyn entrepreneurs. The Social Justice Fund (SJF) continues to provide Brooklyn with a helping hand. On March 9, the Social Justice Fund announced that in…...
Brooklyn's feisty bench shines a light on Long Island development
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) The rookie is shooting an abysmal 25. 5% from three this calendar year, but 55% from two and 90% from the line for the season. Hey now. Powell is already one of the more interesting (or confounding, depending on your perspective) prospects the Nets…...
Lewis: Orthopedist says now was optimum time to shut down Egor Demin
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (725+ words) There are always concerns when one of your core pieces gets shut down, but an orthopedist tells the Post he's optimistic "Yeah, first of all, always he's been a kid that wants to play, wants to be out there, wants…...
Revisionist history or worthy counter-narrative? Sean Marks is getting kudos
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1378+ words) It may not have seemed so in the early hours of February 9, 2023, but the Nets" trade of Kevin Durant in February 2023 is increasingly seen by many as a big positive for the Brooklyn franchise. Sean Marks & co. ultimately wound up…...
How Long Island is creating second chances, looking for diamonds in the rough
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1639+ words) Development is a tricky thing. It's not linear and it can involve a move to Long Island. Within the Nets' organization, player development is a priority. When you're rebuilding, it has to be. That's a given. But it's not just…...
What's really going on with struggling New York Liberty? How worried should we be?
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1552+ words) Jonquel Jones is too good to replace, but does that mean there are no problems in sea foam land? The New York Liberty have lost six of nine games, most recently a nine-point-but-not-really-that-close defeat to the Seattle Storm on Sunday…...